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CREATING COMMUNITY
Project Type
Commercial Year 2021 | 3rd year studio
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“Creating Community” is an adaptive reuse project. Located in LaGrange, GA, the site was previously home to a beloved convenience store called “Doc Spier’s.” Eventually, Doc Spier’s closed and the existing building became a rundown shell. The goal of this project was to use the pre-existing building and create a community center for the surrounding community.
The community is already very close-knit. According to residents, the people who live near to the site place importance on being neighborly. They will often sit on neighbors’ porches and check in on each other. With this in mind, the design of the community center emphasizes the togetherness of the neighborhood.
