Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago Rusu-McCartin Club

Chicago, IL, United States

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago Rusu-McCartin Club

Chicago, IL, United States

Firm

Latent Design

Type

Government + Health › Community Center

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2023

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

BUDGET

$10M - 50M

The new Rusu-McCartin Club is the first new construction Boys and Girls Club in nearly 50 years and will anchor the Joint Public Safety Campus in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. The 3-story building provides facilities for local youth to engage in a broad offering of programs that promote leadership development, academic success, and healthy lifestyles. The building activates Chicago Avenue with large expanses of glass to showcase the various creative programming across three stepped floors. The front of the building is angled to create a landscaped east to west pathway across the campus and reveal skyline views from the entry and public plaza. On top of the double height gymnasium sits an outdoor deck adjacent to a growing meadow and a large flexible classroom space. The exterior skin of the building is comprised of a variable pattern of three metal profiles with metallic paint finishes to capture sun and shadows throughout the day.