Catholic Charities Education Center
Update
04/13/22
Catholic Charities Education Center Proposed
A proposal to replace the existing structure at the Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Institute, a private, non-profit academic and vocational school for students with physical and developmental disabilities, ages six to eighteen years. The roughly 19,000 sq. ft. building wraps around a central, exterior courtyard. The form is segmented to break up the overall scale of the building to be in line with the adjacent neighborhood character. Given the steep topography, the program is terraced into intermediate levels. Connecting these levels is a prominent ramp, which helps navigate the challenging site as well as provides universal accessibility to the students, the majority of which have special needs.