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Architects: Agency-Agency, Method Architecture
- Area: 20000 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:Michael Vahrenwald
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Assa Abloy, Sherwin-Williams, Signify, Ameripolish, Armstrong Ceilings, Berridge, Calibamboo, Countertops, Daltile, Elkay, Kawneer, Kohler, Legion Lighting, Luminas Lighting, Millwork, Pinnacle Architectural Lighting, Robert McNeel & Associates, SWF Contract, Shaw, +2
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Lead Architects: Tei Carpenter (designer) and Jackie Rye (AOR)
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Architect of Record: Method Architecture (Jake Donaldson, Nicholas Kapple, Charlotte Martin, Jackie Rye)
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General Contractor: DMAC Construction, Lance McIntyre, Doug Meadows, Jason Stavinoha
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Landscape Architect: TBG Partners, Jacob Burgus, J. Wes Cegelski, Lisa Girard, Sarah Zelenak
Text description provided by the architects. Founded on the belief that in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life, Big Brothers Big Sisters works to make a direct and lasting impact on the lives of children facing adversity by establishing one-to-one relationships with volunteer mentors. Supporting this mission of inclusion and social justice, the new headquarters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston imagines the building as a catalyst for community engagement with a design that is visually porous, vibrant in its use of color, and filled with natural light. The project uses architecture to produce a joyful and hopeful presence in the city that can act as a model for future chapters of Big Brothers Big Sisters throughout the country.
