Family Community Clinic at St. Joseph Catholic Church

A compassionate project that helps fill the needs of members in our community.

The St. Joseph Family Community Clinic was an adaptive re-use project that infilled the underutilized historic school building located on the south side of E. Washington Street, within the Butchertown Historic District. Built in 1866, the school was designed in a style congruous with the Gothic Revival St. Joseph cathedral, with a brick and limestone exterior. 

When the non-profit Family Community Clinic expanded its services, it required a larger space that could accommodate larger clinic rooms, more cheerful waiting areas, and a secure, on-site pharmacy and clinical lab. KNBA and its consultants also enhanced some areas on the third floor of the school building, which are occupied by St. Joseph Catholic Church. 

The historic space, left unaltered since 1926, required complete rehabilitation of its energy systems and the integration of more accessible features, such as a wheelchair-accessible ramp and a budget-friendly elevator. The interior was completely renovated to allow for the integration of the needed clinic spaces while ensuring the building’s historic elements were sensitively addressed. The new clinic spaces were designed with a cheerful, energetic aesthetic emphasized through bright colors and natural finishes to provide a welcoming experience to the organization’s underprivileged clientele. The Family Community Clinic was completed and resumed their services to the community in September 2018.