John Jay College of Criminal Justice, an active college in the City University of New York, currently occupies a former Public School building, Haaren Hall, on 10th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets. With ownership of the entire Manhattan block, the college has ambitions to grow over two phases into the full Zoning capacity of the block. The charge of this project is to occupy the entire site with an integrated campus while providing a base for future growth.
The massing of the proposed expansion attempts to create a strong urban form, providing the college identity within the city. The building grows from an existing datum set in the adjacent Haaren Hall limestone base and dramatically rises to the west creating maximum visibility from both 10th Avenue and the Westside Highway. The presence of a significant Campus Commons is created in the void between the existing and new structures. A significant cantilever over 11th Avenue responds to the McKim, Mead and White designed Con Edison building across the street.
