PBDW Architects Design Colorful Glowing Façade and Create an Accessible Facility for the Cooke School & Institute
New York, NY, United States

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库克学院机构——在库克学校的历史上，他们第一次有机会建立一所面向特殊需求学生群体的学校。PBDW 的任务就是设计这座能够容纳整个 K-12 学生群体的设施，该学生群体分为小学、初中和高中，他们都位于一栋大楼内。PBDW 旨在设计有尊严的学习场所，满足学校的特定教学法，同时保持每个学部的独特特征。

Cooke School & Institute – For the first time in Cooke School’s history, they had an opportunity to build a school tailored to their special needs student population and specific programming. PBDW was tasked with designing a facility that would accommodate the entire K-12 student population, which is divided into Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools, in a single building. PBDW aimed to design a dignified place of learning that supported Cooke’s specific pedagogy while maintaining a distinct identity for each school division.



该项目周围都是远离街道的公寓楼，建筑师希望这座建筑的沿街面能够吸引人，并为社区增添色彩和有趣的元素。建筑师将建筑连接成一系列的隔间，长长的街道立面分解成更人性化的尺度。大量的玻璃细致地散布在立面上，让建筑像宝石一样闪闪发光。

在内部，建筑垂直划分，小学、初中与高中独立分开。较低的楼层由学校共用，是体育馆、自助餐厅和行政办公室的所在地。从规划上来说，该建筑的上部楼层进行了不同年级的教室划分，这为使用者提供了不同的区域，有助于将不同年龄段的学生分开。

Surrounded by bland apartment towers set back from the street, we wanted a design that would be engaging along the street wall, and be a colorful and playful addition to the neighborhood. By articulating the building in a series of bays, we broke down the long street façade into a more human scale. And with abundant glazing and colored glass carefully interspersed across the facades, the building glows like a gem.
On the interior, the building is designed as a split campus, divided vertically with the lower and middle schools separate from the upper school. The lower floors are shared amongst the schools, and are the location of the gymnasium, cafeteria, and administrative offices. Programmatically, the building is divided on the upper classroom floors. This allows for distinct areas for each school and helps separate the oldest and youngest students.





该项目最独特的部分是建筑的正立面，建筑师对前侧墙体进行一点推拉设计，创建一座从外部看起来更有趣的建筑，并在内部的教室内创建舒适的阅读角落。学校两侧相邻的建筑都从街道边缘向后退去，学校正对面只有一栋平房。因此，当使用者坐在窗台的木长凳上时，会有一种漂浮在麦迪逊大道上空的感觉，可以欣赏到大道上下一览无余的广阔景色。这是曼哈顿市中心非常独特的视角。

the most unique or ‘standout’ component of the project is the building’s front face, and the bays in particular, are the most outstanding feature of the school. With only a little bit of push and pull of that front wall, we were able to create a building that is more interesting to look at from the exterior, and created cozy reading nooks within the classrooms on the interior. The adjacent buildings on either side of the school are set back from the street edge, and there is only a one-story building directly opposite the school. So, when you are sitting on the millwork bench in that window bay, with floor to ceiling glass, you have the feeling of floating above Madison Avenue with broad uninterrupted views up and down the avenue. It is a very unique perspective in the middle of Manhattan.



该项目将专业元素与深思熟虑的建筑设计无缝结合，为经常被边缘化的学生提供了公平的空间。对于用户来说，该建筑提供了一个满足他们特定需求的学习环境。教师和治疗师不再因建筑限制而妥协规划。学生现在无需花费额外的精力来应对身体和环境的挑战。

By seamlessly incorporating specialized program elements with thoughtful building design, the new facility provides an equity of design for these historically marginalized students. For the users, the building provides a learning environment that accommodates their specific needs. Teachers and therapists no longer compromise programming due to building limitations. Students now learn without having to expend extra energy to compensate for physical and environmental challenges.







项目状态：已建成
年份：2020
面积：25,000 平方英尺 – 100,000 平方英尺

Project Status: Built
Year: 2020
Size: 25,000 sqft – 100,000 sqft