PS 339

Consisting of 5 stories with a fuller cellar, the PS 339 school accommodates 472 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. In addition to 22 traditional classrooms, it features resource rooms for small group specialized instruction, music and art classrooms, a gymatorium, a library, a cafeteria and kitchen facilities, administrative and guidance offices, a medical office, and a community activity room.

The design scheme features a walkway extending from the street to the main building entrance, located within the interior of the site and giving the school will a campus-like ambiance. A grand architectural stairway leads from the ground floor to a basement-level gymatorium, which is visible upon entry into the main lobby via glass wall panels.

The site of the new PS 339 school is on the edge of a residential neighborhood of predominately two-four story apartment buildings, some single-family residences, and light manufacturing facilities. An elevated railroad corridor and bridge to the north and east of the site generates noise and creates vibration concerns for the site due to its close proximity. High-performance materials, technology, and specialized foundation systems are employed to mitigate those conditions.