BACK GROUND L UT HE R COURT SOCI E T Y T he L uthe r Co - PDF document

LUT HER C O URT SO C IET Y INT ER-G ENERAT IO NAL HO USING PRO JEC T SAANIC H, BC BACK GROUND L UT HE R COURT SOCI E T Y T he L uthe r Co urt So c ie ty (L CS) wa s e sta b lishe d in 1974, o ffspring o f the pa rish o f L uthe ra n Churc h o f the Cro ss a nd with pa rtic ipa tio n fro m me mb e rs o f the o the r L uthe ra n pa rishe s in Vic to ria . L CS wa s c re a te d with the inte ntio n o f b uilding a c o mmunity tha t wo uld me e t the physic a l, e mo tio na l a nd spiritual needs of those who live there. LCS offjcially opened in 1979, with an innovative, socially- b a se d Mo de l o f Ca re , a nd c o ntinue s to pro vide a ffo rda b le a nd a c c e ssib le ho using a nd he a lth services as well as a place for social interaction and support to fmourish. Luther Court is “home” to ma ny a nd we a spire to e nsure e ve ryo ne ha s a pla c e a t the ta b le . L UT HE RAN CHURCH OF T HE CROSS L uthe ra n Churc h o f the Cro ss (L CC) is a c o ng re g a tio n o f the E va ng e lic a l L uthe ra n Churc h in Ca na da . E sta b lishe d in 1960, it se e ks to b e a c o mmunity o f o pe nne ss, ho spita lity, le a rning a nd c a re fo r o the rs in the g ra c e a nd fre e do m o f Go d in Je sus. L CC is a n inc lusive c o mmunity, we lc o ming pe o ple o f dive rse b a c kg ro unds, se xua l o rie nta tio ns, g e nde r ide ntitie s, a b ilitie s, e c o no mic c irc umsta nc e s a nd c ultura l e xpre ssio ns. All a re we lc o me . OUR VAL UE S L CS susta ins a nd impro ve s the q ua lity o f life fo r se nio rs b y pro viding c a re , she lte r suppo rt a nd c o mmunity inte ra c tio n. L CS do e s this b y pro viding a spe c trum o f pro g ra ms a nd se rvic e s to e nric h the physic a l, spiritua l, inte lle c tua l a nd e mo tio na l live s o f tho se the y se rve . L uthe r Co urt is inte ntio na l in ide ntifying a nd living o ut its philo so phy in the de sig n a nd ma na g e me nt o f o ur fa c ilitie s a nd se rvic e s, in tha t we pla c e a prima ry fo c us a b o ut inc o rpo ra ting pe o ple into c o mmunity tha t suppo rts, e ng a g e s a nd dra ws pe o ple to g e the r. We a re e xc ite d a b o ut inte rg e ne ra tio na l ho using as a further step to enliven our community and provide space and opportunity for a natural cross- la ye ring o f the g e ne ra tio ns. L CC is a wo rshipping a nd se rving c o mmunity tha t o ffe rs pro g ra ms o f le a rning a nd c o mmunity fo r a ll a g e s, a nd va rio us g ro ups invo lve d in lo c a l to g lo b a l c o nc e rns, inc luding : the She lb o urne Co mmunity K itc he n, truth a nd re c o nc ilia tio n, re fug e e spo nso rship, c hildre n’ s summe r da y c a mp, Multifa ith Se rvic e s a t the Unive rsity o f Vic to ria , study g ro ups, c la sse s a nd le a rning e ve nts, L uthe r Ho use . L CC wo rks in pa rtne rship with L uthe r Co urt, ne ig hb o uring fa ith c o mmunitie s, c o mmunity a sso c ia tio ns, a nd o the rs.

LUT HER C O URT SO C IET Y INT ER-G ENERAT IO NAL HO USING PRO JEC T SAANIC H, BC PROJE CT T E AM + ROL E S T he pro je c t te a m is c o mpo se d o f the b uilding c o mmitte e , de ve lo pme nt c o nsulta nt, a rc hite c t a nd c o nsulta nts. Building Committe e : T he b uilding c o mmitte e is c o mpo se d o f re pre se nta tive s fro m b o th the L uthe r Co urt So c ie ty, a nd the L uthe ra n Churc h o f the Cro ss. T he b uilding c o mmitte e re pre se nts b o th o rg a niza tio ns a nd is a c tive in the de c isio n ma king pro c e ss. De ve lopme nt Consulta nt: M’ a ko la De ve lo pme nt Se rvic e s (MDS) ha s b e e n e ng a g e d b y L uthe r Co urt So c ie ty to pro vide de ve lo pme nt c o nsulting se rvic e s. MDS will a c t a s a c lie nt re pre se nta tive fro m c o nc e ptua l de sig n, thro ug h to c o nstruc tio n a nd o pe ra tio ns. MDS’ s ro le inc lude s: • Co lla b o ra ting with L uthe r Co urt, L uthe ra n Churc h o f the Cro ss, a nd Studio 531 to pla n a nd fa c ilita te c o mmunity e ng a g e me nt e ve nts; • Pro c uring the full de sig n te a m a nd c o nstruc tio n ma na g e r; • De ve lo ping the pro je c t pro fo rma ; • L ia ising with the munic ipa l, pro vinc ia l, a nd fe de ra l g o ve rnme nt; Suppo rting the munic ipa l pe rmit a nd a ppro va l pro c e sse s; • Se c uring funding so urc e s; Arc hite c t: Studio 531 Arc hite c ts I nc . ha s b e e n e ng a g e d b y the L uthe r Co urt So c ie ty a s the a rc hite c t fo r the pro je c t. T he a rc hite c t is in c ha rg e o f le a ding the c o nsulta nt te a m (e ng ine e rs e tc .), a nd c re a ting a de sig n tha t me e ts the pro je c t re q uire me nts. T he a rc hite c t is a lso re spo nsib le fo r ma na g ing the munic ipa l a ppro va ls, c o mmunity/ sta ke ho lde r e ng a g e me nt, a nd e nsuring tha t the b uilding is de sig ne d a s pe r the re le va nt c o de s a nd sta nda rds. Consulta nts: T he c o nsulta nts fo r this pro je c t ha ve no t ye t b e e n e ng a g e d, b ut will inc lude struc tura l, me c ha nic a l, e le c tric a l, g e o te c hnic a l e ng ine e rs, a s we ll a s specialty consultants for traffjc, kitchen design, and energy modeling.

LUT HER C O URT SO C IET Y INT ER-G ENERAT IO NAL HO USING PRO JEC T SAANIC H, BC PROJE CT DE SCRI PT I ON Luther Court Society and Lutheran Church of the Cross wish to construct new multi-unit inte rg e ne ra tio na l ho using o n the c a mpus. T he ne w b uilding will b e de sig ne d to inc re a se the affordable housing units on site for both seniors and post-secondary students. The project will b e de sig ne d in a wa y tha t a llo ws the c hurc h, pre sc ho o l, a nd mo st o f L uthe r Co urt (with the e xc e ptio n o f its so uth wing ) to re ma in usa b le during c o nstruc tio n. T he de sig n will me e t BC Ho using sta nda rds in o rde r to q ua lify fo r pro je c t a nd c o nstruc tio n funding – essential to the fjnancial viability of the project. These standards affect all aspects of the design including unit size, unit count, materials and fjnishes; and energy performance. I n a dditio n to simply pro viding mo re re side ntia l units o n c a mpus, the pro je c t sho uld e nha nc e the o ve ra ll c a mpus with impro ve d pa rking fa c ilitie s, a c c e ssib ility, a me nity spa c e s, o pe n spa c e a nd c o nne c tivity. PROJE CT VI SI ON WHAT DOE S T HE CAMPUS (RE SIDE NCE S, CHURCH, PRE SCHOOL , COMMON ARE AS E T C) ME AN T O YOU? WHAT ’S MISSING F ROM T HIS DIAGRAM? I nstruc tio ns: Ple a se Use the stic ky no te s pro vide d a nd write the na me o f pe o ple , pla c e s, a c tivitie s o r ide a s tha t sho uld b e c o nside re d a s pa rt o f this pro je c t. Stic k yo ur no te o nto the dia g ra m b e lo w.

LUT HER C O URT SO C IET Y INT ER-G ENERAT IO NAL HO USING PRO JEC T SAANIC H, BC PROJE CT GOAL S T he pro je c t te a m ha s de ve lo pe d the fo llo wing g o a ls fo r the pro je c t: 1) I nte rg e ne ra tio na l Ho using Cre a te a pla c e whe re se nio rs a nd stude nts c a n live to g e the r in a pla c e tha t fe e ls like a ho me . Cre a te a nd nurture o ppo rtunitie s fo r inte rg e ne ra tio na l inte ra c tio n inc luding the po ssib ility o f inc luding a Gra de 4/ 5 c la ssro o m to pro vide a n inte rg e ne ra tio na l imme rsio n e xpe rie nc e fo r sc ho o l c hildre n 2) He a lth a nd We llne ss Cre a te a n e nviro nme nt tha t pro vide s re side nts a c c e ss to the b ro a d ra ng e o f se rvic e s to suppo rt the ir physic a l, spiritua l, e mo tio na l a nd so c ia l ne e ds. T he se se rvic e s ma y inc lude a prima ry he a lth c e ntre , a multi-disciplinary cohort of services not only for tho se who live the re b ut to se rve the surro unding ne ig hb o urho o d a s we ll. 3) I mpro ving Ca mpus Co nne c tivity T he pro je c t will b e de sig ne d to e nha nc e the o ve ra ll c o nne c tivity o f the c a mpus a nd fa c ilita te inte ra c tio n with the re side nts, c o ng re g a tio n, pre sc ho o l, pub lic a nd ma ny use r g ro ups while re spe c ting the ne e d fo r priva c y a nd se pa ra tio n o f diffe re nt a c tivitie s. 4) Re spe c t the Ho me T he e xisting Ca mpus pro vide s a ho me to mo re tha n 130 se nio rs a nd stude nts. We re c o g nize tha t a ny c o nstruc tio n pro je c t will impa c t the live s o f the se re side nts. We will lo o k fo r de sig ns a nd so lutio ns tha t minimize the disturb a nc e to the re side nts, the ir frie nds, visito rs, a nd fa milie s.