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The Freight House
Location:
Bethlehem, PA
George J. Donovan AIA & Associates recently relocated our Bethlehem offices to our newly renovated “Freight House” in the Historic District. Our building has been placed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The original structure was built in 1873; western office area added in 1910. The building was used mainly for warehousing for the past 30 years and was in a deteriorated condition. The structure was renovated in accordance with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Historic Preservation, the National Park Service, the Pennsylvania Historic Museum Commission, and the Historic Review Board of the City of Bethlehem. This Adaptive Reuse Project, which contains our offices and an additional tenant suite, has been designed for LEED certification and our goal is to be rated at the Silver Level. The project incorporates sustainability conservation by focusing on the materials used in the structure. The rehabilitation of this building embraces and challenges the notion of recycling materials. By re-using as much of the existing elements on-site, this project frees up precious landfill space and conserves natural resources while maintaining the urban fabric of the site. The project came to fruition through the labor of our sister construction company – Donovan-Phillips LTD located in Bedminster, Bucks County, PA.
The Challenge
The Results
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Diana
Vincent Jewelers
Location:
Washington Crossing, PA
Size: 3,500 S.F.
Program: Complete restoration and conversion of a 1940's cape
built in the craftsman style of architecture into a jewelry store.
This adaptive reuse project was honored with the 2006 Silver Award
from the American Institute of Architects, and also received a First
Place 2004 Master Design Award in the light commercial renovation
category from the publishers of Qualified Remodeler.
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Lower
Southampton Library
Location:
Bridgetown
Pike, Lower Southampton Township, PA
Size: 13,000 S.F.
Program:
Renovation
of an old, vacant industrial building into a state-of-the-art
community library facility. The library contains a new community
meeting room, new study rooms and a major book stack expansion.
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Newtown Business Campus
(formerly Newtown Industrial Park)
Location:
Newtown, PA
Size: 75,000 S.F.
Program: 35 year old business
park is currently undergoing redevelopment. Our firm recently designed the renovations to
the 104 Pheasant Run site, a former industrial
building (Cameron Troilo Properties) which now accommodates
office suites, a bank, cafe, and two large atrium areas with
fountains.
Industrial Use Building
Prior to Rehabilitation:
Redesign as Office
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Teletronics
(Newtown
Business Campus)
Location:
Newtown, PA
Size: 90,000 S.F.
Program:
Conversion of a former one story factory in two stories of
office space.
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