Village Building Convergence
Site :: Gladstone High School
Location: 18800 Portland Avenue, Gladstone, OR 97027
Neighborhood: Outside Portland Area
Type: Institution/Organization
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Organizer(s): Brad Kuntz
Lead Placemaker(s): Derek Smith: Natural Building, Jeremie Krehbiel: Natural Building
Attribute(s): Natural Building
Gladstone High School recently underwent extensive renovations which will qualify the school for LEED platinum certification; the campus’s courtyard remained untouched, providing a perfect opportunity for student involvement in sustainable building practices on school grounds. With the administration’s support, the staff is embedding sustainability into curriculum across many disciplines and GHS has an incredibly active student organization focused on sustainable projects.
Gladstone High School is excited about this placemaking opportunity. The VBC will help transform the school’s courtyard into a place that will cultivate student congregation as well as demonstrating various aspects of sustainability at work.
A VBC architect worked with the school’s environmental leadership class to design a cob bench with round pole supports and a living roof, as well as a vertical garden where students will cultivate native plants and vegetables to be harvested for use in foods instruction. Students have already begun construction on a cob bench, have instituted and maintain a school-wide composting program, and plan to install a rainwater harvesting system to irrigate the forthcoming garden.
Schedule
- Saturday, May 29
10:00-4:00pm: Cob bench building
- Sunday, May 30
10:00-4:00pm: Cob bench building
- Monday, May 31
10:00-4:00pm: Cob bench building
- Tuesday, June 1 – Friday, June 4
3:00-8:00pm: Cob bench building
- Saturday, June 5
10:00-4:00pm: Cob bench building
- Sunday, June 6
10:00-4:00pm: Cob bench building