LADD-HANFORD KIADEALERSHIP RENOVATIONS Ladd-Hanford hired CDA to create a better experience for its customers, one that is aligned with Kia’s new showroom branding. The improvements entail replacing the existing building’s unappealing overhang and chaotic signage with a visually clean and inviting group of white metal panels along with floor-to-ceiling showroom glass. The visual crispness continues…
WHITAKER CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND THE ARTSADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS CDA’s first client was Whitaker Center, and the most recently completed project—painting upgrades to public spaces—was Chris Dawson’s 8th project for Whitaker over the course of 10 years. Completed projects include multiple vestibule additions, adding a Starbucks, and architectural improvements required to accommodate popular new exhibits…
HERSHEY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY The Hershey Volunteer Fire Company was in the process of deciding between building a new building on a new site in Hershey or renovating and adding onto the existing building that had been its home since 1928 on West Caracas Avenue on land donated by Milton Hershey. CDA was asked to…
AMBER ROAD TREKKING CABINS COMPETITIONSHORTLISTED FINALIST Freedom to travel and explore is the essence of trekking. Freedom is an important human right and one that many have fought to gain. But the Baltic states have demonstrated to the world that nonviolence is an effective tool in fighting for one’s rights: holding hands, being one, as…
NEW CUMBERLANDPRIVATE RESIDENCE CDA was hired by a couple shortly after their purchase of a low-slung 1958 brick home near the Susquehanna River. An array of design problems were tackled as the couple looked to modify the house to their needs. A significant change to the home was the addition of a master bedroom to…
CRISPUS ATTUCKSEARLY LEARNING CENTER The new Early Learning Center for the Crispus Attucks Association houses 170 underserved children from 6 weeks old through school age. The 2-story downtown building is organized around a central, naturally day-lit atrium. The atrium leads to a rooftop playground and is formally expressed on the exterior of the building via…
EASTERN MARKET BENCHARTWORK INSTALLATION On the heels of the successful Music for Everyone piano shelter competition in Lancaster, PA, CDA competed for and was awarded the commission to build an artwork installation for the urban plaza in front of the historic Eastern Market Building (1883) where Tabor Community Services is housed. The design concept is…
GARAGE IN LEMOYNE On the heels of purchasing a beautiful home on a sloping site in Lemoyne overlooking the Susquehanna River and Harrisburg beyond, a young couple engaged CDA to re-imagine a new garage at the rear of the property. The expressed direction was to develop a design representative of the beauty and quality of…
SUSQUEHANNA ART MUSEUMTOWARDS A NEW/OLD ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION Acting as guest curator, CDA organized the Towards A New/Old Architecture Exhibition at the new Susquehanna Art Museum (SAM). The exhibit explored the use of modern architecture in additions to and renovations of the rich building stock throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 visitors toured the…
CDA OFFICESSUITE 701 IN THE COMMERCE TOWER CDA moved to its new offices on the 7th floor of the Commerce Tower at the corner of Pine and 2nd Streets in the heart of downtown Harrisburg in early 2016. The space is defined by impressive views to the north and south and is washed with natural…
