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New Stoughton elementary planned as a 'school in the woods' with pinwheel layout, mass timber and geothermal
Summary
Architects described a pinwheel floor plan with separated classroom 'neighborhoods,' a community wing with an adult‑size gym and cafetorium, mass timber interior elements, rooftop solar and a geothermal field of roughly 30 wells to support heating and cooling.
Architects for the new Stoughton elementary school presented renderings and described key design and sustainability features on the community program.
Karl Franteski, an architect with DRA, said the building’s 'pinwheel' configuration centers on a learning commons that connects radiating classroom wings so grade cohorts occupy distinct neighborhoods. He said the arrangement allows outdoor spaces to be embraced by the wings and reduces expansive surface parking visible from Park Street; the site driveway will follow a…
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