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Gulati Complex at Chestnut Hill College

Chestnut Hill College desired to transform underutilized staff, and faculty to exercise. The adjacent McCaffery
spaces into a modern fitness center and social gathering Lounge curves around a stone fireplace, with bold colors
area with cafe that would build upon the college’s mission and graphics used to literally express the school’s core
for health in body, mind, and spirit. The 11,300 SF Gulati beliefs around a ceiling frieze. “Circle the City with Love”
Complex includes a 5,000 SF fitness center, adjacent in multiple languages rings the room, celebrating the
McCaffery Lounge cafe and social gathering space, plus an ministry of the Sisters of Saint Joseph.
outdoor entrance pavilion and plaza.
A new entry pavilion and exterior plaza link the Gulati
The complex incorporates visual cues to the heritage, core Complex with nearby buildings, extending the piazza of
values, and history of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and the Logue Library and serving as a welcoming center of
Chestnut Hill College. The design responds to the college’s campus for students and visitors.
desire to impact the whole person – from individual fitness
to school community – while celebrating and highlighting
the school’s vitality.

An underutilized lower level gymnasium was upgraded
with color, light, ventilation, and a new mezzanine,
which combine for a healthy, cheerful place for students,

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