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]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13277 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13277-st-lukes-school-expansion-by-aba-studio The architects, ABA Studio, placed the expansion to St. Luke’s School on top of the existing two-story base at the corner of a block in Greenwich Village. To unify the old and new, the firm playfully incorporated Post- modern motifs that bring to mind the work of James Stirling and Michael Graves. Photo © Durston Saylor The architects, ABA Studio, placed the expansion to St. Luke’s School on top of the existing two-story base at the corner of a block in Greenwich Village. To unify the old and new, the firm playfully incorporated Post- modern motifs that bring to mind the work of James Stirling and Michael Graves. Photo © Durston Saylor The actual entrance to the school is through a gate next to St. Luke in the Fields Church. Photo © Durston Saylor A small garden leads to the school’s existing entrance. Photo © Durston Saylor ABA Studio’s expansion fills out the upper stories; on the north end, facing a playground, is a 2010 classroom addition with a white curvilinear roof, designed by Barry Rice Architects. Photo © Durston Saylor The upper floors of the school are supported by large interior trusses so the expansion doesn’t weigh on the existing 1955 structure. These exposed elements enliven classrooms, hallways, and the gym. Photo © Durston Saylor The upper floors of the school are supported by large interior trusses so the expansion doesn’t weigh on the existing 1955 structure. These exposed elements enliven classrooms, hallways, and the gym. Photo © Durston Saylor The upper floors of the school are supported by large interior trusses so the expansion doesn’t weigh on the existing 1955 structure. These exposed elements enliven classrooms, hallways, and the gym. Photo © Durston Saylor On the garden side, ABA Studio converted a former gym to a theater and added a brick loggia in front of existing classrooms, resting on a squat column. Photo © Durston Saylor Image courtesy ABA Studio Image courtesy ABA Studio Image courtesy ABA Studio Image courtesy ABA Studio Site Plan of St. Luke’s School Expansion, Greenwich Village, NY. Image courtesy ABA Studio Before photo of the school building taken from the corner of Christopher and Greenwich Streets. Image courtesy ABA Studio Elevation drawings of new and old construction; the Greenwich Street elevation (top), and garden entrance elevation (bottom). Drawings © Danielle Eads/ABA Studio Transverse section of the building foundations in proximity to PATH tubes. Image courtesy ABA Studio Truss diagram #1 for St. Luke’s School Expansion by Silman. Image courtesy Silman Truss diagram #2 for St. Luke’s School Expansion by Silman. Image courtesy Silman Truss diagram #3 for St. Luke’s School Expansion by Silman. Image courtesy Silman Truss diagram #4 for St. Luke’s School Expansion by Silman. Image courtesy Silman The development of this site in Massachusetts by two generations of a very close family in the Berkshires has lasted more than a decade.

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