LADD-HANFORD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAMDEALERSHIP RENOVATIONS CDA was engaged to develop a concept for renovations to the Ladd-Hanford Chrysler car dealership that would create a more inviting and attractive service check-in and waiting experience for both staff and customers. The car dealership was originally a Jaguar dealership. The concept strikes a balance between the Chrysler…
DANCE STUDIOGARAGE BAY RENOVATION Converting a 20ft x 10ft bay of a 1939 residential garage comprised of a concrete floor, concrete masonry walls, and wood-framed hip roof structure into a viable dance studio was the client’s charge. The minimalist response by the architect includes a new warm floor with a thick cushion backing, two new…
FORUM AND FINANCE BUILDING RENOVATIONSCAPITOL COMPLEX, HARRISBURG PA The Forum (1931) and the Finance (1939) buildings bookend the Soldiers Grove Mall on the east side of the historic and beautiful Capitol Complex. CDA is honored to design improvements to critical spaces within these buildings that have seen few improvements over the last 80 years. The…
FIFTEEN @ TWENTY TWO (F@TT)KEYSTONE BUILDING RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION CDA’s offices were on the 2nd floor of the historic Keystone Building (1875) at 22 South 3rd Street in downtown Harrisburg from 2011 through 2015 until the building was sold to Harristown Development Corporation. Harristown has focused recently on increasing the quantity of desirable housing units in…
BOARDING SCHOOLOFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SUITE CDA was hired by a private philanthropic boarding school in the summer of 2014 to develop design concepts for renovating the Office of the President Suite as an expression of the new president’s leadership and vision for the institution. The existing 430,000sf building took 3 years to build and…
LAMBORGHINI ROAD MONUMENT COMPETITION 4TH PLACE / GOLD MENTION INCLUDING A 1,000€ PRIZE CDA’s design for the 2016 Lamborghini Road Monument Competition marks the entrances of Sant’Agata Bolognese and brackets the Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. plant with two powerfully beautiful architectonic sculptural elements rooted in the identity of the brand. Ferruccio Lamborghini’s connection to the world…
MEXITALY RESTAURANTRENOVATION 2.0 When the owner of Mexitaly learned that PennDOT was taking his restaurant by eminent domain to make improvements to an interchange along Interstate 83, he engaged CDA to design renovations to a suite at a nearby strip mall. At three times the size of the existing restaurant, CDA’s design looks to salvage…
