https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/3541 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16969 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:48:41 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16969-chicagos-west-side-gains-a-new-community-anchor-with-rusu-mccartin-boys-and-girls-club-by-latent-design Rusu-McCartin BGCC._Lead.jpg Latent’s Rusu-McCartin Boys & Girls Club, nominated for the 5th cycle of the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), is Chicago's first new-construction Boys & Girls Club to open in decades. Photo © Tom Harris Rusu-McCartin BGCC-5(1).webp Located next to the 30-acre Chicago Joint Public Safety Training Center, Latent's master plan includes the new club, two adjacent buildings, and the surrounding public space. Photo © Tom Harris Rusu-McCartin BGCC-3(1).webp Fronted by a public plaza, the club's main entrance is at the northwest corner of the site. Photo © Tom Harris Rusu-McCartin BGCC-4(1).webp The roof deck offers sweeping city views. © Tom Harris Rusu-McCartinBGCC-17.webp Each of the three floors are identified by bold colors, with the second floor employing purple. Photo © Tom Harris.   Rusu-McCartinClub1(1).webp The building features an exposed concrete core. Photo © Latent