We are pleased to announce that Joshua Janisak Assoc. AIA, has been named an Associate of the firm. Mr. Janisak has been involved in all aspects of our practice including serving as Project Manager for a major addition to Ivy Club at Princeton University, Newtown Friends School in Newtown, PA, North Orange Office Loft Renovation in Wilmington, DE, and a Barn Renovation (performance/Recording Studio) in Centerville, DE. Mr. Janisak is a cum laude graduate of Drexel University where he was recipient of the Anthony & Louis Marzullo Traveling Scholarship and the Michael Pearson Architectural Thesis Prize.

STORYVILLE AT ROSEDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY, Rosedale, MD - Officially opened on February 7th, 2008, "Storyville" is a prototypical children's center for the Baltimore County Public Library system. The center's mission is to engage, educate, and excite pre-schoolers in a unique interactive setting, instilling pre-reading skills. The design is that of a "townscape" within the children's library, with a variety of activities to promote emergent literacy skills, creative play, and performance.

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NEW PROJECTS

We have been fortunate over the years to work for numerous Quaker institutions. We have recently begun work for three new Friends' clients — Lansdowne Friends School, Stratford Friends School, and Abington Friends School. At Lansdowne and Stratford, we are preparing campus feasibility studies — assessing current and future space needs for long term growth. At Abington Friends School, we renovating and expanding school dining and food service facilities.
Founded in 1682, Radnor Township is one of the oldest townships in Pennsylvania. Working with the Radnor Historical Society and Historic Architectural Review Board, we have begun work on a permanent museum display, highlighting the cultural, social, and architectural history of the township. The design will include didactic graphics, artifact display, and exhibition cases for rotating exhibits.
Erdman Hall at Bryn Mawr College is considered on of the masterworks of the great modern architect Louis I. Kahn. Bryn Mawr recently chose our firm to oversee selected renovations within the 150-bed residence hall. The challenge will be to modernize and bring into code compliance selected spaces within the building, while maintaining the integrity and intention of the original design.

Our firm’s current work includes a diverse mix of new construction, renovation and restoration. Here are a few projects we are working on:

FRIST CAMPUS CENTER, Princeton, NJ - We are currently working on renovations to the Frist Campus Center at Princeton University. Serving as a gathering place for the entire campus community, the Center houses a variety of academic and social functions, providing a place where students, faculty, staff, and alumni interact. The renovations will include consolidation of all mail and packaging services for Princeton students, redesign of cafe and restaurant venues on the Center's 100 Level, relocation of the retail shops and other functions. Work began in summer of 2007.

CHESTNUT HILL FRIENDS MEETING, Philadelphia, PA - Philadelphia is the cradle of American Quakerism, manifested architecturally by scores of historic Meetinghouses. It is rare that a Quaker Meeting constructs a new Meetinghouse, but recently Chestnut Hill Monthly Meeting selected our firm to undertake such a project in the heart of historic Chestnut Hill. The building is being designed to rigorous standards of sustainability. The new facility will provide space for worship, workshops, social functions, and First Day School. The project is being done in collaboration with artist James Turrell, and landscape architects, Andropogon Associates.

EDGEWOOD, West Chester, Pa- We have begun work on renovations and restoration of one of Chester County's most historic homes, Edgewood. Built in 1845 in the Gothic Revival style, Edgewood sits atop Birmingham Hill, where American soldiers fought British regulars in the Battle of the Brandywine. The work includes interior and exterior restoration, design of new living spaces compatible with the 19th century architectural character, complete systems upgrades, and construction of a new historical garage and caretaker's suite. The work is being done in collaboration with Pine Street Carpenters, Ronal Fenstermacher, ASID, Joanne Hudson Assoicates, and Heidi Fenstermacher of Dig-It Designs.

STELLAR ACADEMY , Bridgewater, NJ - We have begun work on a new building for Stellar Academy, an early learning academy for children ranging in age from infants to kindergarteners. The 25,000 SF building will include classrooms, play areas, office space, storage space, lavatories, kitchens, etc., and will serve as a prototype for this growing institution. The design includes a clearstory "Main Street", off of which are individual learning pods based on learning styles and curricula, not age-based classrooms.