The Seamen's Church Institute
of New York and New Jersey

Each year, some 60,000 mariners, truckers, port workers and visitors utilize the Seamen’s Church Institute International Seafarers Center in the Port of Newark, New Jersey. The original building built in 1960, received an addition in 1989 and is now undergoing a complete gut renovation and addition designed by Clawson Architects.

A center of spiritual solace or a welcoming refuge for seamen and truckers who at times are many miles or months away from home, the new facility will let visitors enjoy the comforts of SCI's newly renovated 18,000 square-foot International Seafarers' Center. The new center has many of the old favorites spaces and a few new that are sure to be popular, including its chapel, health club, conference rooms, internet lounge, recreation lounge, communication center, soccer fields and showers.

The new state of art International Seafarers Center is due to reopen at the end of 2009.

The pictures below are all photo-realistic computer renderings of the project, created as part of the design process before the project began.

Click here to see the completed project.