isaac e. young middle school, new rochelle,...
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DESIGN TEAM
Barbara L. Geddis, FAIA Principal–in-Charge
John Brice, AIA
Brian Snyder, AIA, LEED® AP
Winston Collins, AIA
Victoria Bigliano, ASID
Interior Designer
CLIENT
City of New Rochelle School District
New Rochelle, NY
PROJECT DATA
Type of School and Grades Served:
Middle School, 6-8
Capacity: 1,066
Area of Building:
New Construction: 51,000 SF
Renovated: 18,000 SF
Total Project Cost:
$10.1 Million
Completion Date:
2002
Savin Engineering, PC
(Construction Manager)
Pleasantville, NY
NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Isaac E. Young Middle School, New Rochelle, NY
Architecture . Planning . Interiors
Geddis
Architects
The fundamental challenge was a nationwide search for a brick masonry ma-
terial compatible with the character of ashlar granite of an original 1926
school.
The building is an impressive castellated Gothic structure on a rocky hillside. Not only did the curriculum of the three-story, almost 600 foot long structure
radically change over seventy years, but its center core facilities for science,
music, and physical education were conspicuously undersized. Fourteen class-
rooms also needed to be added.
The client directed that no new construction could be added on the street
side. They had added a masonry wing in the 1980’s and had been dissatisfied
with the outcome. Its back façade, a honey-colored brick, was also not suc-
cessful. In addition, the particular granite used in 1926 came from a quarry
now closed. A stone match would have had to be assembled in pieces from
different quarries and blended.
NEW ROCHELLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Isaac E. Young Middle School, New Rochelle, NY