Community Hybrid Building with Workforce Housing
This 50,000 sf transformative project in the heart of Church Hill North, one of Richmond’s most underserved communities, involves extensive community engagement, bringing together in one building: Reynolds Community College Culinary School, Workforce Housing, community office space, and destination restaurant.

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1. The Culinary School, Greenhouse, Restaurant and Housing transform the Food Desert into a community with access and awareness of nutritious food.

2. Workforce Housing provides affordable one and two bedroom apartments, each infused with natural light and views

3. Urban Green Space for School and Residents.

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"At a fraught time both nationally and locally, when many people are contemplating economic and racial inequalities, the arrival of the Kitchens at Reynolds delivers a new kind of monument where brilliant, smart and highly practical architecture is a tool for enhancing community engagement and inspiring an optimistic future."                Edwin Slipek, Style Weekly

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Project Awards:

Architect's Newspaper 2022 Best of Design Award for Social Impact & Project of the Year Finalist

Architizer A+ 2022 Award Special Mention for Mixed Use (L >25,000 sq ft.)

Architizer A+ 2022 Award Special Mention for Architecture +Concrete

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Press:

Architect's Newspaper| The Kitchens at Reynolds Brings Ambitious, Multipurpose Architecture to Underserved Richmond Community

The Plan|Mixed-Use Building in Church Hill North