In addition to being a religious center, St. Mary’s Church hosts a day care, Neighborhood Bike Works, and University City Hospitality Coalition. The Collaborative’s master plan addressed these programmatic needs, increased visibility, and improved circulation by reorganizing the existing spaces and adding a new building. Special attention was also given to preserving the historic character of the church.
"The project team collaboration, designers of all different strengths and weaknesses in helping each other to help the client."
"'Design' may be something that not everybody fully understands, but the quality of our environment has an impact on all of us."