Buildings
Studio Libeskind Donates Design for Community Center
(archrecord.construction.com - 07/12/2006)
By Sam
Lubell
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Studio Daniel Libeskind has released
designs for a new community center in Gulfport, Mississippi.
The HOPE Center—whose initials stand for Home to Opportunity,
Possibility and Empowerment—replaces a 4,000-square-foot
facility that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina. It is
being developed on a pro bono basis for the Boys and Girls
Club of the Gulf Coast, which is now using nearby school space
for its programs.
The 27,000-square-foot center will be
located in the Forest Heights section of Gulfport. It will
likely be made of precast concrete to better withstand future
storms and topped with a distinctive curved metal roof. In
addition to connected areas for education and recreation,
it will include a clerestoried, double-height central spine
that will act as a lobby, a game room, and a space for community
events.
The firm is working with Gulfport-based
Guild Hardy Architects, and targeting completion for fall
2007. And while the project budget is not set, project manager
Kevin Teague says it will be less than $5 million. RockWorks,
a charity funded largely by recording artists and technicians,
is coordinating the funding.
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