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Recess
Team: JT Bachman and Samuel Orlando
Featured in UVA Today
Recess, a respite pod for children is placed in the school yard, and calls to attention the restorative value of play. This project is an outcome of the research project titled Waste Not, Want Not which looks to reduce the amount of waste that goes to landfill by
reprocessing discarded materials and transforming them into either new
material prototypes or long-lasting functional objects. The research was
funded through a Summer Research Grant awarded from the UVA School of
Architecture. The pod was constructed from refurbished scrap wood and
PET plastic sheets leftover from when the UVA FabLab was assembling face
shield for front line workers during COVID. Mediating interior and
exterior, the pod provides children with a quiet space amidst the high
energy environment of the playground. The iridescent shingles and
slatted facade provide enclosure for the children, while affording
visibility for the teachers.
The project centers our
collaborative community work with a local Charlottesville Montessori;
Recess provides elements of refuge, prospect views, and empowers
children with a level of control over their immediate environment.