Our firm’s current work includes a diverse mix of new construction, renovation, and restoration. Below are a few projects we are working on:
GREENE STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL
JBA recently completed renovations of the historic Armat Building at Greene Street Friends School. GSFS is a diverse community of Pre-K through 8th Grade learners founded in 1855, located in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. The project included primary and special function Classrooms, a Library/Learning Commons, as well as Administrative offices. The renovations connect to the GSFS Community Building, offering a Lobby/Lounge/Visitors’ Area. JBA has previously completed three projects at GSFS, and our firm has worked for over a dozen Friends Schools, as well as numerous other educational institutions.
GUEST HOUSE
We are currently working on this guest house for a property on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Limited by zoning regulations to a total living space of just 600 square feet, the house uses an open floor plan, the vertical dimension, and connection to the outdoors to maximize living space. The house is built into a hill, with a garage/boat shed beneath. Traditional cedar shingles and siding are mixed with large areas of glazing and simple forms to create a contemporary, yet respectful design.
princeton friends monthly meeting
We recently completed schematic design for a new First Day School building for Princeton Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends. The new building is conceived as two pavilions connected to the 1729 Meetinghouse, adjacent to the historic burial ground. The left-hand pavilion contains a Social Hall with appurtenant kitchen and storage, and it is meant to mirror the Meetinghouse (far right) in massing and geometry. The center pavilion contains First Day Classrooms, the Meeting Library, and other support spaces. It is conceived as a minimal structure, low, with a sweeping green roof, set behind a fieldstone wall that harkens to the burial ground wall.
PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Founded in 1953, PIT is an institute of higher education focusing on professional training in traditional and emerging fields of health care in Media, PA. JBA is currently working on renovations and additions to buildings at its 12 acre campus, including new nursing labs and classrooms, a lecture hall, new administrative offices, and an expanded lobby/multi-purpose space. The work includes a new entry sequence and visitor areas, with large scale graphics celebrating the school’s history, ethos, and mission.
Clear springs court
Construction has begun on this new residential development in the heart of the historic Doylestown, PA. Working with Arcadia Land Company and Rockwell Custom, the mixed-use project includes two historic renovations and ten new townhomes. The site is conceived as a mews, a tight urban development with a Walkscore of 86. Units feature pedestrian-friendly garages, dynamic bays, stoops, and balconies, and a vibrant palette of materials and colors. Units contain residential elevators and expansive roof decks. Occupancy is slated for Fall 2023.