Eastern Christian Middle School in Wyckoff, New Jersey, retained LAN Associates to provide architecture, interior design, environmental services, surveying, construction administration, and mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and civil engineering services for a six-classroom addition.
Faced with a rapidly expanding student population and a strict timeline to remove temporary modular classrooms, LAN Associates’ work began with a feasibility study that developed multiple possible solutions to address the need for expanded classroom space.
The approved concept was a six-classroom, 9,000 sf addition that includes four standard classrooms, one special education classroom, and one flexible classroom designed for art, science, or other subjects. The new space also includes restrooms and a small-group instruction room, which is directly connected to the school’s existing west end. This addition was designed to seamlessly blend with the existing school’s exterior aesthetic while delivering the necessary upgrades.
Inside the new addition, LAN focused on integrating Eastern Christian Schools’ branding, highlighting its bold blue and gold school colors, eagle crest logo, and other dynamic imagery. LAN introduced these elements into both the corridors and classrooms, creating inspiring areas for student interaction, discussion, and collaboration. Each space includes new graphic displays, self-healing tackboards, and a connection to the school’s core values.
As part of the same project, the entire school also received new double-stacked lockers and corridor designs featuring district branding. The addition is fully air-conditioned, and the project included various other capital improvements throughout the school, including a full roof replacement.
Client
Eastern Christian School
Location
Wyckoff, New Jersey
Project Size
9,000 sf
Completion Date
February 2026
Markets
Education K-12
Services
Architecture, Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical, Civil, Environmental, Surveying, Construction Administration
