Conceptual Design for a Stabilized
Ruin
The Minority Arts Resource Council is
a North Philadelphia nonprofit organization that develops
and promotes local artists of diverse cultures. It shares
a property line with the carriage house of the demolished
Widener Mansion. Even though the roof has been missing for
over fifteen years, the walls of this beautifully-detailed
carriage house remain intact.
Minority Arts became an advocate for preserving
the carriage house in 2001, when the City of Philadelphia
posted it with a notice for demolition. The arts organization
wants to reuse the structure as an outdoor classroom, gallery,
and performance space. To save the building, Minority Arts
had to show city officials that it had a game plan for stabilization
and reuse.
Collaborative volunteers advised Minority
Arts on how to stabilize the structure. The volunteers also
did a conceptual design showing how the nonprofit's cultural
programs could fit inside the carriage house shell. Finally,
the Collaboartive estimated stabilization and improvement
costs for the nonprofit.
Volunteers: Eric Larsen,
PE, Structural Engineer; Dean Sherwin, Cost Estimator; Joshua
Daniel, Lanscape Architectural Designe; Anthony James, Registered
Architect; Yun-Shang Chiou, Intern Architect
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| Value of Services:
$10,550 |
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