Ramaz School

On Manhattan’s Upper East Side, the Ramaz School accommodates 500 students on seven levels. Major activities include classrooms, laboratories, libraries, art studios, and a gymnasium. Holding the street line on a compact site, the satin stainless steel facade abstracts the townhouse vocabulary of the local context. This highly acclaimed school won the highest design citation from the Interfaith Forum for Religious Art and Architecture, and was widely publicized in Architectural Record. This work was a collaboration between William J Conklin and James Rossant.

The stainless-steel facade of Ramaz was an abstraction of the Upper East Side side-by-side townhouses..

View of Facade

Drawing of a school's street facade.

Facade Drawing

Floor plan showing Dining, Auditorium, Kitchens, Coats, Lobby, and stairs, with the Auditorium featuring a large seating area and stages.

Plan - Main Floor

Floor plan of a building showing two libraries, a computer lab, a lounge, and several other rooms.

Plan - 3rd Floor

Floor plan showing service rooms, book depository, and student area.

Plan - Basement

School's sanctuary.

View of Sanctuary

View of lobby stairs.

Stair down to Main Lobby

Entry lobby.

Main Lobby

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