STRAWBERRY SQUARECLOCKBOX LOUNGE & STAGE Strawberry Square was designed by Mitchell Giurgola Architects and built in the late 1970s as a new urban center for downtown Harrisburg on the south edge of Pennsylvania’s State Capitol Complex. The large office and retail complex is a full city block with 12- and nine-story towers at opposite ends.…
THE TINKER PROJECT CDA designed a “hang out” / entertainment building for a long-term client inspired by his love of automobiles, microbrews, and property development. CDA has done several dozen projects for the client over the past decade, and he asked for a comfortable place to host out-of-town guests, entertain friends, and work on and…
WEST SHORE THEATRE RENOVATIONS Discovery Chris Dawson Architect (CDA) provided pro bono services to the New Cumberland Borough Revitalization Leadership Team via the AIA Blueprint for Better Initiative in 2019 and, through that project, understood the importance of the West Shore Theatre to the community. The theatre opened in 1940 as a movie house but…
LADD-HANFORD KIA 2.0DEALERSHIP RENOVATIONS & ADDITION Ladd-Hanford has hired Chris Dawson Architect (CDA) twice for renovations related to their Kia brand 10 years apart. In 2011 CDA led targeted renovations to the original showroom across the street from the main Ladd-Hanford campus. Although limited in nature, the renovations were dramatic and brought the Lebanon outpost…
HEARTSHINEDONATION-BASED RESTAURANT & COMMUNITY SPACE CDA has been working with heartshine on ambitious renovations to 1120/1122 N 3rd Street in Midtown Harrisburg. The buildings had fallen on hard times, but their beautiful street presence and striking architectural features justified the love and attention needed to restore and renovate the two contiguous but unconnected buildings. 1122…
ZERODAY BREWING COMPANY TAPROOM Theo Armstrong’s experience hiking the Appalachian Trail led him to embrace “zero days,” time to rest and reinvigorate during his months-long hike. When he opened his Midtown Harrisburg Brewery, he chose the name Zeroday as a nod to the experience and a reminder that when it’s time to relax, it’s time…
PENN STATE HEALTHCANCER ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCE EDUCATION (CARE) CENTER Penn State Health hired CDA to transform an underutilized lounge area in the Cancer Institute at Hershey Medical Center into the CARE (Cancer Assistance and Resource Education) Center serving newly diagnosed cancer patients. The Cancer Institute serves 3,000 inpatients and 22,500 outpatients annually. It brackets the…
RITNER STEELOFFICE BUILDING Ritner Steel’s owner has been a client of CDA’s for several years. As a steel fabricator, the owner literally sees drawings by hundreds of architects and hired CDA partly based on our drawing sets being user-friendly and packed with renderings to convey design intent. Ritner Steel began in 1948 and has grown…
HERSHEY PUBLIC LIBRARYNEW FAMILY ENTRANCE & INTERIOR RENOVATIONS The Hershey Public Library has been overhauled to align the building with the 21st century programs being offered and the evolution of how libraries are used now more as community centers and less as book warehouses. A new secondary entrance to the northeast corner of the building…
ELEMENTARY COFFEE CO.COFFEE SHOP AT 254/256 NORTH STREET Elementary Coffee is the best coffee in Harrisburg. They began operating in the historic Broad Street Market in Midtown in 2015 and created a loyal audience that appreciate their craft coffee and commitment to the community. They added a roastery to the market but demand for their…
