NEW YORK: The second entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
When St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Anchorage decided to build senior housing on its hill overlooking Lake Otis Parkway and Tudor Road, it chose an unusual design: windows that not only look outside from apartments but inside to a long hallway.
It was part of an idea to maintain community among people who have been friends for decades. When the blinds are down, it means privacy, said the Rev. Michael Burke, the rector of St. Mary’s.
“But if you open it up…” Burke rapped his knuckles on the glass. “Next thing you know, people are having coffee together, reading the newspaper and everything else.”
