Work | New Horizon School Westside
This master plan and fundraising package for a K-6 Islamic parochial school for 200 students on an urban infill site in west Los Angeles envisions a school that doubles as a community center for the population it serves. The existing school occupies the same site in a series of modular buildings as well as an existing apartment building. This is a view of the main entry to the school as seen from Sawtelle Blvd. The street edge of the building was layered with a series of commercial storefronts to better integrate the building into the existing neighborhood fabric.
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This interior courtyard serves as the main arrival point at the school as well as the primary social and gathering space for the students and faculty.
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This illustrated site plan shows the scale and relationship of the courtyard and surrounding buildings with the context.
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A variety of massing options were explored on the site, including options for both the retention and removal of the existing apartment building.
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The program of the school layered strategically on the site considering both horizontal and vertical adjacancies.
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Massing and program allocation through planning happened in conjunction, ensuring they were both working together throughout the process.
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Outdoor Space Distribution
Existing outdoor space: 7100SF
Proposed outdoor space: 16650SF
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Final massing model.
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Islamic color palettes from precedent buildings were tested in a variety of arrangements on the basic form of the building.
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This perforated metal panel design was created to pay tribute to the Islamic heritage of this institution.
PROJECT: New Horizon School Westside
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
CLIENT: New Horizon School Westside
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YEAR: 2018
SIZE: 36,000 sf
TEAM: Poonam Sharma, Ali Jeevanjee, Tessa Forde
