The Browning School - New York, NY
PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name:
The Browning School
Location
New York, NY
Project Summary:
The Browning school project was a multi-phase renovation across adjacent structures built from 4 different time periods.
Project Type
Institutional - Education
Project Square Footage
56,500 SF
Project Budget:
$25 Million
Completion Date
December 2015
Zoning Constraints
N/A
The Browning School - New York, NY
PROJECT NARRATIVE The Browning School is 56,500 sf K-12 college preparatory school for boys, located on East 62nd Street in New York City. It occupies three adjacent buildings on 12 levels: the original school building from 1922 on the east side, a carriage house in the center, and the lower five floors of an apartment building on the west side. Over the years enrollment in the school increased significantly. Because of this incremental growth, the school occupied multiple levels, and the spaces within it were dark, cramped, and difficult to navigate.
A comprehensive Master Plan was prepared to address code and ADA issues, and completely reorganize the public circulation space for the school. The central core of the building was completely transformed. The original stairs were kept on the east side of the building, and a new light-filled stair was constructed on the west side; in the center, a new south-facing atrium stair brings natural light deep inside the building. A new multi-stop elevator was installed to access the different levels and provide ADA access. At the basement level and on the first floor, a new public zone was created with an expanded lobby, a gymnasium, a dining room, and a library. The upper levels include four new science laboratories, two new art studios, and additional classrooms. Transparency between these spaces heightens the sense of spaciousness and activity.
Project Goals for the Browning School included: • Provide clear circulation throughout the school by using a new central stair and elevator; • Consolidate and re-organize large public spaces (gym, library, cafeteria) by moving them closer to the new enlarged main lobby. • Incorporate natural light through the use of skylights and doors with large glass panels • Provide uniform and consistent finishes throughout the building
The Browning School - New York, NY
Existing Existing
Proposed Proposed
READING TERRACE READING TERRACE
COMP COMP LAB LAB
UPPER UPPER DINING DINING
GYMGYM BELOW BELOW
UPPER UPPER LIBRARY LIBRARY
GYMGYM BELOW BELOW
FAC.FAC. ROOM ROOM
LOWER LOWER SCHOOL SCHOOL
LOWER LOWER LIBRARY LIBRARY
CENTRAL CENTRAL STAIR STAIR
WEST WEST STAIR STAIR
LOBBY LOBBY
SERVERY SERVERY
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LOBBY LOBBY
KITCHEN KITCHEN
LOWER LOWER DINING DINING
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NURSE NURSE
RECEPTION RECEPTION
Existing First Floor
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MAKER MAKER SPACE SPACE
RECEPTION RECEPTION
Reconstructed First FloorFirst Floor First Floor
First Floor First Floor
LEGEND LEGEND Existing
Existing
CIRCULATION CIRCULATION
Proposed Proposed
ATHLETICS / RECREATION ATHLETICS / RECREATION
LIBRARY LIBRARY
ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION
CAFETERIA CAFETERIA
BUILDING SERVICES BUILDING SERVICES
CLASSROOM CLASSROOM
OUTDOOR SPACE OUTDOOR SPACE
North North
OUTDOOR SPACE OUTDOOR SPACE
LEGEND
Outdoor Space
THE THEBROWNING BROWNINGSCHOOL SCHOOL CAFETERIA CAFETERIA
Administration
P EPTEETRE R G IG SO A ITAETSE S I SLOFLI FAI SAS SOSCOI C GYM GYM
MULTI-PURPOSE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM ROOM LOCKER LOCKER ROOM ROOM
FITNESS FITNESS ROOM ROOM
GYMGYM
LOCKER LOCKER ROOM ROOM
Architects Architects Architects ArchitectsLandscape Landscape ArchitectsInterior Interior Architects
Library Classroom
KITCHEN KITCHEN
WESTWEST STAIRSTAIR
Cafeteria Circulation
LOCKER LOCKER ROOM ROOM
LOCKER LOCKER ROOM ROOM
Existing First Floor
Building Services
Existing First Floor
Athletics/Recreation Existing Basement
Cellar Cellar
LEGEND LEGEND CIRCULATION CIRCULATION
ATHLETICS / RECREATION ATHLETICS / RECREATION
Reconstructed Basement
Cellar Cellar
The Browning School - New York, NY
New central stair ties together three existing buildings.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Transformed lobby overlooks gymnasium (lobby before in inset).
The Browning School - New York, NY
Lower gymnasium (gymnasium before in inset).
The Browning School - New York, NY
Central stair.
The Browning School - New York, NY
New library with view to the connector stair.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Rendering of the upper level flexible library space overlooking the reading terrace and lower school area.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Lower school library and reading space.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Flexible Library Space (before in inset).
The Browning School - New York, NY
New outdoor reading terrace.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Maker space and technology lab.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Dining hall gallery with skylights .
The Browning School - New York, NY
The new dining hall below reading terrace.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Central dining hall space.
The Browning School - New York, NY
Typical corridor
The Browning School - New York, NY
Art instruction classroom (before in inset).
The Browning School - New York, NY
Daylit lower school classroom (typical classroom before in inset).
The Browning School - New York, NY
Upper school science classroom and laboratory - (typical science classroom before in inset).