KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate

KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate has a new home for its growing academic program. A 100-year-old former warehouse building has been converted into a modern high school for grades 9 to 12.

The commons/hangout space is an informal area that creates community among students from different neighborhoods. It is perfect for independent, introspective work. Flexible furnishings and writeable walls open it to group work as well.

The existing building’s square floor plate created an exciting design challenge. Because the traditional layout of classrooms on either side of a double-loaded corridor would not be possible, converting the four-story building into a 21st-century learning environment required an innovative design. The team was ultimately able to use the square layout to the school’s advantage when programming the space. Each floor now includes breakout spaces for adjacent classrooms and separate seminar spaces for larger groups.

A centrally situated open stair connects all four floors. Shared spaces include a gallery on Level 1, supporting the adjacent arts, music, theater, and dance classrooms; an open library on Level 2; student hub on Level 3; and a large seminar room on Level 4. Using KIPP’s bold color palette and visual identity elements, Arrowstreet developed floor-to-ceiling wall graphics with messaging that reinforces each level’s programming.

Additional Information

Other projects from this professional

Hildreth Elementary School

Situated at the heart of the elementary school, the Library/Media Center creates...

Hildreth Elementary School

Design team Arrowstreet (Architect); GGD Consulting Engineers (MEP Engineering); EDG (Structural Engineering); Epilson...

King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex

Design Team Arrowstreet in association with William Rawn Associates (Architect); W.T. Rich/KBE Joint...

Brooke High School

The design objective was to create a school building where students would...

Load more