The New Orleans East High School at Abramson is a two-story, 107,000-square-foot structure. It boasts instructional space, administrative support space, a regulation-sized gym with specialized stage and lighting, an acoustically rated black box music and performance room, a fitness room, a full-service commercial kitchen, a 3,000-square-foot media center, and the latest information technology services.
The structural steel frame is supported by 74-foot-deep auger cast piles. The exterior walls are non-load bearing CMU clad with brick and architectural metal wall panels. The interior walls are a mix of CMU and gyp with metal stud construction. The floor finishes include VCT, carpet, quarry tile, terrazzo, a resilient athletic flooring and the athletic wood flooring in the gymnasium. The state-of-the-art mechanical system is powered by a four-pipe chill water system, air handling units and multiple fan coil units.