The Gonic School in Rochester was built in 1887 with local brick and granite, and intricately detailed from the brickwork to the roof eaves (right in photo). The challenge was to add over 25,00 square feet of space, including a multipurpose room, to the historic structure and still maintain its scale and character. This was accomplished by mirroring the existing building with a three story classroom wing detailed to match the old structure, placing a new entrance between the two, and locating the multipurpose room behind both where its massing is hidden. The resulting addition is as functional as it is sensitive to its historic neighbor.