MITHŪN

Overview

With an existing urban skilled nursing campus, Kline Galland Center decided to expand their services to seniors in a more active downtown setting. While not adjacent, the organization acts as a virtual continuum of care. Goals for the new high-rise were to:

• Attract sophisticated, well-traveled, educated, upper income seniors.
• Integrate seniors into an urban neighborhood where services like stores, theaters, public transportation and medical offices are located.
• Express the community’s love of learning.
• Respect and celebrate the symbolic and ritualistic needs of the full spectrum of the Jewish population.
• Fit within the existing urban residential neighborhood.
• Encourage community and intergenerational activities.
• Create a long-term enduring building.

Awards

• 2003 Order of Excellence Design Award in Assisted Living—Contemporary Long Term Care Magazine
• 2002 Gold Key Award for Excellence in Hospitality Design—Senior Living Category
• 2001 Winner, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Design for Aging Review