Michael E. Berdy School Gymnasium

The existing PS 188K school was operating without a formal gymnasium for student sports and recreational activities. SBLM was asked to investigate the feasibility of adding a new gymnasium that would be created in a portion of the playground while relocating the Early Childhood Play Area. This building features a regulation basketball court with bleachers and locker facilities for 378 students that also allows for community use. To provide for adequate student circulation and access to the new gymnasium, the entrance was sited with a protected walkway from the existing school building entrance within the secured school property.