Neighborhood/Community

This project includes the historic restoration of an 1805 Meeting House and a new community gathering space designed to match the elegant simplicity and durability of the Meeting House. Prior to design, Re:Vision’s due diligence included an energy audit, structural analysis, and archaeological investigation of the existing site and historic Meeting House building. This information formed the basis for a master plan which Re:Vision then executed.

This past June, Haverford Township’s Board of Commissioners voted in favor of a geothermal energy system for the proposed Community Recreation & Environmental Center, set to be completed in 2012. The facility will be located at Haverford Reserve, on the sprawling 160 acres of land the township has recently developed into a park and nature preserve. The space, located off of Darby and Marple roads in Haverford, was the former home of Haverford State Hospital, which was closed by the state in 1998.

Fair Food is a local non-profit “dedicated to bringing locally grown food into the Philadelphia marketplace.” They represent more than 90 sustainable farms and food producers in southeast Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, including urban farms within Philadelphia, and are at the epicenter of the local food movement. Re:Vision Architecture was commissioned to design their new expansion in the historic Reading Terminal Market.

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia, Inc. (MNM) is a 501 (C) (3) not for profit organization that has served the Tioga neighborhood of North Philadelphia for over 25 years. It is the only social service provider in one of the most neglected sections of Philadelphia. The Ministries’ programs were developed in partnership with Tioga’s residents in order to address their needs.

To reflect their environmental and educational mission, The Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay hired Re:Vision Architecture to design a series of youthful green buildings that can also be used as teaching tools about environmental stewardship and green design.  To kick-off the projects, RVA helped secure funding for a series of public design meetings ("charrettes") at each camp.

Olive Townhomes is a sustainable townhome project registered under LEED for Homes green building certification program with the goal of achieving LEED Gold. The Olive Townhomes were designed to achieve four ends: Energy Efficiency, Savings and Conservation Comfortable, Bright and Healthy Living Spaces, Natural Resource Conservation, and Protection Inherent Beauty of Green Design. Located at 808 Carpenter Street, Philadelphia, Pa., it is one block from the Italian Market and a 10-15 minute walk into Center City.

The River Resource Center in Asbury, NJ transformed a graphite mill ruin into a LEED-Platinum certified home for Musconetcong Watershed Association (MWA).