Collection by Erika Heet

A Modern Solution for Temporary Classrooms

Los Angeles architect Christof Jantzen has conceptualized a healthy kit-of-parts design for mobile educational buildings.

The building begins as a kit of parts to be constructed onsite.
The building begins as a kit of parts to be constructed onsite.
Among Jantzen's goals for his design is "to support existing technologies, accommodate advancing technologies, and provide better control of light, ventilation, and acoustics."
Among Jantzen's goals for his design is "to support existing technologies, accommodate advancing technologies, and provide better control of light, ventilation, and acoustics."
"Teaching and learning methods are intrinsically linked to the environments in which they are produced," says Jantzen. "We must consider the most sustainable [building] methods." Those include simple approaches such as improving air quality through a more open-plan design.
"Teaching and learning methods are intrinsically linked to the environments in which they are produced," says Jantzen. "We must consider the most sustainable [building] methods." Those include simple approaches such as improving air quality through a more open-plan design.
The elevations show a building that is more attuned to its environment than existing temporary classrooms.
The elevations show a building that is more attuned to its environment than existing temporary classrooms.