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INTERIOR

PROPOSAL

The overall mission of the interiors team was to renovate The Assembly Hall of the facility and the Reception/Library will Overall, the interior of the Woman’s Center will further the
and restore the Lithonia Woman’s Club building to reflect the be restored and preserved. The reception/library will serve as mission of once again creating a community gathering place
state of importance in the community that it once held and a ‘heritage’ space with elevated platforms and museum-like for the entire community of Lithonia. The interiors team
can hold again. The program for the interior of the facility signage. It will serve as a starting point for the storytelling hopes to contribute to preserving history while improving
evolved to include a restored library in its original location, a concept to unfold. function and creating a space that, in the eyes of a one-time

multi-purpose space for events, meetings, and gathering, a worker at the Lithonia Woman’s Center, was the prettiest
permanent space for displaying important objects, a functional The LWC Assembly Hall will be restored back to its’ grand place she’d ever seen with shiny floors and spaghetti dinners.
but streamlined kitchen and expanded restrooms. condition, removing paneling and parquet to produce an

inviting space that has multi-uses including event and meeting We are reweaving the quilt of memories for the LWC. In doing
This scope expanded onto the exterior of the building with a rentals, lecture room and permanent storytelling through this, the significant story that this building symbolizes can be
new deck with the addition of inviting tables and chairs and historic visuals on the walls. The flexibility and appeal of this told. The storytelling process can begin.
a meaningful visual reference to Lithonia. The main entrance room will add greatly to its revenue producing capability.
to the facility was clearly defined through the relocation of the

front steps to create a circulation pattern that flowed into the The permanent exhibit space will provide an opportunity for
assembly hall, through the building, to improve visual site lines residents to temporarily display or permanently donate articles
and circulation flow through the interior of the space. The new and objects of their own that have important meaning for the

rear hall will provide a direct link between the front and the city. While maintaining the exhibits, the room will be flexible
rear entrance. Inside the rear door will be series of stacked enough to provide spillover relief for events and rentals.
mailboxes that will serve as a place to collect memories and
share them. Visitors to the LWC will be encouraged to share The expanded front deck and new side and back decks will
their stories by writing them down and add place them in a provide an outside visitor’s center, particularly for users of

mailbox that another user can read. This adding to the story the PATH trails, as well as bicycle storage. It will encourage
element was a significant element that committee members inside/outside use of the entire building and a connection to
got excited about, as a manner to bring the community the new park and amphitheatre.

together and to continue to document the history of the LWC.