Lehman College’s Child Care Center minimizes campus disruption during and after construction, and incorporates state-of-the-art sustainability features. A narrow yard between two academic buildings, the project site offered limited breathing room. In order to maximize efficiency, the Child Care Center was fabricated off site, and then set on campus within a single week.
To further minimize the building’s footprint, we designed the Child Care Center with centralized internal circulation. This allows side-yard room for a new playground, accommodates foot traffic between the public street and a campus walkway, and creates accessible routes to the adjacent buildings and campus areas. The increased side-yard dimensions provides maximum exposure to natural daylight in the new and existing buildings alike.
Client
CUNY
Status
Constructed
Info
2013
Institutional/Modular
12,000 sf
Bronx, NY
Awards
Modular Building Institute’s First Place Award of Distinction, Permanent Modular Education Facility
American School & University, Outstanding Design Award for a Modular Facility
Publications
→ e-Oculus Features Lehman College Child Care Center