Project Details
- Project Name
- Christopher House Charter School
- Architect
- Pappageorge Haymes Partners
- Client/Owner
- Christopher House
- Project Types
- Education
- Project Scope
- New Construction
- Year Completed
- 2015
- Shared by
- Pappageorge Haymes Partners
- Team
- Pappageorge Haymes Partners, Architect
- Consultants
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General Contractor: Norcon, Inc.,Structural Engineer: Sowiat Structural Engineers,Civil Engineer: Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd.,Landscape Architect: Daniel Weinbach & Partners, Ltd.
- Project Status
- Built
- Style
- Modern
Project Description
The modern new building serves as a powerful beacon signaling progressive development in a high-need community. The unique architectural vocabulary incorporates a sustainable exterior corrugated steel wall system with brightly colored accents that add playful vitality to the design and enliven the street view. The building is nestled into the neighborhood’s architectural context and natural landscape through its respectful proportions and an expansive green screen extending along the east facade. A vintage brick masonry wall situated along the perimeter of the site was retained and restored to anchor the project into its surroundings. Floor-to-ceiling windows at the ground level allow a visual interplay between the exterior and interior spaces.
