Photo courtesy of Holly Dennis.

On Thursday January 23^rd, ASID Florida West Chapter in conjunction with AIA Florida Gulf Coast and CSI Suncoast chapters hosted an event for professional interior designers, architects, and construction specialists at the newly dedicated Robinson Center at The Church of the Redeemer in downtown Sarasota.  The event featured guided tours by father and son architectural team Javier Suarez, AIA, and Javi Saurez, AIA, from Suarez Architecture, and Holly Dennis, ASID, the project interior designer from Holly Dennis Interiors. The new building was constructed by Gilbane Building Co.  

“Building tours of prominent commercial projects are particularly interesting for the architectural and design community, and this project seemed like a great place to kick off the 2020 year and showcase the work of many talented individuals. We all like to share our work with our colleagues and this unique downtown project happens to have a wonderful event space to host such an event for our peers”, said Holly Dennis.

The Church of the Redeemer, an Episcopal Church, was founded in 1885 by Scottish immigrants and Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie; a confirmed member, lay reader, and ordained Deacon. The church has been at the current site since 1950.

With a growing parish of more than 2,200 active members,  the largest in the Diocese of Southwest Florida, Redeemer, had a great need to expand in effort to meet the demand for more classroom space, offices for clergy and administrative staff, and a community space (now dedicated as Goewey Hall).

Visit ASID FL West Coast Chapter and AIA Gulf Coast to learn more about these professional organizations. 

Photo courtesy of Holly Dennis.

ASID FL West Coast Chapter