Worked with the owners of a design/build firm to create open and closed workspaces and a unified feel for this renovation.
A balance between art and functionality was achieved in this lively as well as practical design.
As design architect, we developed the program, shepherded the design through the Historic District Commission process and assembled the team for the renovation of this existing concrete block masonry building. We added a second story and planned for a fully electrical building powered by solar panels on the roof. The existing asphalt parking lot is to be transformed into a terrace and gardens, designed by Bernice Wahler Landscape, and the second story incorporates a rooftop garden. One enters a contemporary gallery space, and progresses through a paneled library space, ascending to an airy, light-filled second floor where each room has a different vibe: from Moroccan bath to Scandinavian birch minimalism to Louis XIV salon.
Brownfields site was transformed into a flower farm with hoop houses, new flower beds and a prefabricated barn for the use of the staff and volunteers. We customized the barn to accommodate needs such as restrooms, propagation and storage space, meeting and project space and staff offices.
