Linden Middle School

Accomodating for versatility and anticipating the challenges of a modern academy.

This 42,000 SF school is located in East New York (Brooklyn) on the SE corner of Cleveland Street and Pitkin Avenue. It is a 4 story building with a cellar, housing a range of program including a gymnatorium, cafeteria, warming kitchen, administration spaces and classrooms. The massing of the building is an L-shape, which maximizes both the efficiency of the circulation spaces and the locations for windows along the façade.

© Joshua Simpson
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N54
© Joshua Simpson
The interior design prioritizes color and light to draw people along the corridors and create a positive learning environment.
© Marvel

The upper classroom mass is comprised of a light colored rainscreen with detailed apertures which help mitigate some solar conditions. This upper block is detailed using textures and seaming patterns to create an elegant yet playful façade.

© Joshua Simpson
The cellar level gymnatorium connects visually to the lobby and cafeteria above, connecting the most important gathering spaces in the school.
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
The cafeteria and kitchen are bright with daylight, with simple circulation paths from both entries to the school which allows students to gather together multiple times a day.
The mission of this public charter school is to create a love of learning through enriching educational opportunities designed to set students up for success later in life.
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
Light filled stairwells are a bastion of activity throughout the day, specifically during class changes.
© Joshua Simpson
Simple brick detailing breaks down the scale of the building as the window proportions and typologies give the sense of a timeless, civic building.

Accomodating for versatility and anticipating the challenges of a modern academy.

This 42,000 SF school is located in East New York (Brooklyn) on the SE corner of Cleveland Street and Pitkin Avenue. It is a 4 story building with a cellar, housing a range of program including a gymnatorium, cafeteria, warming kitchen, administration spaces and classrooms. The massing of the building is an L-shape, which maximizes both the efficiency of the circulation spaces and the locations for windows along the façade.

2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N49
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N54
The interior design prioritizes color and light to draw people along the corridors and create a positive learning environment.
2106 Linden Middle School N7

The upper classroom mass is comprised of a light colored rainscreen with detailed apertures which help mitigate some solar conditions. This upper block is detailed using textures and seaming patterns to create an elegant yet playful façade.

2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N42
The cellar level gymnatorium connects visually to the lobby and cafeteria above, connecting the most important gathering spaces in the school.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N58 medium
The cafeteria and kitchen are bright with daylight, with simple circulation paths from both entries to the school which allows students to gather together multiple times a day.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N60 medium
The mission of this public charter school is to create a love of learning through enriching educational opportunities designed to set students up for success later in life.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N44
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson6 N46
Light filled stairwells are a bastion of activity throughout the day, specifically during class changes.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N51
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N47 medium
Simple brick detailing breaks down the scale of the building as the window proportions and typologies give the sense of a timeless, civic building.

Linden Middle School

Accomodating for versatility and anticipating the challenges of a modern academy.

This 42,000 SF school is located in East New York (Brooklyn) on the SE corner of Cleveland Street and Pitkin Avenue. It is a 4 story building with a cellar, housing a range of program including a gymnatorium, cafeteria, warming kitchen, administration spaces and classrooms. The massing of the building is an L-shape, which maximizes both the efficiency of the circulation spaces and the locations for windows along the façade.

© Joshua Simpson
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N54
© Joshua Simpson
The interior design prioritizes color and light to draw people along the corridors and create a positive learning environment.
© Marvel

The upper classroom mass is comprised of a light colored rainscreen with detailed apertures which help mitigate some solar conditions. This upper block is detailed using textures and seaming patterns to create an elegant yet playful façade.

© Joshua Simpson
The cellar level gymnatorium connects visually to the lobby and cafeteria above, connecting the most important gathering spaces in the school.
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
The cafeteria and kitchen are bright with daylight, with simple circulation paths from both entries to the school which allows students to gather together multiple times a day.
The mission of this public charter school is to create a love of learning through enriching educational opportunities designed to set students up for success later in life.
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
Light filled stairwells are a bastion of activity throughout the day, specifically during class changes.
© Joshua Simpson
Simple brick detailing breaks down the scale of the building as the window proportions and typologies give the sense of a timeless, civic building.

Accomodating for versatility and anticipating the challenges of a modern academy.

This 42,000 SF school is located in East New York (Brooklyn) on the SE corner of Cleveland Street and Pitkin Avenue. It is a 4 story building with a cellar, housing a range of program including a gymnatorium, cafeteria, warming kitchen, administration spaces and classrooms. The massing of the building is an L-shape, which maximizes both the efficiency of the circulation spaces and the locations for windows along the façade.

2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N49
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N54
The interior design prioritizes color and light to draw people along the corridors and create a positive learning environment.
2106 Linden Middle School N7

The upper classroom mass is comprised of a light colored rainscreen with detailed apertures which help mitigate some solar conditions. This upper block is detailed using textures and seaming patterns to create an elegant yet playful façade.

2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N42
The cellar level gymnatorium connects visually to the lobby and cafeteria above, connecting the most important gathering spaces in the school.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N58 medium
The cafeteria and kitchen are bright with daylight, with simple circulation paths from both entries to the school which allows students to gather together multiple times a day.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N60 medium
The mission of this public charter school is to create a love of learning through enriching educational opportunities designed to set students up for success later in life.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N44
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson6 N46
Light filled stairwells are a bastion of activity throughout the day, specifically during class changes.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N51
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N47 medium
Simple brick detailing breaks down the scale of the building as the window proportions and typologies give the sense of a timeless, civic building.

Linden Middle School

Accomodating for versatility and anticipating the challenges of a modern academy.

This 42,000 SF school is located in East New York (Brooklyn) on the SE corner of Cleveland Street and Pitkin Avenue. It is a 4 story building with a cellar, housing a range of program including a gymnatorium, cafeteria, warming kitchen, administration spaces and classrooms. The massing of the building is an L-shape, which maximizes both the efficiency of the circulation spaces and the locations for windows along the façade.

© Joshua Simpson
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N54
© Joshua Simpson
The interior design prioritizes color and light to draw people along the corridors and create a positive learning environment.
© Marvel

The upper classroom mass is comprised of a light colored rainscreen with detailed apertures which help mitigate some solar conditions. This upper block is detailed using textures and seaming patterns to create an elegant yet playful façade.

© Joshua Simpson
The cellar level gymnatorium connects visually to the lobby and cafeteria above, connecting the most important gathering spaces in the school.
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
The cafeteria and kitchen are bright with daylight, with simple circulation paths from both entries to the school which allows students to gather together multiple times a day.
The mission of this public charter school is to create a love of learning through enriching educational opportunities designed to set students up for success later in life.
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
© Joshua Simpson
Light filled stairwells are a bastion of activity throughout the day, specifically during class changes.
© Joshua Simpson
Simple brick detailing breaks down the scale of the building as the window proportions and typologies give the sense of a timeless, civic building.

Accomodating for versatility and anticipating the challenges of a modern academy.

This 42,000 SF school is located in East New York (Brooklyn) on the SE corner of Cleveland Street and Pitkin Avenue. It is a 4 story building with a cellar, housing a range of program including a gymnatorium, cafeteria, warming kitchen, administration spaces and classrooms. The massing of the building is an L-shape, which maximizes both the efficiency of the circulation spaces and the locations for windows along the façade.

2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N49
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N54
The interior design prioritizes color and light to draw people along the corridors and create a positive learning environment.
2106 Linden Middle School N7

The upper classroom mass is comprised of a light colored rainscreen with detailed apertures which help mitigate some solar conditions. This upper block is detailed using textures and seaming patterns to create an elegant yet playful façade.

2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N42
The cellar level gymnatorium connects visually to the lobby and cafeteria above, connecting the most important gathering spaces in the school.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N58 medium
The cafeteria and kitchen are bright with daylight, with simple circulation paths from both entries to the school which allows students to gather together multiple times a day.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N60 medium
The mission of this public charter school is to create a love of learning through enriching educational opportunities designed to set students up for success later in life.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N44
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson6 N46
Light filled stairwells are a bastion of activity throughout the day, specifically during class changes.
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N51
2106 Linden Middle School Joshua Simpson N47 medium
Simple brick detailing breaks down the scale of the building as the window proportions and typologies give the sense of a timeless, civic building.

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Client

Civic Builders / Achievement First

Typology

Size

42,000 SF

Design Team

Lissa So, Raquel Marrero, Debbie Balters, Vernette Velez, Nicole Barbosa, Hilyarit Santiago, Diego Varas

Consultants

Silman (Structural Engineer), Polise Consulting Engineers (Building Systems Engineer), MFS Consulting Engineers (Civil Engineer), Ancora Engineering, PLLC (SOE/Geotechnical), Lumen (Lighting Designer), MW-Skins (Façade Consultant), Shen Milsom & Wilke (IT, AV, Security, Acoustics), Design2147 (Code / Life Safety), Construction Specifications Inc. (Specification Writer), 2Ki Architects, LLC (Kitchen Consultant), George E. Berger & Associates (Expeditor), Noble Construction Group LLC (CM)