Respecting our Differences & Accomodating our Returning Heroes

0 CommentsMonday • January 2, 2012 • by Duval • Posted in: Featured, Uncategorized

I just came across an article about the “Wounded Warrior Home Project” being built in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.  It was brought into being by a clever land developer,  Clark Realty Capital, the very famous and mightily talented architect, Michael Graves, and the US Army in a very unique collaboration.

Many of our beloved Veterans return home with problems, physical, emotional and psychological — while we care deeply about them, little has been done in a coordinated manner to relieve problems Veterans encounter in day-to-day living in today’s homes and apartments.  There was a deep need to provide sensitively-planned homes that allow those with limitations to function fully just as the rest of us do.  Two different homes were developed, the “Freedom” and the “Patriot”.  Each has it’s distinctive features, and both are very attractive both inside and out.  Architect Michael Graves brings his rich talent and innovative experiences to the planning of these environments – and they are stunning in their simplicity.

Read the entire story and enjoy the interactive map of the Patriot home to really understand this worthy project.  I congratulate all  the partners who played a part in making these homes worthy and welcoming to our Veterans when they come home!

                                                                                                                                                                            

Go here to look at the main site: www.woundedwarriorhome.org.

See photos from the project here http://www.woundedwarriorhome.org/look.aspx.