MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS / RENOVATIONS
Thousand islands central school district
The capital project at the Middle / High School included renovations which converted the old 1972 band room to a choral and general music room as well as reconfigured the old general music room to accommodate the High School’s growing pre-engineering program - Project Lead the Way. The addition of a new wing accommodates new band room for 100 students, practice space and instrument storage as well as a new special education classroom which provides appropriate facilities for physically handicapped students, enabling them to learn and further their creativity in the least restrictive environment.
The addition at the corner of the site integrates the renovated areas of the music department with the existing auditorium and flexible café through the creation of more useful adjacencies and significantly better access routes. Within immediate view from the highway, the corner addition brings visual prominence to the school, emphasizing its public perception as a significant institution within the community. The courtyard created between the existing structure and the addition has the capacity to function as an outdoor performance space. The descending steps become a seating area that looks upon a sunken stage area and its cast stone paneled backdrop.
Photography: John Griebsch Photography
