Lebanon High School Expansion Lebanon, PA With a distinctive original 1960s design of three round drums linked by glass corridors, a unique solution permitted expansion, provided updated flexible learning environments, and improved both accessibility and security measures – all while costing less than a new school. Promoting “21 st Century School Concepts” for future flexibility, renovations (220,009 sf) enlarged…
Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) – Lancaster Campus Lancaster, PA Renovation of the Welcome Center located at the Lancaster Campus of Harrisburg Area Community College to accommodate a new Welcome Center and Student Services Department. The work includes selective demolition and reconstruction of approximately 19,000 sf on the 1st floor within the main building, including modifications…
Cedar Crest High School | Cornwall Lebanon Athletic Building Cornwall, PA With a vibrant award-winning music program, the Cedar Crest High School facility had a significant need as the existing band room was well undersized for its growing marching band. Not only was the original 1,681 s.f. band room expanded to double its size floor-plan…
Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA Prior to renovations, the Lynch Technology Center suffered from poor circulation, inadequate lighting control, and inefficient use of space, lacking versatility. After removing built-in work stations, the space was reconfigured to provide a dynamic, comfortable environment. The latest furniture and technological components were used to create versatile group collaboration area. With improved efficiency, the college…
Cornwall Elementary School Cornwall, PA The design of Cornwall Elementary School began with the exterior transformation of the 1957 addition from bright yellow brick to a neutral colored EIFS facade. This change complimented the attached, beautiful stone building originally constructed as a high school in 1927. The additions and renovations to existing school facility totaled…
Harding Elementary School Lebanon, PA Built in 1918 as a high school, served as a junior high, and renovated in 1971 as an elementary school, this grand old building (104,000 s.f.) was upgraded to today’s educational and safety standards. With a tight urban setting, traffic flow was enhanced with a safer student drop-off “turning lane.”…
GracePoint Evangelical Free Church Palmyra, PA GracePoint Evangelical Free Church began their ministry in a humble pre-engineered metal building fabrication shop. Drawing from these beginnings, the choice was made to use the same type of building. When our team was brought on board, we were tasked with maximizing the potential of a new pre-engineered metal…
Holy Infant Catholic Church Manchester, PA As their congregational family grew, Holy Infant Catholic Church’s Parish found itself on the eastern most portion of its parish boundary. While their existing two story church and education building had served their congregational needs well, the parish was faced with aging buildings that were not fully accessible and…
Faith Church Allentown, PA Faith Church is a large, and growing, Evangelical congregation. The three-story addition solved numerous space/programming issues for the church. A new secure nursery area is located adjacent to the largest worship space with children’s Christian education rooms on the floor above. The Youth program completes the top floor and permits the…
Bright Side Baptist Church Lancaster, PA Bright Side Baptist Church sits on a tight urban site. One vertically-designed building functions as two facilities the sacred sanctuary space (seating over 900) is both joined and separated from the community center. The Opportunities Center shares a gymnasium, banquet/stage area and classrooms with the church and provides the…
Highland Presbyterian Church Lancaster, PA Improved circulation was a crucial design gesture as a major new wing was added to the existing Highland Presbyterian church. A large well-lit lobby narthex connects all major components of the building and becomes a “market-place” for ministry tables. The addition (26,800 sf) and renovations (34,800 sf) unified the structure…
Fawn United Methodist Church Fawn Grove, PA The congregation at Fawn United Methodist Church engaged Beers + Hoffman for the sensitive reconstruction of a sanctuary & lobby addition (13,000 sf) to replace the original sanctuary destroyed by fire in 2005. While the massing of the steeple with a pair of gable roofs references the former…
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Lancaster, PA Needing both a larger sanctuary while also improving the connection between the congregation and the pastor were the impetus to the new addition (28,700 sf). A radial layout for the worship space was the successful solution. With a beautiful new pipe organ, state-of-the-art sound & lighting systems, and…
The Woods at Cornwall Manor Cornwall, PA Located on 100 acres of tree-filled property adjoining the existing Cornwall Manor campus, The Woods features 188 new cottages with five different floor plans. The single and duplex cottages are available with two or three bedrooms, as well as one or two car garages, cathedral ceilings in the living room,…
Calvary Church Lancaster, PA Calvary Church‘s new facility permitted the growing congregation to join their multiple services into one worship service by providing a 2,600 seat sanctuary. While growth has now led again to multiple services, the church impacts both its local community and world ministries. While the 198,800 sf size of this facility could…
Saint John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church York, PA Saint John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church takes the ancient form of a basilica with a center dome and side apses creates the historical cross plan which enhances the time-honored acoustics essential for speech, singing and chanting in a traditional orthodox service. The front altar apse is positioned directly towards…
Mountville Church of the Brethren Mountville, PA For the congregation of Mountville Church of the Brethren, a new “welcoming” lobby space from the main parking area was key to the addition and is now the new “front door.” An exterior colonnade with an overhanging canopy created a well-needed vehicular drop-off. Re-design of parking lot created…