This project is a freestanding addition to the existing middle school, consisting of traditional classrooms, a dedicated classroom for special-needs students, and a dance studio. The dance studio features a large north-facing window wall to maximize daylighting while reducing heat load.
The linear orientation of the plan gives the Life Skills program a prominent position near the front of the school and integrates the jewel-box Dance Studio with the interior of the campus. Wrapped in the light gray-brown brick of the existing campus, the addition emphasizes the blue-green glazed brick of the original building and introduces dark gray, corrugated metal panels to the campus palette
