Frederick Douglass Gym Annex | Key West, FL | K2M Design

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The City of Key West engaged 2M to design a new multi-use facility in the Bahama Village neighborhood of Key West, directly adjacent to the historic Frederick Douglass Gym, a center for local activities in the Village. The new structure will be named the Frederick Douglass Community Center (FDCC) and replaces an aging single-story wooden building that has housed the Bahama Village Music Program (BVMP) for over 20 years.

The K2M team created a structure that would allow students to access the existing Gym safely, mesh with the Gym’s aesthetic but not mimic it, be consistent with the scale of the neighborhood, and provide a variety of functions. An early plan that directly connected the two structures was abandoned to avoid requiring any changes to the existing gym building.

The new FDCC includes music classrooms, a recording studio, instrument storage, and a performance and multi-use space for BVMP. It will also include classrooms for after-school programs, a “business incubator” for the community, and a commercial kitchen to serve special events on site. In addition, it serves as a distribution center to support the local community following any natural disaster or significant weather event.

FDCC is a resilient structure, built 2’ above design flood elevation and to withstand 180MPH winds, designed to accommodate a rooftop solar array and include a 300kw generator. The development of the project included multiple public meetings with the City, the Historic Architecture Review Commission, BVMP, and the Bahama Village Redevelopment Authority Committee, ensuring the project much-needed and much-improved asset to the community for many years.

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