Strawberry Mansion High School

Strawberry Mansion High School (2015)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Education, Futurism

For many who live in the area, Most would know Strawberry Mansion High School. I've seen footages of the school, and also Google Maps images as well. The current Strawberry Mansion High was one of the most dangerous schools in America. The school turned over four principals in four years, before the current principal, Linda Cliatt-Wayman, brought stability after leaving Superintendent of High Schools position. This was due to the fact that three high schools merged in Strawberry Mansion which left Wayman to make a tough decision. Well, of course, She removed the 'dangerous' title from the school, and the school is still up in running as for now.
I designed a new Strawberry Mansion High School which is located right down the street from the current location. Here is the 'abnormality', Since it was called Strawberry Mansion High, I decided to structure the focal building in the form of a strawberry; The windows make the seeds, The top portion is any color of the hue of red, the roof has the green metal leaves coming out, and also the shape is like the shape of a strawberry. The seven story building also has the two level wing which has a three level cafeteria attached to it. The gymnasium is at the other end of the building which has its own entrance from the front. The low amount of acres and space would be the reason to design the entire high school over one level.

This is the front of the school in this Thea Render above. The parking lot is visible including the ramp to the parking deck on the left (the parking deck is not shown).

This is the main entrance to the school. If a person were standing in this picture, you could easily tell that this is a pretty large facility. Once, you enter in the front doors, there are stairs and a ramp that elevates you few meters higher.

The gymnasium is on the left-hand side, and the right shows the southeast entrance to the school building.

This is the rear of the building. The rear entrance, and the three level circular cafeteria, are shown. The strawberry is so large that in all of these pictures.

This is a closed night-time scene.

 

This picture is a Birds-Eye view of the school. The strawberry's image is easily seen with the leafs and building design. Also the park surrounding it is easily seen.

 







 

 

This is a 270 degree view of the school. This is to show a clear point of how the building looks around from the exterior.

There are NO details in these plans. These are a directory, or an idea of how the inside is structured. The top picture shows the South wing, and the bottom shows the Strawberry. Interesting part of the Strawberry is that the round auditorium is on the two top floors of the building.

This is an Earth Ariel view of the school. The southeast field would be for future use.

So, The current high school is located on Ridge Avenue, which would relocate from there to Dauphin Street and 27th Street. The current school is combined with the Middle School, and L.P. Hill School (which is closed). A great purpose would also be to give the High School its own facility.

Keep up the good work, Malaysia and Rezzaq. I designed this cartoon-like image of the new school. I drew two characters similar to 2012 Freshmen students, Malaysia and Rezzaq. These were two of the students from Diane Sawyers 'Inside Strawberry Mansion High School' footage.

Here is the link to the footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLiDFFvwkbQ

So What? Now What? Well, I just hope that SMHS remains in stable function, and the school I designed was just to bring artistry, especially since most schools in the neighborhood are aged.
The Knights finally received a Strawberry.