South Bronx Classical School IV
Civic Builders & Classical Charter Schools
A Beacon of Excellence in the South Bronx
South Bronx Classical School IV
Civic Builders & Classical Charter Schools
Bronx, NY
52,000 SF
the opportunity
Classical Charter Schools prides itself on a distinctive approach to educating students, whom they call scholars, through a rigorous classical curriculum with focus on art, music, Latin, debate, fitness, and other disciplines proven to prepare students for current and lifelong success. For their fourth school in the South Bronx, Classical Charter Schools sought a “classical school building” to support its highly structured setting and pedagogy.
our approach
Inspired by the client’s reverence for the classics, the design team analyzed six classical architectural prototypes—the Agora, Temple, Theater, Stoa, Monument, and Ruin—and incorporated each element into the design of South Bronx Classical IV (SBC IV). For example, the lobby takes the form of the Agora, a plaza surrounded by civic buildings that serves as a central gathering place, flanked by the gym and cafeteria which serve as Temple and Theater, respectively.
Our Process
Program
Cafeteria, gymnasium, classrooms, medical suite, common spaces, administrative spaces
