Renovating a cultural institution and registered historic landmark is like cleaning the Mona Lisa: It requires exquisite sensitivity, technical competence, extraordinary care in execution, a tolerance for criticism and resilience in the face of surprise discoveries.
Prior to its renovation, the 100,000-sq-ft concrete structure’s repetitive open floor plates were designed to maximize efficiency, holding books first and hosting people second.
A series of complex infrastructure renovations and building system upgrades preserved the grandeur and heritage of a 100-year-old campus landmark with two subsequent mid-century additions.
To update the exterior of the occupied 12-story Tower Building, the project team replaced the existing facade with a new curtain wall system through a series of 60-ft-wide “drops.”
The two-phase renovation project on a contaminated brownfield site in the Allison Hills section of Harrisburg allowed Hamilton Health to combine multiple community clinics into a single location.
This $11.8-million, 17-month, multiphased project rearranged Banner Boswell Medical Center’s operating room department to provide the facility with an up-to-date space designed to maximize efficiency and flow.
