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SOS CHILDREN ’ S VILLAGES - ROOSEVELT SQUARE

A NEW SINGLE-STORY CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER ( CLT ) OFFICE AND COMMUNITY CENTER
The design for the new SOS Children ’ s Villages Illinois and Maestro Cares Community Center exemplifies a unification of SOS ’ s childfostering mission , with the surrounding family “ villages ” of the Roosevelt Square community . The prominent corner site along the active Blue Island Avenue , just south and west of Chicago ’ s downtown area , welcomes engagement with adjacent residential neighborhoods , while presenting a positive and compelling outward image to the public .
SOS Children ’ s Villages Illinois ’ s Roosevelt Square Community Center is a new single-story Cross Laminated Timber ( CLT ) office and community center with kitchen space near their Roosevelt Square Village property .
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