Shell Point’s Tribby Arts Center recognized with award
The Tribby Arts Center at the Shell Point Retirement Community in Fort Myers was recently honored with a Grand Aurora Award for its innovations in architecture and interior design.
Completed earlier this year, the $25 million center earned top accolades in the regional award’s “Best Commercial Project — 20,000 Square Feet & Over” division. The 44,000-square-foot space features a 400-seat auditorium, three art galleries, and designated studios for residents to practice music, painting, pottery, photography, glass, quilting, crafts, and the performing and literary arts. A cafe, gift shop and outdoor sculpture garden complete the hub of creative and cultural activity at Shell Point.
To help make the center vision a reality, Shell Point tapped a pair of professional partners who over the years have collaborated on other project teams throughout the community. Chris Lee, principal of Christopher J. Lee Architects, previously served as design architect on the Coastal Commons clubhouse in the Coastal Links neighborhood in 2016, while Lori Wegman of Wegman Design Group created interiors for the new Welcome Center in 2018, along with several amenity and common space renovations around the campus. Wegman is currently overseeing the creative interior design for the new six-floor Larsen Health Center.
“At Shell Point, we continually invest in our community with both regular capital updates and the addition of new facilities and exciting amenities,” Vice President of Operations Adam Hinds said. “Partnering with true professionals like Chris and Lori allows us to explore the creative possibilities as we offer our residents the best possible retirement lifestyle.”
Additional center team members included Hole Montes, Stantec, Fiber Solutions, TSG Design Solutions, Siebein Associates, Liebl & Barrow Structural Engineering, and Energy Concepts of Southwest Florida.