Silverlake International High School Prototyping Research

The Silverlake International High School prototype constitutes an investigation into the spatial and tectonic relationship between architectural volumes and landscape conditions, examining how built form can mediate environmental and programmatic requirements within educational contexts. This research interrogates the integration of complex aperture systems within the building envelope, foregrounding questions of luminous control, visual connectivity, and spatial circulation.

Through systematic physical modeling, the project examines façade geometries and their performance characteristics, revealing how opening configurations influence both interior environmental conditions and exterior architectural expression. The prototype serves as a testing ground for understanding tectonic resolution at critical junctions, with particular attention to material transitions and structural connections that define the building's technical and expressive logic.

This investigation contributes to discourse on educational architecture, proposing methods for achieving spatial complexity while maintaining construction feasibility and programmatic clarity. The research examines how façade systems can function simultaneously as environmental mediators and pedagogical instruments, supporting varied modes of learning and social interaction within the school environment.

The prototype functions as both technical study and institutional proposition, illustrating how careful attention to detail resolution can enhance rather than compromise architectural intention within the constraints of educational building typologies. The work advances understanding of how complex geometries can serve educational programming while responding to specific site and climatic conditions.