Architecture · Academic project

Staten Island Kindergarten

A kindergarten on a sloping urban site, connecting learning spaces and open terraces through a shared circulation route.

Project period
2016–2017
Contribution periods
2016–2017
Role
Personal contribution to confirm
All Work
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The curved school frontage and neighboring stone church share a planted hillside.
Stone steps climb between a wall of curved arches and the side of the church.
A sloping walkway with a slim handrail follows the classroom windows to the entrance.
A low curved reception desk stands beside shelving and a round wall opening.
Children work at tables along a classroom wall punctuated by round interior windows.
A teal circulation ramp follows the circular classroom windows toward daylight.
Children gather on low tiers in front of a wide window overlooking the hillside.
The rounded school wing meets a sloping lawn where children play.