"People first paid honour to a spot and afterwards gained glory for it. Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her."
GK Chesterton
"People first paid honour to a spot and afterwards gained glory for it. Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her."
GK Chesterton
A multi-structure project including a chapel, bell tower, dormitories, guest cottages, work buildings, etc. All told, quite an ambitious undertaking that a group of Carmelite Nuns have set before themselves. Quite an honor to have been asked to come alongside and help begin the work of realizing such a vision. It's always a joy to collaborate with clients who desire to not only build well for themselves, but for the future generations that come long after us.
The vast majority of structures are old mass-wall brick buildings, and it’s these humble red boxes that are breathing new life into Columbia’s downtown. Old warehouses, rail depots, mills, and factories are now serving the community as grocery stores, apartments, offices and restaurants. Solid brick walls, with their common-bond coursing, provide such a stable platform for creating and sustaining civic spaces by virtue of their honest construction, human scale design, and enduring nature.
