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North Philadelphia Community Help, Inc.

Collaborative volunteers worked with North Philadelphia Community Help (NPCH) and AMT Industry on a programming and feasibility study for a narrow site on West Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia. The mixed-use site would serve multiple needs in the neighborhood by including affordable housing units as well as flexible community space to host a workforce development program for sterilization technicians.

  • Existing Parcel
  • Existing site plan
  • Community Chosen Precedents
  • Conceptual Diagram A
  • Preliminary Conceptual Site Massing, Diagram A
  • Conceptual Diagram B
  • Prelim Conceptual floor plan Diagram B Option 2
  • Preliminary Conceptual Site Massing, Diagram B
Volunteer Design Team

Francesca Arrieta

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Architect, Intern
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Greg Standeven

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Architectural Designer

"Having the ability to collaborate with community members to help shape the way they experience their neighborhood is priceless."

KJO Architecture
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kevin O'Neill

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Architect, Registered

"I appreciated the chance to return to a Philadelphia neighborhood that I was already familiar with, but this time was able to see it from someone else's perpective- and it was like a brand new place."

KJO Architecture
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kristina Vagen

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Real Estate/Economic Dev.
The Michaels Organization
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Camden, New Jersey

Kristina Vagen

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Real Estate/Economic Dev.
The Michaels Organization
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Camden, New Jersey

Lily Ho

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Real Estate/Economic Dev.

"Design that is driven by community engagement helps to lead to places that are not only more inclusive and accessible to existing residents, but is also a way to promote greater civic engagement by giving people an active voice in the way their communities are shaped."

Econsult Solutions, Inc.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sofia Brozo

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Architect, Intern
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reflects volunteers' profession and firm at time of Design Grant
Project Title
West Lehigh Avenue Mixed-Use Development: Programming and Feasibility Study
Address
1221 and 1223 W. Lehigh Ave, each property runs from Lehigh Ave to Silver Street
Philadelphia, PA 19133
Neighborhood
North Philadelphia
Volunteer Hours
231
Value of Pro Bono Services
$32,924
Design Grant Completed
June 30, 2020
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