COOL WORK SPACES
CFX Building
The former Holy Family Catholic Church in the Tower Grove Park
neighborhood serves a new purpose than it did when originally built.
It now houses offices for CFX Inc., a St. Louis advertising agency
providing comprehensive branding, logo development, website
design and programming, search engine marketing and optimization,
environmental graphics, package and collateral design, copywriting,
direct mail and in-house photography services.
CFX purchased the church and rectory in 2006, initially moving its
offices into the rectory area while restoring the former church space.
Repurposing the church took about a year to conceptualize, design,
coordinate, and revitalize into the creative offices and studios as they
exist today. Floating walls and doors were used to help divide the
open sanctuary. Modern design elements define offices, board room
and kitchen areas to accommodate a contemporary, professional
workplace.
CFX has leased the rectory space to nonprofit organization St. Louis
Earth Day, and the choir loft area is occupied by The Open Space
Council for the St. Louis Region.
In recognition of their revitalization of the former church and school,
which was closed by the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 2005, Mayor
Francis G. Slay presented the 2011 Mayor’s Spirit of St. Louis Award
to CFX and Marian Middle School, which is now in the former Holy
Family school building.
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