This new elementary school campus sits at the southwest corner of a 24 acre campus on the former site of the Ambassador Hotel. The K-3 portion of the project, comprises two pilot schools, occupies the southwest corner of the campus, and aligns with 8th Street. By responding directly to the urban grid, and providing two distinct interior courtyards, the campus both secures its grounds and achieves separate internal identity for its two pilot schools. Another LAUSD ‘first’ is a campus-wide public art program that matured through close coordination between artists and architects. The K-5 public art installations pay homage to the site’s history, and to its place in culture, politics, and the performing arts. A central ‘floor mural’ dominates the playground’s plan view, and a 100-foot wall mural encloses one of the playground’s ends, creating a rich presence of art in the students’ everyday lives.
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