Brooklyn,
New York
Client:
United Community Center
Lead Designers: Robert Mangurian
Seen as a haven in the intense Brooklyn Urban Scene, the Child Care Center has blossomed into a Community Center as well. It’s interior ‘Street’ offers a serene, safe, warm, and scenic version of the streets lurking outside. All of the rooms open to the street to form a community or neighborhood as opposed to a set of sanctioned off distinct entities.
A Child Care and After School Center for 180 children:
15,000 Square Feet
Responsive Interior
Environment
5 Classrooms
After School Program
Offices
Kitchen
Multi-Purpose Room
Specialized Spaces
Interior Street
Terrace Play Yard
Garage
Published: Domus, American School and University
Received: Progressive Architecture Design Award and Rated in Federal Study as an Exemplar Project