Lawrence D. Crocker School

New Orleans

Constructed as a part of the reconstruction of Orleans Parish schools post Hurricane Katrina, and designed in accordance with LA Recovery School District standards, serves a 450 student Pre-Kindergarten through 8th Grade student population. Situated in an Uptown New Orleans neighborhood, the school was designed to embody 21st century educational concepts while scaled to coexist within a 19th century architectural residential context.  This was resolved through a multi-level design partee combining two- and three-story massing.  The three-story secton is visually shortened through the use of masonry on the first and second levels topped by a pre-cast cornice.  The U-shaped planning concept exposes an open courtyard to a Live Oak lined Marengo Street.  The school bus drop-off is located on a side street where no residences face the school, thus limiting the impact of the bus activity.  Parent drop-off is through an off-street, covered drive-through.  The large volume of the Gymansium is situated such that it is set back from lower levels minimizing its visual impact.

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It is designed to achieve LEED Silver Certification through LEED for Schools 2007 criteria.  It complies with stringent energy standards, achieving an efficiency 31.5% better than ASHRAE 90.1 – 2007. 

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Designed by Mark I. Baum, Architect, AIA as Principal and Senior Project Manager with another firm.