https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2174 en-us A public school near Washington, D.C., swaps tradition for architectural bravado.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14411 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14411-the-heights-building-by-big-with-leo-a-daly Classroom bars fan out from an elongated base. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu The white brick rainscreen emphasizes the volumetric play of light and shadow. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu The main entrance faces Wilson Boulevard. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu Inside, a stair/bleacher of precast concrete tapers up to the second level. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu Another slopes down to a gym on the lower level. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu From the fifth-level terrace, students can take stairs down to ones cascading below. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu From the fifth-level terrace, students can take stairs down to ones cascading below. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu Inside the school, each classroom bar is saturated in a different color. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu From the first-level lobby, students can gaze upon activities taking place in the gym. Photo © Laurian Ghinitoiu Image courtesy BIG Image courtesy BIG Image courtesy BIG Image courtesy BIG Image courtesy BIG Image courtesy BIG Image courtesy BIG