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k-12 school design - major adaptive reuse remodel by Gran Kriegel Architects in NYC

Courthouse Conversion Into Two High Schools

Located in downtown Brooklyn, the symmetrical plan of this 140,000 s.f. building with a central core facilitated conversion of this vintage 1951 courthouse into two 500-seat high schools. The interior of the building was completely demolished and reconfigured to accommodate the new program. A rooftop addition provides a multi-purpose room for sports and assembly. The steel-framed, long-span joist addition was separat
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bronx charter school design and building retrofit by gran kriegel architects

Bronx Lighthouse Charter School

Civic Builders, a developer and real estate expert working exclusively with charter schools, commissioned Gran Kriegel Associates to design the K-through-12 Lighthouse Charter School at 1001 Intervale Avenue in the Bronx. This project involved the demolition and complete renovation of the core and shell of an existing two-story garage and creation of a new four-story and cellar addition. Gran Kriegel’s design program
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