Hillbrook School opened a new classroom building in the three-story 1894 Moir building at 227 N. First St. in downtown San Jose. The Moir building features brick-and-sandstone construction, a massive skylight and bay windows. Hillbrook repurposed the Moir and the former San Jose Armory on North Second Street, together totaling about 70,000 square feet, into classrooms, maker spaces, art studios and a gym. Interiors were modernized while exteriors retained historic character. The project required millions of dollars of renovation and emphasizes adaptive reuse as a green, sustainable approach. Hillbrook also participates in neighborhood events such as National Night Out.
"That was a very intentional decision to have a school in downtown San Jose and have this idea of the city as a classroom,"
"We have these two buildings, which represent 70,000 square feet, but we have a classroom that is an entire city."
"The historical character of the building has been updated but hasn't been lost,"
"The idea of bringing a historical building back into use is one of the most green and sustainable things you can do. Our ability to take these two buildings and reenergize them is a huge benefit to the city, and it's a huge benefit to us."
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