Pre-K Center 613 is a new three-story school in a dense urban block surrounded by residential buildings, developed by the New York City School Construction Authority as part of the Mayor’s “Pre-K-For-All” initiative. The building is a concrete structure with a highly efficient precast concrete, curtain wall and metal rain screen envelope that exceeds energy code requirements. Expansive glass surfaces with shade control bring significant natural light to interiors.

The school provides 14 classrooms for 252 students and includes an indoor playroom, administration offices, and a clerestory-lit multi-purpose room at the cellar level. The interiors use a variety of materials that tie together common and classroom spaces with a soft yet vibrant color palette. Front and rear yard setbacks provide space for outdoor play areas. 

To shorten the construction duration, a reinforced concrete frame with architectural insulated precast wall panels were chosen for their ability to be rapidly constructed and erected.

The building is a Certified NYC Green School, equivalent or greater than LEED for Schools Certification. The school completed construction in March and will open in September of 2018.