Warehaus Wins Big
at the AIA Central PA 2019 Excellence in Design Awards
3 submissions and 3 wins for Warehaus at the AIA Central PA Excellence in Design Awards. Our team is honored to take home Merit Awards for Nelson Kohl Apartments, York Academy Regional Charter School, and York Country Day School. In attendance to celebrate were Troy Bankert, Jonathan Wehri, Travis Kepler, Andrew Forney and Michael Poster were in attendance to accept the awards.
“The Nelson Kohl Apartments project is transformational. Its exterior is a conceptual canvas, bringing color and movement to a once desolate lot, while being informed by the existing neighborhood. The architects consulted community members and referenced the large-scale mural tradition of this arts and entertainment district – this level of investment in the community is evident in the design that is an expression of its context. The simple form is sensitively crafted and boldly unconventional, and the Nelson Kohl Apartments is a model for projects that aspire to civic engagement and discernible impact.”
“This renovation and addition project warmly welcomes students to the STEAM program with a restrained and elegant design, coupled with smart planning and programmatic moves. The attention to the materials and detailing of York Country Day School provide a supportive backdrop for learning. Programmatic innovation inspires creative thinking and doing in students. Particularly noteworthy is its flexible assembly space, which transforms from makerspace to performing arts theatre, maximizing utilization. Through this new addition, the school thoughtfully and elegantly embodies its mission.”
“Much consideration was given to how the York Academy Regional Charter School interacts with its context; formally, materially, and urbanistically. Its metal facade, with strong verticality and deep-set windows, is carved away on the first floor to create an inviting entrance for students. The student experience is thoughtfully considered, anchored by a grand stair offering inspiring views of the city as students oscillate from ground-floor assembly uses to smaller learning spaces on the upper levels. The interior spaces have a dynamism and vibrancy achieved through a simple palette of materials and generous section. The York Upper School gracefully responds to the complexity of its program and its urban context.”