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The site plan shows the area the addition and work in the existing building in color.
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This image shows the first floor plan and lobby elevation.
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This building section shows the vertical relationship between the new and existing building as well as the greenhouse.
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The third floor plan shows finishes, corridor and classroom elevations.
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The fourth floor plan shows finishes, corridor and classroom elevations.
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The addition on West 13th street maintains its own identity from the existing school which fronts the next block.
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The Art Classroom occupies a long stretch of continuous glazing along West 13th Street.
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Corridors all try to end with a window visually connecting students and staff to the outside.
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This corridor links the existing building with the addition. It overlooks the early childhood play yard.
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Many of the typical classrooms utilize corner windows.
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The new lobby was created out of an old at-grade play room in the existing building.
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The corner Art Classroom was oversized at the schools request to be used for other functions when necessary.
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The Greenhouse (show towards the end of construction) is a unique feature specially requested to work with the schools curriculum.
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The play yard is one area where the old and new building can be viewed simultaneously.
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The corridors use color to visually mark each classroom and floor.
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A custom art installation was installed in the lobby with close involvement from the school, architect and owner.
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View of addition at West 13th Street.
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photo by Stuart D. Phillips
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photo by Stuart D. Phillips, Art by Joan Linder courtesy of NYC SCA Public Art for Public Schools
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photo by Stuart D. Phillips
PROJECT NARRARTIVE
The over-crowded P.S. 97 sat on an underutilized site in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn, fronting Stillwell Avenue with a back yard on the parallel residential street. The NYC School Construction Authority hired Ciardullo Architecture & Engineering to design a suitable addition. The positioning of the new wing at the residential street accommodates an entry for early childhood space, a community need. With heavy input from the school staff, the design focused on creating specialized spaces such as pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms, large art and science rooms, an exercise room, and a multi-use greenhouse with adjacent roof garden.
The greenhouse is a unique feature for a New York City public school and was designed in close collaboration with the art and science staff. Environmental control system, irrigation system, weather sensors are only a few of the cutting-edge components allowing students to learn about professions in horticulture, agriculture, botany, and more.
A main lobby at the connection point between the new and existing buildings was created at a former at-grade playroom. This space bridges the two structures visually, structurally, and equitably by enabling accessibility to all building occupants.
PS 97 Brooklyn
Category
Early Childhood School/Elementary School
Description
Owner
New York City School Construction Authority
New York, NY
Architecture Firm
Ciardullo Architecture & Engineering
New York,New York
ciardullo.com
Photography By:
photo by Stuart D. Phillips
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