Built in 1911, Cleveland Elementary School no longer met today's educational facility standards. It lacked a library, gymnasium, art room and science room, was not accessible to the people with disabilities, and required significant upgrades to the engineering systems. In revitalizing this historic urban school, QUINN EVANS | ARCHITECTS designed a new addition to house the largest spaces, the cafeteria and gymnasium, as well as a rooftop art room. The addition is separated from the historic building with a glass and steel circulation zone, connected by an entrance canopy to the school's old Gothic archway, which was relocated to the sidewalk. The existing building was reconfigured to create ground floor educational space, such as the library, computer room and music room. The high-ceilinged classrooms were maintained, with new energy-efficient, operable windows. The building systems were replaced, and state-of-the-art communications and data systems were integrated into the existing architecture. The school now has the capacity to serve 360 students from Head Start through fifth grade in a thoroughly modern facility. |
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