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R112 is a new 3-K school carved from the shell of an existing 31,000 s.f. supermarket located in a small shopping center. NYC’s 3-K schools provide pre-k early education for 3 year-olds throughout New York City. The school’s design was completed on a fast track to meet the New York City mayor’s goal of providing pre-kindergarten seats throughout the city. The design provides 17 classrooms, two recreation

469X is a new 650-seat school housing grades pre-K through 5th grade. Built on a site with a 13’ change in elevation, the school features a generous open stair connection the lower level and first floor, both of which are at grade. The school includes 25 classrooms, library, art room, music room, science rooms, recreation room, cafeteria and gymatorium. Outdoor spaces include a generous play yard as well as separate

Gran Kriegel oversaw the design and construction of a rooftop playground for the New York City early childhood independent school with students ranging from 2.5 to 5 years old. Client: All Souls School Location: New York, NY Back to K-12 Schools

Gran Kriegel designed a fit-out of raw space to create a new home for Manhattan Star Academy, a special needs school serving children on the autism spectrum. This project, completed in NYC in 2014, provides a recent example of our experience with school interiors, as well as our commitment to serving each school’s unique student body. The goal of this project was to provide a welcoming environment that would be condu

This new, 650-seat pre-K through 8th grade school in Long Island City opened in 2013. The 98,569 s.f building features a 300-seat auditorium, gymnasium, administrative offices, and five instructional stories above grade with classrooms and science labs. An accessible entrance and glazed gallery space open onto a 3,400 s.f. play-yard facing a new park to the south. Occupied for the 2013/2014 school year, 78Q is our se

Community School District 22 in Brooklyn required this new school to accommodate its growing population. The 140,000 s.f. new construction serves 1,100 students. A central core includes an auditorium, gymnasium, kitchen and dining spaces. Two classroom wings, one serving elementary grades and the second for intermediate grades, are linked to the central facilities core. Traditional school construction materials, bric

Civic Builders, a developer and real estate expert working exclusively with charter schools, commissioned Gran Kriegel Associates to design the K-through-12 Lighthouse Charter School at 1001 Intervale Avenue in the Bronx. This project involved the demolition and complete renovation of the core and shell of an existing two-story garage and creation of a new four-story and cellar addition. Gran Kriegel’s design program

This new early childhood center is located on a through-block site and attached to PS 94X. Serving pre-k through grade 3, the 515-seat facility includes 24 classrooms, a multi-purpose room, cafeteria, library, and typical school support and administrative spaces. It is among the first projects designed under the NYC’s “Green Schools Guide” initiative for sustainable design with the equivalent of a LEED silver r

Working as the architectural subconsultant to Dagher Engineering on a term contract, Gran Kriegel contributed  to the existing conditions study / scope report and designs renovations for state-of-the-art science labs for high schools throughout New York City. Client: New York City School Construction Authority Location: New York, NY Back to K-12 Schools

Located in downtown Brooklyn, the symmetrical plan of this 140,000 s.f. building with a central core facilitated conversion of this vintage 1951 courthouse into two 500-seat high schools. The interior of the building was completely demolished and reconfigured to accommodate the new program. A rooftop addition provides a multi-purpose room for sports and assembly. The steel-framed, long-span joist addition was separat