Design brings color to neighborhood revival now underway in Longwood.The new Lighthouse Charter School, designed by Gran Associates for Civic Builders in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , has been completed. The new K through 12 school, located at 1001 Intervale in·ter·vale n. New England A tract of low-lying land, especially along a river. [Variant (influenced by vale1) of interval. Avenue, serves the Longwood community. The $15 million project involved the gut renovation of an existing two-story garage as well as a new four-story and cellar addition. Gran Associates' design program focused on unifying the irregular building site via a diagonal "Main Street" which ties together the existing and the new building. The use of the diagonal as a central design theme further reflects on nearby Westchester Ave., which cuts diagonally through the neighborhood. The new school features a unique colorful facade, which adds to the neighborhood revival. Play space on the roof is accessed from the multipurpose mul·ti·pur·pose adj. Designed or used for several purposes: a multipurpose room; multipurpose software. multipurpose Adjective room. The long narrow site necessitated interior rooms, with skylights and interior glazing Glazing The application of finely ground glass, or glass-forming materials, or a mixture of both, to a ceramic body and heating (firing) to a temperature where the material or materials melt, forming a coating of glass on the surface of the ware. . |
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