PROJECT Carlos Rosario International School - Sonia Gutierrez Campus

LOCATION  Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  10/1/2013

ARCHITECT Shinberg.Levinas Architects

ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT  

OWNER/CLIENT  Carlos Rosario Public Charter School

CONTRACTOR / CONSTRUCTION MANAGER  SIGAL/Keystone Plus, A Joint Venture

PHOTOGRAPHER  Alan Karchmer

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN TEAM  Maria Gorodetskaya, Salo Levinas, Milton Shinberg

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

Carlos Rosario International School consists of three (3) stories above grade and partial basement. Building program includes main common atrium space, resource center, office space, English and computer classrooms, four (4) culinary labs/training kitchens, nursing aid training lab, cafeteria, and outdoor terrace. The students served are college-age.

This project was designed to accommodate multiple tenants: Carlos Rosario International School, second campus for adult education; Community Capital Corporation, headquarters office space; and Ana G. Mendez University System, expansion campus for higher education university program. Challenges included working with all three groups, compiling program and building planning to accommodate individual requirements and specifications.

Project scope included signage design as well as FFE specifications and procurement for entire building. The unique building design responds to the clients’ needs and program, as well as the irregular site and urban constraints. It is an icon for the main building tenant, Carlos Rosario; the atrium and cafeteria are used for major events and celebrations.

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IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS

IMAGE 1  Carlos Rosario_high res ext, Facade, Alan Karchmer

IMAGE 2  Carlos Rosario_high res ext_1, View from Northeast, Alan Karchmer

IMAGE 3  Carlos Rosario_high res int, Atrium, Alan Karchmer

IMAGE 4  Carlos Rosario_low res 1, Atrium, Alan Karchmer

IMAGE 5  Carlos Rosario_low res 2, Cafeteria, Alan Karchmer

IMAGE 6  Carlos Rosario_low res 3, View from South Side, Alan Karchmer

IMAGE 7  Carlos Rosario_low res 4, Atrium, Alan Karchmer

IMAGE 8  Carlos Rosario_low res 5, Atrium/Stairs, Alan Karchmer