The Jesuits of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus recently
completed a breathtakingly modern new building on their northern
Baltimore campus which marries the outdoors with the steel and concrete
structure -- bringing nature and light into and throughout the 60,000
square-foot residence. This new residential community is designed to
offer senior Jesuits assisted-living services while also enabling them
to continue their ministries in and around Baltimore and throughout the
Maryland province. The new St. Claude la Colombiere Jesuit
Community Residence, designed by the architectural firm Bohlin Cywinski
Jackson, replaces the previous residence on the property which was built
in 1961. Designed around a stone entry courtyard, the two-story chapel
is the central design feature and the heart of this Jesuit community
home. The facility provides rooms for the 38 members of the community
along with a dining hall, commercial grade kitchen, living room,
library, office and work space as well as recreational facilities. In
the video piece, created by Halkin Photography, Jesuit Father William
Rickle,superior for the Colombiere Jesuit community, and James
Casciotti, socius for the Maryland province, discuss how the building
ties in with the spiritual elements of Jesuit community life and, in
turn, how the building fits into the landscape of the property.
Link (here) to Youtube
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