Lawrence Group completed design work on a new $34 million Ronald McDonald House in St. Louis City, Missouri.
The 76,000-square-foot, four-story Grove Ronald McDonald House is under construction at 4321 Chouteau Ave. in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood and will replace a pair of older Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis locations on Park Avenue and West Pine.
The new facility expands the organization’s capacity to serve about 450 more families each year (40% more than current capacity).
Ronald McDonald Houses are known throughout the world as welcoming spaces where families of seriously ill children can rest and bond with other families going through similar challenges as their children receive care in nearby hospitals and medical facilities. They provide a true home-away-from-home for families during an extremely difficult time, and as such the spaces are thoughtfully designed with the families’ needs in mind.
The organization’s goal was to combine amenities of its two existing St. Louis City Ronald McDonald Houses into a larger, state-of-the-art facility with easy access to St. Louis Children’s Hospital, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital and Shriner’s Hospital for Children – St. Louis. In 2019, the organization reported having to turn away a family in need over 3,000 times, with the need continuing to grow in recent years.
Lawrence Group provided full-service architectural and interior design on the new 72-bedroom building; fixture, equipment and furniture specification and procurement; and landscape design. BSI Constructors is the general contractor on the project.
Projected to open in summer 2024, the Grove Ronald McDonald House represents the true spirit of collaboration and trust between Lawrence Group, the organization and its key partners, as well as Lawrence Group’s continued commitment to the St. Louis community.
