Polyprep Country Day School - Master Plan and Educational Features - Billie Cohen Ltd.
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Polyprep Country Day School – Master Plan and Educational Features

Following the renovation of Brooks Hall, the oldest of four residential buildings known as “The Quad,” BC Ltd. completely redesigned the courtyard that had only served as a pedestrian passageway which had deteriorated over time.

 

The Quadrangle is now a lively and inviting gathering space that accommodates seasonal events, furnished with outdoor benches, café tables and lushly planted beds. A fountain in the center will complete the landscape.

 

Billie Cohen Ltd. with Project Manager, Alessandra Galetti, developed an environmentally sensitive Master Plan for this unique 25-acre private Brooklyn school campus. Implemented to date are the campus vehicular circulation and parking areas, safe pedestrian pathways throughout campus, and customized playground integrated into park-like setting.

 

Storm water management throughout campus was designed to recharge the water table; for example, a natural low point in the center of parking is now a vegetated wetland and storm water retention area. During dry periods, water will be pumped from the underground water storage and used for irrigation. Wherever possible the drywells bring the runoff to the water table.

 

A playground was integrated into the landscape, and includes a slide built into an existing slope surrounded by a butterfly garden installed by the 6th Graders as part of their science curriculum.

CAMPUS

Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Architect:

Platt Byard Dovell White Architects