Friends Center Campus

Project:

  Design Charrette and Fundraising, Quaker Campus and Meeting House

Location:

  Philadelphia, PA

Project Completed:

  Charrette complete in Fall 2004; Fundraising is on-going.

HIGHLIGHTS:

 
  • "Living Machine" sewage processing
  • Standing column well geo-thermal heating and cooling (the first in PA)
  • Vegetated Roof
  • Open floor plan for maximum daylight
  • Photovoltaic solar array
  • Storm water capture and re-use
  • High-performance building envelope
  • Low-toxicity, high-recycled content building materials
  • Recycling of construction waste
  • Interior and exterior educational displays

DESCRIPTION:

 

Located just two blocks from City Hall, Friends Center’s four-story urban campus is overlooked by thousands of people in surrounding high-rise buildings, providing unique possibilities for the campus to serve as a demonstration of urban sustainability. Early in 2004, Re:Vision was hired to secure funding to support “green planning” efforts for the campus renovation. After obtaining planning funds, Re:Vision managed and facilitated a multi-day green building design charrette that resulted in renewed commitment throughout the Friends community and a concrete vision for the project (a fossil-fuel-free campus!). Re:Vision Architecture has continued to provide fundraising support for this project, securing a Growing Greener grant for urban storm water best management practices.
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