East New York Family Academy

East New York Family Academy

East New York Family Academy

The East New York Family Academy is a new 88,000 SF public middle and high school designed and built for the New York City School Construction Authority.  The new 5-story school building will house 602 students. 


1.4.23_ENYFA Exterior.
At five stories, the vertical block pushes higher than the surrounding residential structures, without overwhelming the scale of the neighborhood.
DJI_0307-Edit.
The play area design was built to create a buffer between the busier Linden Avenue and the main volumes of the school.
ENYFA Node Art Piece_2.
The entry node creates a focal point to guide students to each quadrant of the school. A reflective sculpture by Graham Caldwell shimmers with movement throughout the corridors
Art credits: Graham Caldwell East NY Family Academy, Brooklyn Collection of the NYC Department of Education, Public Art for Public Schools
ENYFA_Classroom.
Classroom design emphasized maximizing natural light, using ceiling height windows as much as possible.
SCA-ENY- Program Organization
The public and communal programs are located on the ground floor, and as the users move up the building, individual classroom programs increase.
SCA-ENY-Interior Organization
Circulation Diagram
Floors are organized by variations of the school color.
SCA-ENY- View to the main entrance
Rendering showing main entrance set in from the street to provide gathering space.
SCA-ENY-Façade - West Elevation
Main circulation and public/communal programs are differentiated from individual classrooms by façade articulations.
SCA-ENY- Site Map East New York Brooklyn
Location Plan
Location
Brooklyn, New York
Client
NYC SCA
Typology
Schools, Sustainable , Institutional
Size
88,000 SF
Design Team
Jonathan Marvel, Craig Kim
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