EDA’s design of the K-2 Center expresses the principle of building as teacher. Through its architecture, the building educates students about the surrounding natural environment, incorporating elements that illustrate sustainable strategies unique to the school’s location at the mouth of Weber Canyon. Here, the same strong down-canyon winds that inspired the school’s mascot, a windjammer sailing ship, animate a design theme of “wind, water, and sky.”
Here, the same strong down-canyon winds that inspired the school’s mascot, a windjammer sailing ship, animate a design theme of “wind, water, and sky.” EDA’s design of the K-2 Center expresses the principle of building as teacher.
The building actively engages Midvale’s Main Street, contributing to a renewed vision for a vibrant and walkable downtown.
The senior center also serves to anchor Midvale’s historic downtown. Reflecting the town’s historical and environmental context, the steel structure and steel and copper sheathing reference the history of mining in the area. In its form, use of materials, and siloed staircase that references nearby historic buildings, the Midvale Senior Center dramatically reinforces a specific and local sense of place.
The senior center also serves to anchor Midvale’s historic downtown. Reflecting the town’s historical and environmental context, the steel structure and steel and copper sheathing reference the history of mining in the area. In its form, use of materials, and siloed staircase that references nearby historic buildings, the Midvale Senior Center dramatically reinforces a specific and local sense of place.