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Firm

MABU

Type

Government + Health › Community Center

STATUS

Concept

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

BUDGET

Undisclosed

This project is for a community-based not-for-profit organization located in Albany, NY that supports a local community of people impacted by a global humanitarian crisis. The design is conceptually framed by the intersection of two contemporary societal changes – an increase in global migration and a decline in organized religion in the US. The architectural implications of these social dynamics – the need for basic shelter/services for people displaced from their home(land), on the one hand, and houses of worship that have lost their original use, on the other - is at the center of the project’s design.
The adaptive reuse strategy aims to re-align the existing buildings and spaces to the client’s mission through a series of repairs, alterations, and additions. The scope of work is focused on a strategic planning for the whole site, which features a new landscape and accessory structures, including a new playground and spaces for public assembly, and informal gatherings. The site design reorganizes the outdoors spaces through a variable topography that provides a new means of access to the buildings, as well as unique garden spaces that redefine the character of the place. An existing 2-story parsonage is converted into a new youth center and a new addition is added to its backside to reorient it towards the new landscape. The primary structure on the property is a former Methodist church built in 1914. The 16,200 SF building consists of 2 wings – a sanctuary and parish hall. The design work is focused on converting the sanctuary into a non-denominational, multi-purpose space for community meetings, educational events, ceremonies, and public performances. The parish hall will be a new welcome center with office spaces. Alterations to the exterior shell include a skylight that transforms the former chancel area into an open “skyroom” and a basement-level entry that connects the interior to the new exterior landscape. The design work is focused, understated, and impactful. It aims to enact transformative change with modest means. It does this in twenty diverse ways that are values-based, resourceful, and understated…each one intended as a modest act of making and re-making home.

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