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    • Baltimore City College
      Baltimore City College

      Baltimore City College Library. The original 1928 City College Library, Reading Room, and Program Space were renovated, restoring the original configuration of the spaces, preserving and restoring the historic fabric while integrating new lighting, HVAC, and information technology.

    • Baltimore City College
      Baltimore City College

      This project removed most traces of a previous renovation and several layers of adhoc modifications, restored the original spatial configuration separating the library from the corridor with a wall of bookcases, and refurbished the original terrazzo, wood, plaster, and stone.

    • Baltimore City College
      Baltimore City College

      Extensive new technology blends with the old. Advanced AV and IT systems, wireless, laptops, projection, power and lighting, AC throughout.

    • Baltimore City College
      Baltimore City College

      The program space provides a flexible environment for debates, choir, readings, and testing. The wall display provides storage for the schools historical archive and features nearly 100 years of leadership.

    • Baltimore City College
      Baltimore City College

      City College rotunda.

    • Baltimore City College
      Baltimore City College

      City College Library exterior view.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Moravia Park

      Moravia Park Elementary Library. One of the three pilot schools selected for the Baltimore Library Project, a public/private collaboration between the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and Baltimore City Public Schools. Moravia Park Elementary is an open plan school. The library was prominently located at the top of a dimly-lit ramp/circulation core and, in the manner of the open plan, opens to circulation and the noise, activity and distraction of adjacent classrooms. The result was very much a feeling of a library in a lobby corridor, constantly disrupted and perturbed. The project was to create a new, welcoming, library, an oasis of calm conducive to settling back with a book.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Southwest Baltimore Charter

      Southwest Baltimore Charter School Library. One of the three pilot schools selected for the Baltimore Library Project, a public/private collaboration between the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and Baltimore City Public Schools. JRS has designed several major renovations for the school funded through public/private partnerships. In addition to the library renovation, other projects included the renovation of the entry, administrative areas, health suite, music classroom, and first grade classrooms.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Thomas Johnson

      Thomas Johnson ES Library. One of the three pilot schools selected for the Baltimore Library Project, a public/private collaboration between the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation and Baltimore City Public Schools. Thomas Johnson Elementary (1977) is of the vintage of schools built virtually without windows. The lack of daylight and low ceilings were a major problem to the existing library, where the designers compensated by installing borrowed light windows to even darker corridors. We used this to effect by making the library colors ultrabright, the warm colors reflect through the borrowed light windows into the corridor, making the library space warm and attractive by comparison.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Arlington

      Arlington ES Library. The space is defined by a barrel vault that bisects the space. New lighting and specialty light fixtures as well as all new windows make the space bright and light filled without too much glare.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Henderson Hopkins

      Henderson-Hopkins Library. Located in the historic rowhomes that have been preserved as part of the project. The library design reinforces the bays of the former row houses while maintaining an open and volumetric space.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

      Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ES Library. The design restores some of the historical features of the space that had been erased by previous renovations while opening up the space to natural light and incorporating colorful design elements.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Harford Heights

      Harford Heights ES Library.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Morrell Park

      Morrell Park ES Library.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Windsor Hills

      Windsor Hills ES Library.

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Commodore John Rodgers

      Commodore John Rodgers Library

    • Baltimore Library Project
      Westport

      Westport ES Library.

    • Booker T. Washington Middle Sc...
      Middle School for the Arts

      Booker T. Washington Middle School for the Arts. Listed on the National Historic Register, this beautiful Richardsonian Romanesque Revival building was built in 1895 with subsequent additions in 1910 and 1951. The school was designated a Turnaround School in 2010 and received federal funding for improvements. The restoration of this space was comprehensive, striving to undo the damage caused by inappropriate additions over the years.

    • Booker T. Washington Middle Sc...
      Media Center

      The first major transformative project at the school was the renovation of the library, which consisted of new stacks and a separate computer room. The prior renovation in the early 1980s had dropped an 8’ ceiling, concealing the top panels of the windows. Completed in 2010.

    • Booker T. Washington Middle Sc...
      Media Center

      Booker T. Washington Middle School for the Arts.

    • Booker T. Washington Middle Sc...
      Auditorium

      Booker T. Washington Middle School Auditorium.

    • Baltimore Polytechnic Institut...
      Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

      Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Library. The library at Baltimore’s premier engineering and technology high school was updated with new lighting, daylighting, technology, and a stack reconfiguration to allow a larger gathering area at the center for informal study and teaching.

    • Baltimore Polytechnic Institut...
      Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

      A low plaster ceiling was removed to maximize ceiling heights and the concrete structural “Ts” exposed, providing opportunities for lighting and acoustical treatments.

    • Baltimore Polytechnic Institut...
      Baltimore Polytechnic Institute

      Extensive new technology is integrated into the space. Advanced AV and IT systems, wireless, laptops, projection, power and lighting, and AC throughout.

    • Cherry Hill Elementary and Mid...
      Cherry Hill Elementary and Middle School

      Cherry Hill Elementary and Middle School. JRS Architects provided architectural design services to Baltimore City Public Schools under the 21st Century Building Program for Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School. JRS Architects was the prime consultant for $40 million in construction for renovations and additions to the existing building. With the closure of an adjacent school, the square footage of the current school (68,850 sf ) will dramatically increase with the new program to 120,000 square feet.

    • Cherry Hill Elementary and Mid...
      Cherry Hill Elementary and Middle School

      Exterior view of Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School.

    • Cherry Hill Elementary and Mid...
      Cherry Hill Elementary and Middle School

      Exterior view of the courtyard at Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School.

    • Cherry Hill Elementary and Mid...
      Cherry Hill Elementary and Middle School

      Cherry Hill Gymnasium.

    • Cherry Hill Elementary and Mid...
      Cherry Hill Elementary and Middle School

      Cherry Hill Cafetorium.

    • Center for Collaborative Arts ...
      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology

      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology (C-CAT). Designed to inspire students to work across disciplines, modeled on modern business incubators, the C-CAT features 16 digital workstations equipped with advanced software for all arts-related fields. Both the technology, and the layout itself, is specifically designed to foster collaborative work and link student experiences with the working world. This unique place to work and study brings the most innovative thinking and resources about creative environments to BSA’s students and faculty.

    • Center for Collaborative Arts ...
      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology

      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology (C-CAT).

    • Center for Collaborative Arts ...
      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology

      Large group instruction with faculty collaboration space.

    • Center for Collaborative Arts ...
      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology

      Digital Media Lab.

    • Center for Collaborative Arts ...
      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology

      Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology (C-CAT).

    • Environmental Education Center
      Environmental Education Center

      Sanibel Sea School Environmental Education Center

    • Environmental Education Center
      Environmental Education Center

      Sanibel Sea School Environmental Education Center

    • Environmental Education Center
      Environmental Education Center

      Sanibel Sea School Environmental Education Center

    • Environmental Education Center
      Environmental Education Center

      Sanibel Sea School Environmental Education Center

    • Environmental Education Center
      Environmental Education Center

      Sanibel Sea School Environmental Education Center

    • Johns Hopkins University Partn...
      Henderson Hopkins

      Henderson-Hopkins Elementary School corridor.

    • Johns Hopkins University Partn...
      Margaret Brent

      Margaret Brent Elementary School

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      ACCE Academy and Independence School at the Robert Poole Building. Part of the 21st Century Building Program. Renovations preserved the character of the nearly century-old building while additions ensured it can effectively house both schools, so that each will benefit from improved facilities.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      Exterior view of the Robert Poole Building.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      Exterior view of the Robert Poole Building.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      Exterior view of the Robert Poole Building.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      Learning Stairs in the Robert Poole Building.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      Robert Poole Building Cafeteria.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      Robert Poole Building Science Lab.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      Robert Poole Building Gymnasium.

    • Robert Poole Building
      Robert Poole Building

      View of the Robert Poole Building from 41st Street.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters. A new 6,000 s.f., 100 seat chapel addition to a convent for the Dominican Sisters in Dighton, MA. Constructed of natural cedar and field stone gathered by the sisters from farmer’s fields. The project included acoustical design, lighting design, and liturgical furnishings. The design included spaces for procession, gathering, music, a capella singing, symbolic baptism, a floating tabernacle in a chapel of reservation defined by a double wall with apparently randomly placed colored glass set in tapered openings, a reconciliation room in the shape of a tear, a sacristy, stations of the cross, and a bridge from the convent to an outdoor labyrinth and woodland chapel.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters.

    • Chapel for the Dominican Siste...
      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters

      Chapel for the Dominican Sisters.

    • Jewish Museum of Maryland
      Lloyd Street Synagogue

      Jewish Museum of Maryland Historic Preservation.

    • Jewish Museum of Maryland
      Lloyd Street Synagogue

      Jewish Museum of Maryland: Historic Preservation of Lloyd Street Synagogue

    • Jewish Museum of Maryland
      Lloyd Street Synagogue

      Jewish Museum of Maryland Historic Preservation.

    • Jewish Museum of Maryland
      Lloyd Street Synagogue Visitors Center

      Jewish Museum of Maryland Historic Preservation.

    • Jewish Museum of Maryland
      Lloyd Street Synagogue Visitors Center

      Lloyd Street Synagogue Visitors Center

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration. An American Saint, St. John Neumann, professed his vows as a Religious, served as pastor, and was consecrated a bishop in this historic church, where the Latin mass is still celebrated. A landmark in Baltimore since 1845, designed by the eminent architect Robert Cary Long in Southern German neo-Gothic Style.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Alphonsus Church
      St. Alphonsus Church

      St. Alphonsus Church Restoration.

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church. Designed by Palmer, Willis and Lamden, St. Casimir Church was constructed by the Polish community in 1926. It has a large and spacious interior with a seating capacity of 1,200. The restoration of St. Casimir was too large, expensive and complex of an undertaking to be completed at once. First, the building envelope was stabilized and restored to prevent further damage. The roof over the assembly and masonry were restored in 2001-2002. The tower domes, masonry and statuary were completed in 2003. The portico doors, terrazzo lamps and vaults were completed in 2005. The stained glass was removed and fully restored 2007-2008. Having completed the restoration of the building envelope, the interior restoration began in 2008 and was completed in 2010.

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Casimir Church
      St. Casimir Church

      St. Casimir Church

    • St. Mary Magdalen Church
      St. Mary Magdalen Church

      Sanctuary renovations to the St. Mary Magdalen's Church in Callahan Center, a 1997 Ziger/Snead design.

    • St. Mary Magdalen Church
      St. Mary Magdalen Church

      An expanded altar platform, lighting design, a new tabernacle and crucifix, silver leaf wall, stained glass, liturgical furnishings, and custom handrails.

    • St. Mary Magdalen Church
      St. Mary Magdalen Church

      Acoustical analysis and integration of digital media were incorporated.

    • Catholic Center
      Catholic Center

      Archdiocese of Baltimore Catholic Center. Complete restoration of the main lobby of the Catholic Center including restoration of the existing granite cladding and floors. ADA improvements: the urban location did not permit a ramp solution to the main entry stair. The original curtain wall lobby was extended to the street to provide an interior lift from the sidewalk.

    • Catholic Center
      Catholic Center

      The warmth of the new wood casework housing a graphic and video display contrasts the original glass and stone and provides a welcoming presentation to users and passersby.

    • Catholic Center
      Catholic Center

    • Catholic Center
      Catholic Center

    • Durrett Sheppard Steel Headqua...
      Durrett Sheppard Steel Headquarters

      Durrett Sheppard Steel Headquarters Durrett Sheppard Steel Co., Inc. (DSS) is a processor and distributor of steel products located in east Baltimore. Processing capabilities include plasma burning, sawing and shearing from a 200,000 square-foot facility. The project consisted of renovation of the existing administrative building to provide 6,500 of enhanced factory services including new lockers, showers, human resources, truckers’ bull pen, shipping and receiving and a modern cafeteria and training center. A 7,000 square foot addition includes new administrative office, a sales center, accounting, purchasing, a conference room, and a modular, flexible open office area.

    • Durrett Sheppard Steel Headqua...
      Durrett Sheppard Steel Headquarters

    • Durrett Sheppard Steel Headqua...
      Durrett Sheppard Steel Headquarters

    • Durrett Sheppard Steel Headqua...
      Durrett Sheppard Steel Headquarters

    • Durrett Sheppard Steel Headqua...
      Durrett Sheppard Steel Headquarters

    • Architect’s Studio
      Architect's Studio

      Architect's Studio at Clipper Mill. Originally used as a pattern shop for the historic Poole & Hunt Foundry in the 1900s.

    • Architect’s Studio
      Architect's Studio

      Before renovation.  

    • Architect’s Studio
      Architect's Studio

      Architect's studio.

    • Architect’s Studio
      Architect's Studio

      Conference Room.

    • Architect’s Studio
      Architect's Studio

    • Western District Police Statio...
      Western District Police Station

      Western District Police Station

    • Western District Police Statio...
      Western District Police Station

    • Western District Police Statio...
      Western District Police Station

    • Western District Police Statio...
      Western District Police Station

    • Baltimore City College
    • Baltimore Library Project
    • Booker T. Washington Middle School
    • Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
    • Cherry Hill Elementary and Middle School
    • Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology
    • Environmental Education Center
    • Johns Hopkins University Partnership
    • Robert Poole Building
    • Chapel for the Dominican Sisters
    • Jewish Museum of Maryland
    • St. Alphonsus Church
    • St. Casimir Church
    • St. Mary Magdalen Church
    • Catholic Center
    • Durrett Sheppard Steel Headquarters
    • Architect’s Studio
    • Western District Police Station

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