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Children’s Institute Inc. City
Los Angeles, CA
Program
47,000 sq. ft
Client
Children’s Institute, Inc.
Completion
April 2011
This 47,000 sq. ft. project entails the adaptive reuse and creative rehabilitation of three light-industrial buildings in a gritty inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood. On a tight budget, the design deinstitutionalizes the sensitive social functions of the organization, through a combination of innovative planning and the limited insertion of new architectural/graphic components. The program includes a preschool, individual therapy rooms, administrative offices, and large multipurpose spaces for community programs. The completed project will provide much needed community and family services to this high-risk neighborhood and will serve as the regional operational headquarters for this rapidly growing non-profit organization.