X School Manhattan
PS 33 Chelsea School “Architecture of Adjustment” study 1998

The Architecture of Adjustment study was undertaken with a grant from NYSCA.
The proposal for the Chelsea School (“X” School) in Manhattan involved adding a significant new structure to an existing mid-century modern building that is a diagonal object within its square block. The strategy involved the design of a “ring” of new classrooms, teacher offices and reading rooms to surround the older building. The new configuration resulted in three interior courtyard spaces and a “perforated” rooftop playground.