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New Mexico School for the Arts
New Mexico School for the Arts
Santa Fe, NM, United States
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New Mexico School for the Arts
Santa Fe, NM, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$10M - 50M
The New Mexico School for the Arts project is a state-wide residential high school designed for approximately 300 students. With core academic classrooms, arts classrooms, and performance venues, this award-winning adaptive reuse project has revitalized it's historic urban site near the Railyards District in downtown Santa Fe.
Lake|Flato and Studio Southwest Architects developed a master plan for the school's new 125,000 sf campus in 2016 and then completed the first phase of construction - the transformation of the Sanbusco Market Center into a 75,000 gsf academic and administration building.
The Sanbusco Market Center was comprised of multiple buildings constructed over the last century and a half, with uses as varied as a lumber mill, storage depot, bookstore, and mini-mall retail center. The rich history of the site and historic function of some of the older buildings were woven into the space needs of the school and have enriched the urban design of the common areas. Combining the realities of the existing building with the needs of the school, the original lumber yard ‘drive through’ became the school’s Paseo, the organizing street that feeds to classrooms and studios while doubling as the school's main gathering space. The original lumber yard office, a salmon colored brick structure, was transformed into a gallery that hosts visual art exhibitions. Arts studios occupy the north of the Paseo, spilling out to an art porch that offers indoor/outdoor work space. Music studios occupy the tilt-wall shell of an old Borders Books, using the mass and height to reinforce the space's acoustical needs. At the property’s northern edge, dance and drama cohabitate in the stucco clad ‘World Market’ building, a funky retail center embellished with natural light and acoustical isolation between the programs.
Almost all of the school’s spaces pirouette daily, serving as academic space for traditional subjects from 9am - 2pm and then art studios from 2pm - 5pm. Student work in drama, music, dance, visual arts, and creative writing bring the school to life daily with performances, recitals, exhibitions and readings. Future phases will locate the dorms on campus, student dining and courtyard spaces and ultimately create a New Mexico School for the Arts Theater to showcase the students’ considerable talent.
The integration of a dozen different structural, mechanical and façade systems, mixed with as many interior levels that all stitched together to create ADA access, add to the fun, funky atmosphere at the school. They serve as a pleasant reminder of the buildings’ history and an appropriate metaphor for the collaborative work that the students produce at the New Mexico School for the Arts.
Lake|Flato and Studio Southwest Architects developed a master plan for the school's new 125,000 sf campus in 2016 and then completed the first phase of construction - the transformation of the Sanbusco Market Center into a 75,000 gsf academic and administration building.
The Sanbusco Market Center was comprised of multiple buildings constructed over the last century and a half, with uses as varied as a lumber mill, storage depot, bookstore, and mini-mall retail center. The rich history of the site and historic function of some of the older buildings were woven into the space needs of the school and have enriched the urban design of the common areas. Combining the realities of the existing building with the needs of the school, the original lumber yard ‘drive through’ became the school’s Paseo, the organizing street that feeds to classrooms and studios while doubling as the school's main gathering space. The original lumber yard office, a salmon colored brick structure, was transformed into a gallery that hosts visual art exhibitions. Arts studios occupy the north of the Paseo, spilling out to an art porch that offers indoor/outdoor work space. Music studios occupy the tilt-wall shell of an old Borders Books, using the mass and height to reinforce the space's acoustical needs. At the property’s northern edge, dance and drama cohabitate in the stucco clad ‘World Market’ building, a funky retail center embellished with natural light and acoustical isolation between the programs.
Almost all of the school’s spaces pirouette daily, serving as academic space for traditional subjects from 9am - 2pm and then art studios from 2pm - 5pm. Student work in drama, music, dance, visual arts, and creative writing bring the school to life daily with performances, recitals, exhibitions and readings. Future phases will locate the dorms on campus, student dining and courtyard spaces and ultimately create a New Mexico School for the Arts Theater to showcase the students’ considerable talent.
The integration of a dozen different structural, mechanical and façade systems, mixed with as many interior levels that all stitched together to create ADA access, add to the fun, funky atmosphere at the school. They serve as a pleasant reminder of the buildings’ history and an appropriate metaphor for the collaborative work that the students produce at the New Mexico School for the Arts.
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