https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1229-ziger-snead-architects en-us Built in 1914, the four-story industrial building at 1500 Barclay Street in Baltimore’s North Central Historic District was innovative for its time, with expanses of glass and a unique ventilation system designed by the architect, Otto G. Simonson, to improve working conditions.

]]> 1401-baltimore-design-school-ziger-snead-architects.asp Wed, 01 Jan 2014 20:14:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7280-baltimore-design-school A resolute team of community leaders, residents, and professionals turned this former factory into a cutting-edge public design school for middle and high school students. Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreA resolute team of community leaders, residents, and professionals turned this former factory into a cutting-edge public design school for middle and high school students.Photo © Karl Connolly The architects balanced new and old by maintaining as much of the existing structure as possible and exposing its rough elements so students could experience the power of design every day. Transparent Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreThe architects balanced new and old by maintaining as much of the existing structure as possible and exposing its rough elements so students could experience the power of design every day. Transparent sunlit studios and a media room line the spacious corridors, surfaced with polished-concrete floors and dotted with newly installed galleries.Photo © Karl Connolly The architects balanced new and old by maintaining as much of the existing structure as possible and exposing its rough elements so students could experience the power of design every day. Transparent Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreThe architects balanced new and old by maintaining as much of the existing structure as possible and exposing its rough elements so students could experience the power of design every day. Transparent sunlit studios and a media room line the spacious corridors, surfaced with polished-concrete floors and dotted with newly installed galleries.Photo © Karl Connolly The architects erected two external corrugated-aluminum stairwells along facing walls in the courtyard. Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreThe architects erected two external corrugated-aluminum stairwells along facing walls in the courtyard.Photo © Karl Connolly A vibrant turquoise packs a punch, within one of two external corrugated-aluminum stairwells the architects installed along facing walls in the courtyard. Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreA vibrant turquoise packs a punch, within one of two external corrugated-aluminum stairwells the architects installed along facing walls in the courtyard.Photo © Karl Connolly The interior fit-out and furnishings of the BDS are not your standard school-grade fare. The finely crafted, concrete restroom sinks were designed and donated by the Baltimore-based Luke Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreThe interior fit-out and furnishings of the BDS are not your standard school-grade fare. The finely crafted, concrete restroom sinks were designed and donated by the Baltimore-based Luke Works, while the orange Groovy chairs by Beaufurn that enliven the cafeteria were purchased by the design team for only $70 apiece.Photo © Karl Connolly The interior fit-out and furnishings of the BDS are not your standard school-grade fare. The finely crafted, concrete restroom sinks were designed and donated by the Baltimore-based Luke Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreThe interior fit-out and furnishings of the BDS are not your standard school-grade fare. The finely crafted, concrete restroom sinks were designed and donated by the Baltimore-based Luke Works, while the orange Groovy chairs by Beaufurn that enliven the cafeteria were purchased by the design team for only $70 apiece.Photo © Karl Connolly Presently populated by 350 sixth-through ninth-grade students, the Baltimore Design School will eventually serve 670 students through 12th grade. To create an environment in which they would t Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimorePresently populated by 350 sixth-through ninth-grade students, the Baltimore Design School will eventually serve 670 students through 12th grade. To create an environment in which they would thrive, Ziger/Snead installed historically accurate energy-efficient replacement windows that filter copious amounts of daylight into the classrooms; they filled the core of an existing stairwell with stainless-steel netting for both its safety and its sculptural qualities; and they created open, communal areas in the corridors, such as crit spaces, lounges, and galleries.Photo © Karl Connolly Presently populated by 350 sixth-through ninth-grade students, the Baltimore Design School will eventually serve 670 students through 12th grade. To create an environment in which they would t Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimorePresently populated by 350 sixth-through ninth-grade students, the Baltimore Design School will eventually serve 670 students through 12th grade. To create an environment in which they would thrive, Ziger/Snead installed historically accurate energy-efficient replacement windows that filter copious amounts of daylight into the classrooms; they filled the core of an existing stairwell with stainless-steel netting for both its safety and its sculptural qualities; and they created open, communal areas in the corridors, such as crit spaces, lounges, and galleries.Photo © Karl Connolly Presently populated by 350 sixth-through ninth-grade students, the Baltimore Design School will eventually serve 670 students through 12th grade. To create an environment in which they would t Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimorePresently populated by 350 sixth-through ninth-grade students, the Baltimore Design School will eventually serve 670 students through 12th grade. To create an environment in which they would thrive, Ziger/Snead installed historically accurate energy-efficient replacement windows that filter copious amounts of daylight into the classrooms; they filled the core of an existing stairwell with stainless-steel netting for both its safety and its sculptural qualities; and they created open, communal areas in the corridors, such as crit spaces, lounges, and galleries.Photo © Karl Connolly Baltimore Design School Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreImage courtesy Ziger/Snead Architects Baltimore Design School Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreImage courtesy Ziger/Snead Architects Baltimore Design School Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreImage courtesy Ziger/Snead Architects Baltimore Design School Baltimore Design SchoolZiger/Snead ArchitectsBaltimoreImage courtesy Ziger/Snead Architects Mechanical Hall at the University of Delaware was renovated by Ziger/Snead to house the Paul R. Jones Collection, one of the largest and most complete holdings of African-American art in the world.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12010 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12010-mechanical-hall-university-of-delaware Photo © Alain Jaramillo Photo © Alain Jaramillo Photo © Alain Jaramillo Floor plan Section Transverse section