The relocation of the Physical and Occupational Therapy Clinics to a basement shell space below the emergency department provided many challenges including patient access and a total lack of natural light. Two elevators were added providing convenient access directly from the patient parking areas and the natural light challenge was overcome with a variety of lighting coves, faux skylights and decorative lighting fixtures which provide the impression of natural lighting. Also included in the design are neighboring Wound Care and Adult Clinics, and a two-chamber Hyperbaric Suite.
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Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School
The design created a new entry that combined utility and a fresh new look. The original concrete canopy was removed and replaced with a new second floor addition that also served as the building’s main entrance. All of the existing pre-cast concrete wall panels were replaced with a new energy efficient aluminum curtain wall system. The main foyer was redesigned to present the “image” of a vocational school, be easy to maintain and to withstand the impact of the students. Plastic laminate wall panels, metal anodized ceilings and industrial lighting helped achieve the design intent. In addition to major renovations such the roof replacement, entryway and mechanical systems, the project also included interior renovations throughout the building. Original doors, windows, ceilings, flooring, lighting and other elements were replaced. All student and faculty toilet rooms in the building were completely replaced with new ceramic tile floors and walls, partitions and ADA compliant fixtures.
Women’s Association Parking Garage
As part of the overall campus redevelopment plan, Morristown Hospital sought to construct a new parking structure for its staff. The parking structure needed to accommodate over 1,000 vehicles. Buckl Architects developed a neighborhood-sensitive design which visually minimizes the size of the structure reflecting Federal Style details common to the town’s architecture. This resulted in a façade that disguises the purpose of the building and blends into the streetscape. A two deck future expansion providing 500 additional spaces was incorporated into the original design and has now been completed.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit
As part of an overall campus expansion, new medical and surgical critical care units were created. Each unit features elongated central charting areas with patient rooms that are angled to provide maximum visibility to patient rooms for staff and to capture abundant natural light. This angle also creates strong visual interest within the unit by creating varied wall and ceiling surfaces and widening the circulation space to make the unit feel much more open and spacious. The use of quality finishes and details both in the rooms and at the charting areas decrease the institutional feel and make this high tech area feel just a bit more comforting!
Broughal Middle School
The new 900 student middle school achieve a Gold rating under the U.S. Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines.
Sited on only 4.2 acres, the 4 story, 186,000 square foot school includes an underground 105 car parking garage, rooftop greenhouse and planetarium along with state of the art science labs and smart classrooms. The building envelope consists of highly insulated walls and roof, high performance glazing providing significant day lighting. Also provided is storm water harvesting storage tank in the main atrium and a community Family Health Center.
Overlook Womens Center
With the breast imaging center at its core, the women’s center included a variety of women’s outpatient services in a friendly, hotel-like environment. The center includes a breast center, Maternal Fetal Medicine suite, Integrative Medicine, and a time share suite for additional women’s services. Also included in a separate portion of the floor was a wound care center with two hyperbaric chambers. The entire project included the renovation of approximately 20,000 square feet.
Medford Lakes Cabin Residence
Medford Lakes is a log cabin community in the heart of the south jersey pine barrens that began as a summer resort camp. The project entailed transforming an ordinary 50-year old, single story ranch home to a first-class Adirondack style cabin befitting the town’s historical roots.
The open floor plan design includes a large ‘lodge room’ addition which includes a massive stone fireplace, rugged pacific yew mantle and rustic white cedar columns and beams. The open kitchen and dining areas flow together with the lodge and family rooms for casual and flexible entertaining, while also providing an abundance of natural light and views to the lake, all enhanced by the clients collection of rustic antiques.
Lafayette College, Williams Art Center
Situated at the base of college hill in downtown Easton, The Williams Visual Art Center is focused on providing strong public access to the arts and creating a link between the city below and the college on the hill. Set within the urban context of the city, the entry façade is a rhythmic mosaic of clinker brick wall panels and sleek glazing providing natural light into the studios and glimpses from the street into the art gallery and community art studio. The sculpture studio has views into a private walled sculpture courtyard below, providing a peaceful sheltered outdoor space that opens to the sky.
Salisbury Township High School Addition & Alterations
Salisbury High School was originally constructed in 1961. The District elected to relocate their 9th Grade to the High School to relieve overcrowding at their other schools. Three years of phased construction added a new 2-story, 41,300 sq. ft. Science and Arts addition along with a complete renovation to the remaining building and auditorium.
Lockheed Martin – Main Lobby Expansion
Looking to expand a small, inadequate and outdated lobby space for their Moorestown, N.J. complex, Lockheed Martin sought to reflect both the traditional and historical nature of the company, while reflecting the state-of-the-art, high tech nature of the product it produced there. The plant manufactures and tests the U.S. Navy’s phased-array radar systems at this facility and many of the details and finishes in the new lobby are intended to reflect the imagery of the Navy ships that their product helps protect.