Ordinarily, a tucked-away mezzanine library would be an appealing spot for kids to read and play. But the one at Concourse House, a Bronx, New York, shelter serving women and their age 9 or younger children transitioning out of homelessness, was not so. Occupying what had been the choir loft of a former chapel, the 250-square-foot area’s original mahogany railing was not enough of a barrier from the double-height multipurpose space below. That’s where Michael K Chen Architecture enters the story.
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MKCA was honored when a generous donor approached us to design a new children’s library for families transitioning out of homelessness. Established in 1991, Concourse House is a Bronx-based shelter that serves women with you children, and works to eliminate homelessness by providing these...
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