Synergy Gymnastics Center
After a concept study was done for a new ground-up facility, Synergy Gymnastics decided instead to transform an old warehouse and small office space into a state-of-the-art gymnastics training center. The facility was designed to support the company’s gymnastics classes for students aged 18 months to adult. The renovation scope included upgrading the existing building shell to meet current energy codes and creating new curb appeal for the gymnastic center’s exterior. The new administration area includes staff and coaching offices, a new lobby/lounge, and reception area. A new parents’ lounge with Wi-Fi and A/V setups allows parents to watch the training sessions on closed circuit TVs. New locker rooms, a team room for meetings and film study, and team choreography studios support the interior program. The open gym space has state-of-the-art gymnastics equipment organized around recessed pits with inflatable air bags, which are the first of its kind on the East Coast.
Interior images © Scott Hewitt Photographer; exterior images © Brianna Juliano
Hankin Group – Speculative Lab Building
Precis provided architecture and engineering master planning services to Hankin Group, a family-owned real estate development firm, for a three-story, multi-tenant speculative laboratory building for multiple life science tenants involved in the drug discovery process from laboratory-based research through early stage (pilot scale) manufacturing.
The building will be located on a prominent site at the entrance to Eagleview, a mixed-use development community,
located in the Philadelphia suburb of Exton, Pennsylvania.
Single- and multi-tenant concept layouts were developed for general research, gene and cell therapy, therapeutics, and contract research organizations. The building’s floor plate accommodates requirements for physical segregation, chain of custody, and biosafety level (BSL) segregation of suites, waste streams, and product flows.
The proposed site totals ~17.8 acres. Grading allows for basement level access on the building’s south side. Floor plates, excluding the basement, range from 40,000 to 43,500 sf each.
Traynor Capital Management – Office Renovation
Precis transformed an old automobile repair shop into a Class A corporate office space in the heart of the growing Malvern Borough downtown area. The existing building shell was upgraded to meet current energy codes and to create new curb appeal for the building. A new exterior courtyard was introduced on the west side of the building to add more natural light into the open office interior. The new fenestration and brick façade on the front King Street elevation ties the new office building into the existing town fabric while preserving the original industrial feel of the building.
The new home for Traynor Capital Management expands the company’s existing space and allows room for growth with about 2,000 sf of future expansion area in the rear of the building. The interior combines several private offices and conference rooms with a large, open workspace and open, shared break area with access to the new courtyard. New parking areas in the front and rear of the building were improved along with the additions of new landscaping and lighting.
Images © Scott Hewitt Photographer