Greenwich Academy
Greenwich, USA
Photo © Robert Polidori, courtesy of SOM
Photo © SOM
Photo © Florian Holzherr, courtesy of SOM
Photo © Florian Holzherr, courtesy of SOM
Photo © Florian Holzherr, courtesy of SOM
Photo © Florian Holzherr, courtesy of SOM
- Architects
- Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Location
- Greenwich, USA
- Year
- 2002
The 4,500-square-foot Greenwich Academy Upper School weaves together the upper and lower levels of the campus and expresses the educational overlap of the school’s four academic pillars: science, math, arts and humanities, and the library. The three-story building has a glazed curtain wall supported by laminated exposed timber and a lightweight green roof that maximizes energy efficiency. The roof is perforated by four glass-and-timber light chambers that provide natural light for each of the academic pillars. The chambers, designed in collaboration with artist James Turrell, connect the school’s academic pillars through a common architectural language and create a learning environment infused with daylight and views of nature.
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