Stephen Gaynor School
The spirit of a Brownstone adapted into a modern school.
The Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispánico together moved into a new building on West 90th Street in Manhattan. The building provides discrete and highly specific spaces for each Owner within a shared envelope. The Gaynor School inhabits the first seven floors, including the gym/cellar. The Ballet expands into the top three floors above the Gaynor school. The spirit of a Brownstone, with a main open-stair ‘thoroughfare’ within which the entire School co-mingles, is adapted to the larger new building. To keep the size of the School manageable for children, many of whom may have orientation or navigation challenges, the program is apportioned into an upper and lower school.
The design addresses the unique needs of students who often have orientation and navigation challenges.
The two schools intersect at a common core curriculum level featuring shared art, science, occupational therapy and library spaces.
Recapturing the intimate spirit of the school’s former small brownstone site by dividing the program into upper and lower schools, the facility is stitched together with a generous atrium stair.
The studios are floor-through spaces that allow optimal natural light and ventilation, and permit a broad range of choreographic possibilities. Each studio has panoramic views of the city to the north and south.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically. Exposed concrete is present throughout the structure.
The copper façade at the base changes color over time, reflecting the ever-present evolution of the activities going on inside.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically.
The spirit of a Brownstone adapted into a modern school.
The Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispánico together moved into a new building on West 90th Street in Manhattan. The building provides discrete and highly specific spaces for each Owner within a shared envelope. The Gaynor School inhabits the first seven floors, including the gym/cellar. The Ballet expands into the top three floors above the Gaynor school. The spirit of a Brownstone, with a main open-stair ‘thoroughfare’ within which the entire School co-mingles, is adapted to the larger new building. To keep the size of the School manageable for children, many of whom may have orientation or navigation challenges, the program is apportioned into an upper and lower school.
The design addresses the unique needs of students who often have orientation and navigation challenges.
The two schools intersect at a common core curriculum level featuring shared art, science, occupational therapy and library spaces.
Recapturing the intimate spirit of the school’s former small brownstone site by dividing the program into upper and lower schools, the facility is stitched together with a generous atrium stair.
The studios are floor-through spaces that allow optimal natural light and ventilation, and permit a broad range of choreographic possibilities. Each studio has panoramic views of the city to the north and south.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically. Exposed concrete is present throughout the structure.
The copper façade at the base changes color over time, reflecting the ever-present evolution of the activities going on inside.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically.
Stephen Gaynor School
The spirit of a Brownstone adapted into a modern school.
The Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispánico together moved into a new building on West 90th Street in Manhattan. The building provides discrete and highly specific spaces for each Owner within a shared envelope. The Gaynor School inhabits the first seven floors, including the gym/cellar. The Ballet expands into the top three floors above the Gaynor school. The spirit of a Brownstone, with a main open-stair ‘thoroughfare’ within which the entire School co-mingles, is adapted to the larger new building. To keep the size of the School manageable for children, many of whom may have orientation or navigation challenges, the program is apportioned into an upper and lower school.
The design addresses the unique needs of students who often have orientation and navigation challenges.
The two schools intersect at a common core curriculum level featuring shared art, science, occupational therapy and library spaces.
Recapturing the intimate spirit of the school’s former small brownstone site by dividing the program into upper and lower schools, the facility is stitched together with a generous atrium stair.
The studios are floor-through spaces that allow optimal natural light and ventilation, and permit a broad range of choreographic possibilities. Each studio has panoramic views of the city to the north and south.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically. Exposed concrete is present throughout the structure.
The copper façade at the base changes color over time, reflecting the ever-present evolution of the activities going on inside.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically.
The spirit of a Brownstone adapted into a modern school.
The Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispánico together moved into a new building on West 90th Street in Manhattan. The building provides discrete and highly specific spaces for each Owner within a shared envelope. The Gaynor School inhabits the first seven floors, including the gym/cellar. The Ballet expands into the top three floors above the Gaynor school. The spirit of a Brownstone, with a main open-stair ‘thoroughfare’ within which the entire School co-mingles, is adapted to the larger new building. To keep the size of the School manageable for children, many of whom may have orientation or navigation challenges, the program is apportioned into an upper and lower school.
The design addresses the unique needs of students who often have orientation and navigation challenges.
The two schools intersect at a common core curriculum level featuring shared art, science, occupational therapy and library spaces.
Recapturing the intimate spirit of the school’s former small brownstone site by dividing the program into upper and lower schools, the facility is stitched together with a generous atrium stair.
The studios are floor-through spaces that allow optimal natural light and ventilation, and permit a broad range of choreographic possibilities. Each studio has panoramic views of the city to the north and south.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically. Exposed concrete is present throughout the structure.
The copper façade at the base changes color over time, reflecting the ever-present evolution of the activities going on inside.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically.
Stephen Gaynor School
The spirit of a Brownstone adapted into a modern school.
The Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispánico together moved into a new building on West 90th Street in Manhattan. The building provides discrete and highly specific spaces for each Owner within a shared envelope. The Gaynor School inhabits the first seven floors, including the gym/cellar. The Ballet expands into the top three floors above the Gaynor school. The spirit of a Brownstone, with a main open-stair ‘thoroughfare’ within which the entire School co-mingles, is adapted to the larger new building. To keep the size of the School manageable for children, many of whom may have orientation or navigation challenges, the program is apportioned into an upper and lower school.
The design addresses the unique needs of students who often have orientation and navigation challenges.
The two schools intersect at a common core curriculum level featuring shared art, science, occupational therapy and library spaces.
Recapturing the intimate spirit of the school’s former small brownstone site by dividing the program into upper and lower schools, the facility is stitched together with a generous atrium stair.
The studios are floor-through spaces that allow optimal natural light and ventilation, and permit a broad range of choreographic possibilities. Each studio has panoramic views of the city to the north and south.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically. Exposed concrete is present throughout the structure.
The copper façade at the base changes color over time, reflecting the ever-present evolution of the activities going on inside.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically.
The spirit of a Brownstone adapted into a modern school.
The Stephen Gaynor School and Ballet Hispánico together moved into a new building on West 90th Street in Manhattan. The building provides discrete and highly specific spaces for each Owner within a shared envelope. The Gaynor School inhabits the first seven floors, including the gym/cellar. The Ballet expands into the top three floors above the Gaynor school. The spirit of a Brownstone, with a main open-stair ‘thoroughfare’ within which the entire School co-mingles, is adapted to the larger new building. To keep the size of the School manageable for children, many of whom may have orientation or navigation challenges, the program is apportioned into an upper and lower school.
The design addresses the unique needs of students who often have orientation and navigation challenges.
The two schools intersect at a common core curriculum level featuring shared art, science, occupational therapy and library spaces.
Recapturing the intimate spirit of the school’s former small brownstone site by dividing the program into upper and lower schools, the facility is stitched together with a generous atrium stair.
The studios are floor-through spaces that allow optimal natural light and ventilation, and permit a broad range of choreographic possibilities. Each studio has panoramic views of the city to the north and south.
Materials were carefully selected to unify the site’s different spaces both functionally and aesthetically. Exposed concrete is present throughout the structure.
The copper façade at the base changes color over time, reflecting the ever-present evolution of the activities going on inside.