Designing Charter School Brings Sets of Challenges
LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects (LCA) saw two great challenges when they set about designing Grand Concourse Academy Charter School. One, they needed to make the school stand out amidst the sea of red brick that pervades the Bronx neighborhood. And two, they had to design a building that would stand up to the elements – wind, rain, snow and, of course, kids being kids. The solution to both challenges was StoTherm ci Lotusan.
“Color was very important because it was a school,” said Joshua Barkan of LUBRANO CIAVARRA when describing why they chose StoTherm ci Lotusan. “We’ve used Sto before and were very happy with the textures but, for this project, we were more aware of the great color range.” According to Barkan, the design, which incorporated vertical bands of contrasting colors, was inspired by a box of crayons.