The Little Red School House
New York City
1100 Architect

A Historic New York City School Connects With Itself and its Neighborhood

© Michael Moran

For more photos click on 'photos & drawings' above. To see the people and products behind this project click on 'people & products.'

The street façade of this new 10,000-square-foot school building, with its glass-fronted library on the ground floor and skylit art room on the top, is really just the tip of a programmatic iceberg. Because the addition connects two existing structures built at different times and with different floor heights, it must negotiate seven different levels and tie everything together.

Planning the project required rethinking nearly every aspect of the Little Red School House’s lower- and middle-school campus, including the school’s cafeteria, administrative offices, and support spaces, according to David Piscuskas, AIA, one of the partners in charge of the project for 1100 Architect. The $2.9 million project involved renovating 10,000 square feet in each of the two existing buildings, as well as erecting the new building. It also resulted in a more prominent public face for the school and a new entry plaza that better connects the school with its neighborhood.

See the February 2001 issue of Architectural Record for full coverage of this project.

Formal name of building:
The Little Red School House - addition & renovation

Location:
New York City

Gross square footage:
10,000 square feet (new); 20,000 square feet (renovated); 450 students

Total construction cost:
$2.9 million

Owner:
Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School

Architect's firm:
1100 Architect PC
435 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
212.645.1011 phone
212.645.4670 fax