The existing double bow-truss structure provided voluminous ceiling height and the project focused on seizing the opportunities that this provided. The raw industrial aesthetic was sympathetic with the character and ethos of Crossroads School.

These diagrams describe the sequence of operations taken to insert a ceramics studio, a darkroom, computer labs, jazz classrooms, and athletics and physical education spaces.

By using warm materials such as rotary cut douglas fir plywood, the negative space between the distinct programmatic volumes is transformed into engaging social space.

A view of a jazz classroom adjacent to the lounge space, featuring natural light and high performance acoustics.

The entry lobby, with exposed ceilings, concrete walls polished to enhance their textures, and a bench where students can gather before and after class.

The corridor leading into the building, featuring natural daylight from the solatubes above as well as from the athletic space beyond the full height translucent polygal wall. Natural daylight has been proven to improve student well-being and learning outcomes and is a central feature of all of our work.

The graphics classroom accessed from the corridor.

The ceramics studio, which simultaneously functions as an enclosed classroom and enables the experience of the grandeur of the volume of the warehouse. Natural daylight pours in through a glass roll-up door, through which is accessed an outdoor kiln.

Floor Plan

The athletics space, which features and indoor batting cage and is also bathed in natural light from the solatubes above and translucent glass roll-up door.