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DESIGN AWARDS 2000: Woodbourne Center Dormitories
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Baltimore, Maryland
Ziger/Snead LLP
info@zigersnead.com
"A high degree of skill, discipline, and restraint is achieved with an economy of material and probable low budget. The scale and materials relate well to the human figure. Manipulation of the natural light in juxtaposition to the natural materials gives the interiors and dormitory cubicles a certain warmth and internal sense of orientation that seem wonderful."
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Project:
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Dormitory Units
The Woodbourne Center
1301 Woodbourne Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 433-1000
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Architectural Firm:
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Ziger/Snead LLP
1006 Morton Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 576-9131
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Design Team Members
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Steven Ziger, AIA - Principal
Hugh McCormick,AIA - Project Architect
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Owner or Developer
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The Woodbourne Center
1301 Woodbourne Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland 21239
(410) 433-1000
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Engineering Consultants
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Morabito Consultants, Inc.
2526 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
(410) 467-2377
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Spears/Votta Associates, Inc.
7526 Harford Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21234
(410) 254-5800
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Civil
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Daft McCune & Walker, Inc.
200 E. Pennsylvania Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
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Other Consultants:
Landscape Architect
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Nan Paternotte
1019 Cathedral St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 581-2686
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General Contractor
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Mullan Contracting Company
2330 West Joppa Rd., Suite 210
Towson, Maryland 21093
(410) 494-9200
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Photographer
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Maxwell Mackenzie
2641 Garfield St., NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 232-6686
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Building Type:
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Institutional (Health Care) / Residential
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Specific Use of Building:
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Three residential treatment units for emotionally disturbed adolescents
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Project Requirements:
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Design three, secure, residential treatment units to house twelve clients each on existing mental health facility campus. New single story units to replace existing residential facility providing single occupancy bedrooms, improved supervision in a less institutional environment. Site work to include secure, exterior recreation areas and associated pedestrian and vehicular circulation.
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Program:
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Each Unit:
- Bedrooms (12)
- Dayroom for relaxation, dining, education/counseling.
- Client Bathrooms (3 )
- Janitor's Closet
- Timeout Room
- Medical Records Office
- Public Restroom
- Entrance Vestibule
- Mechanical / Electrical / Storage
- Outdoor Recreation Areas (3)
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Technical Information:
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Type 2B Construction, Noncombustible, Unprotected Floor
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Structure:
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Combination concrete slab on grade and concrete slab on steel bar joists and metal deck.
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Wall Structure:
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Brick and block masonry bearing walls
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Roof Structure:
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Metal deck on steel bar joists
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Window Structure:
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Thermally broken aluminum window system
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Security:
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Failsafe electronic locking with card access; vandal-resistant construction throughout
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Energy Considerations:
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R-30 roof insulation 1" insulated window units with low E-coating
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Barrier-Free Design:
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Fully accessible
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Completion Date:
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1999
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Cost:
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$2.5 million
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Woodbourne Center is a mental health treatment organization providing therapy and counseling for emotionally disturbed children. Located on the wooded property of a nineteenth century Italianate summer residence, the Center offers a tranquil, sheltering environment for the care of adolescents with severe problems. The design challenge was to enhance this positive, pastoral therapeutic environment while creating a more unified campus setting. The three new residential cottages are sited to define pedestrian quadrangles centered around the administrative headquarters and dining facility in the old mansion.
The three new cottages are connected to the former residence hall with porches and covered walks. These provide secure access to the older building, which will be converted to recreational, health, and educational space for the children.
While taking material and vocabulary clues from the fairly subdued existing
modern structures, the new buildings incorporate a substantially different approach to massing, detail, and enclosure. The design is founded on the belief that the students will respond positively to a nurturing environment which respects individuality, offers opportunities for both privacy and communal sharing, and conveys a quiet sense of shelter and security.
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