The ArtHouse project transformed an underutilized 15,000 square foot facility in downtown Gary, IN, into a cultural hub, showcasing visual and culinary arts. Mir Collective’s competition-winning design resurfaces and illuminates the existing building while empowering local youth, training underemployed residents, and highlighting local manufacturing capabilities.
Client: Bloomberg Philanthropies + The City of Gary, IN
Completed: 2016
Role: Jeana Ripple: design architect while leading her previous firm, Ripple Architecture Studio
News: Architectural Record
Awards: SEED Network [Social Economic Environmental Design] 2016
Architect Team: Jeana Ripple, Barbara Brown Wilson, Eric Barr, Ian Carr, Asa Eslocker, Elizabeth Van Der Els
Collaborators: Barbara Brown Wilson (community engagement), Latent Design (fabrication + general contractor), Range Design (interior renovation), LiveArts Studio, (Interior Renovation), Theaster Gates, PlaceLab, Rebuild Foundation) (project Visioning + Coordination)
Images: Winter Beach Productions
