CREC Ana Grace Academy of the Arts - "Dance"
Bloomfield, Connecticut
• 156,800 square feet
• Capacity: Combined Elementary and Middle School for 876 students
• 29 acre site
Designed to celebrate the arts through light and spatial experience, students are invited to participate in dance, music, theater, sculpture and painting as a foundation for their educational curriculum.
Reflecting this idea, sculptural mullions on the façade represent dancers casting shadows that move with the sun. Students participate in the experience through the display of their artwork. Teaching and sculpture courtyards are central to the school and are extensions of the arts and media specialties.
Volumes rotated about a main axis create a dynamic space surrounding the black box theater. This multi-use venue allows teachers and students to explore several types of performance.
See a time lapse construction video