Idlewild Presbyterian Church has been an iconic presence in Midtown Memphis since 1928. brg3s, who has renovated the church before as previous iterations of the firm, worked with the Idlewild again over a ten year capital campaign to realize several upgrades to their campus, including a new main campus entry, updating their educational building to improve accessibility and wayfinding, and updating furniture, fixtures and finishes to give the historic building a more contemporary look. 

The original building did not allow for an accessible entrance. An earthen berm covered what is now seen as the ground floor, requiring visitors to walk up a set of stairs to the entrance only to walk back down once inside to access the classrooms and facilities below. The new design removed the berm and relocated the main entrance to the ground floor, which is accessible by ramp and stair way. The new entrance is covered by a steel canopy and part of the exterior wall has been replaced with translucent glazing, illuminating the three-story stairwell inside. 

The Jones Building also houses a gymnasium, several multi-purpose rooms and the early childhood education center. New LED lighting, HVAC systems, fire sprinklers and acoustical treatment have been added for energy efficiency, life safety, and over all quality of the space. In the gymnasium, fixed goals were replaced with portable ones to ensure flexibility and the courts were restriped to integrate pickle ball. Adjacent rooms were renovated to become multi-use activity spaces for dance, yoga, gymnastics and group exercise. Toilet rooms accessed from the main corridor and recreation areas were expanded to be ADA compliant including showers and lockers.