With the site split into two parcels on
opposite sides of a residential/commercial street the architects
placed the early childhood center on the smaller, more appropriate,
parcel. The larger site available for the K-8 school, classrooms
are grouped in clusters to create a smaller, neighborhood environment,
reminiscent of the famous Crow Island School in Chicago's north
suburbs. The zig-zag roof became the unifying element, the intention
to "link rather than compartmentalize", while creating
areas to allow natural light and signal program spaces.
