Children’s Institute Inc.

Project Site

C B A

Alley

Lake Street

South Site

North Site

Tem

ple

Stre

et

Project Completion DateMarch 2011

Project SizeBldg A: 29,889 sq. ft. Bldg B: 19,089 sq. ft.

Total48,978 sq. ft.

Building B Building B Building C

Before

The adaptive reuse of three industrial buildings created the head-quarters for a non-prof it organization that assists children and families exposed to violence. The campus is split by an alley with the north site focusing on preschool and early childhood services and the south site anchored around a community center offering educational programs (art, technology, nutrition, and after-school) as well as counseling services. Therapy rooms are dispersed around community spaces to make visits an everyday, rather than clinical, experience. These innovative strategies deinstitutionalize the ser-vices’ traditional delivery and build trust in a neighborhood in need of both counseling and community programs.

A key part of the process was re-thinking program organization to reveal opportunities for creative and collaborative community engagement.

On a tight budget ($10.5 million), the design provides required ame-nities that also add a sense of identity and welcome. At the pre-school a needed elevator was added and clad to create a community marker. On the south site, the community center’s west-facing entry elevation is the only source of daylight for the building. Shade for the harsh exposure was achieved by reconfiguring a loading dock canopy into a vine-covered arbor that also defines an outdoor gar-den patio running the length of the building—a respite in a dense urban setting. Inside, a “curiosity box” backdrops the lobby, wrap-ping the technology center with images. The graphics, featuring the neighborhood and origami instructions, provide conversation starters for staff introducing children to a new environment.

The project is slated for LEED silver achieved substantially through renovation (95% reuse) of a brownfield site, increased daylighting and passive shading, introduction of planting and permeable sur-faces, and efficient HVAC systems and lighting.

The project implemented an indoor air quality management plan during construction, diversion from the waste stream was just over 95%, and the building will achieve all LEED low-emitting materials credits (adhesives and sealants, paints and coatings, carpet systems, and composite wood). Please see the Sustainability Supplement at the end of this document for details.

EPA % Energy Reduction: 63kBtu/Sf.Ft./Yr: 75

Project Description

Entry

entry

WorkspaceTeam based administrative space

Community SpacePreschool Teen centerFamily resource center Events Drop-in programs TrainingArtTechnologyNutrition

Owner’s Program Re-grouping1 2

WellnessTherapy Support services

From Program to Social Setting

Wellness

Workspace

Community Space

Social Setting3

Lake Street

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ey

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5 6

2

8

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3 1

9

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Ground Floor

12 13

5

5

C

BA

16

14

Second Floor

15

Entry

Curiosity Box Around Tech Center

Art Room

Big Room/Space

Activity Room

Cafe/Nutrition

Family Resource Center

Deliveries

Patio/Garden

Orange Grove

Edible Garden

Preschool

Play Yard

Workplace Reception

Half Court/Parking

Teen Center

KEYWorkplace

Wellness Program

Community Space

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5

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0’ 32’ 64’

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Tech Center

Entry

1

4

8 9

5

2 3

6 7

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Tech Center

Patio

Family Resource Center

Origami Workshop

Art Room

Preschool

Community Space

Patio

Family Resource Center

Workplace

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6

2

7

3

8

4

9

5

10

Origami Wall

Stairs at Entry

Big Room

Preschool North Site

Preschool

Campus Entry