… designs! And, not to mention, we have some awesome construction photos of the renovation of the church roof (we know you’re as excited as we are)!!
We have been quite busy the past couple of weeks, charretting and designing away, sending numerous pieces of trace paper flying. In our last post we told you about our Friday charrette, where we got our creative juices flowing about the church and the infill site to the north, which we fondly call “NorthSite.”
Since then, we have been developing and pushing those ideas even further towards a reality. Regarding NorthSite, we explored ideas ranging from a mixed use development, elderly housing and assisted living, to an urban farm for the community, an anchor site for a Walgreens or market rate townhouses catering to young professionals. Taking into consideration the ideas presented, and what was essential to the neighborhood and what it needed most, we have decided to pursue elderly housing and assisted living. Collectively, we feel this is the most needed for the neighborhood and what the neighborhood would benefit the most from.
Below are a few of the elderly housing and assisted living schemes we have come up with thus far:
And as promised, here are the pictures of the church (below). As I am sure you are all aware, there has been major construction going on with the church. The stabilization of the roof has begun, however, we hear the roof was in complete failure, so the big gaps you see are where the stabilization efforts are being made. And no, that is not a wrecking ball you see, it is a balance weight for the crane. We are excited to see what will happen in the near future.
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