Rendering of the 3100-02 east courtyard in the morning: grey buildings with yellow walkways framing a yellow entrance and a red bird sculpture
3100-02 east courtyard · Rendering, in progress

Work · Commercial

1980s Office Park Revitalization

What you can do with a little bit of paint

2low-rise complexes, built 1986 and 1993
5moves: paint, window treatments, lighting, signage, landscape
SDschematic design under way

Vertical Architecture is giving two low-rise complexes in a 1980s office park in Baltimore County a new face with minimal, mostly cosmetic interventions.

The park houses a mix of office and neighborhood-service tenants surrounded by surface parking. Five moves do the work: paint, window treatments, lighting, signage and wayfinding, and landscape. We are also proposing selective demolition of unnecessary structures added after the complex was built.

A deep gray frame unifies each building, while the recessed walkways and storefronts turn a warm yellow that glows from concealed linear lighting. Lit scrims behind the storefront glass make every shop read as open, day and night, and one consistent sign system replaces a patchwork of tenant signs. Animal sculptures at the entrances double as wayfinding. The parking layout stays untouched: new planting fills the existing beds and a courtyard that opens up once a glass pavilion is removed.

The 3100-02 complex (1986) and the 3104-06 complex (1993) are two different buildings, so one kit of parts is interpreted for each. All renderings are in progress, produced from a measured model of the existing buildings.

Client
Undisclosed
Location
Baltimore County, Maryland
Status
Schematic design
vAE role
Design Architect, Space Programmer, Lighting Designer
Images
Renderings: Vertical Architecture Enterprises, in progress
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