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CRITIC: MARIA SIEIRA
LOCATION: RED HOOK, BROOKLYN
PRATT INSTITUTE
SPRING 2019
Description
The Maritime middle school was a second semester graduate architecture core studio project in which there was a large emphasis on program and interiority. Located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, the middle school location has for a long time been part of a flood zone. With that in mind, the middle school has been redesigned to fit and accommodate these circumstances. The first floor of the school acts as a sacrificial floor, meaning that many of these spaces are multipurpose and not essential to any specific need. Also, this being a maritime school, there is a special curriculum which the program responds to such as a boat building area and swimming pool which are integral parts of the daily curriculum. Ultimately, the exploration of non-standard surfaces was a major driving force.
The Maritime middle school was a second semester graduate architecture core studio project in which there was a large emphasis on program and interiority. Located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, the middle school location has for a long time been part of a flood zone. With that in mind, the middle school has been redesigned to fit and accommodate these circumstances.
