Gray Organschi Architecture https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2452 en-us Gray Organschi Architecture Dignifies a Public Bathroom in the Bronx with Thoughtful Design http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16730 Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:14:15 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16730-gray-organschi-architecture-dignifies-a-public-bathroom-in-the-bronx-with-thoughtful-design Common Ground High School by Gray Organschi Architecture goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) An environmental charter school in Connecticut gets a new building with an unusual wood structure.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12116 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12116-common-ground-high-school-by-gray-organschi-architecture Cedar rainscreen cladding and a standing-seam metal roof recall agricultural buildings and make Common Ground’s new structure at home on the bucolic campus, which includes farm animals and a one-acre vegetable garden. Photo © David Sundberg The building’s roof ridges and valleys are configured to create an irregular sawtooth and accommo­date clerestory windows. Photo © David Sundberg The roof also includes a chimney-like element that encloses the ventilation system for the science labs. The new classroom structure is connected to the rest of the sloping campus via a pedestrian bridge that leads to an upper-floor foyer. Photo © David Sundberg The building’s structural components, including glulam beams that frame the roof over the gym, and the CLT panels used in the ceiling of a science classroom and a central stair, were shipped to the site already fabricated and cut to size, accelerating construction. Photo © David Sundberg The building’s structural components, including glulam beams that frame the roof over the gym, and the CLT panels used in the ceiling of a science classroom and a central stair, were shipped to the site already fabricated and cut to size, accelerating construction. Photo © David Sundberg The building’s structural components, including glulam beams that frame the roof over the gym, and the CLT panels used in the ceiling of a science classroom and a central stair, were shipped to the site already fabricated and cut to size, accelerating construction. Photo © David Sundberg Image courtesy Gray Organschi Architecture Image courtesy Gray Organschi Architecture Image courtesy Gray Organschi Architecture Image courtesy Gray Organschi Architecture Image courtesy Gray Organschi Architecture