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Sarni Tennis Facility

 

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

 

 

As a portion of the Bigler Playing Fields Master Plan, the Sarni Tennis Facility was developed as the home for the varsity men’s and women’s tennis teams. The structure at the center of this project is a former agricultural sciences building that was retrofitted for use as the new Shaeffer-Thomson Clubhouse named for benefactors of the facility.  In addition to locker rooms and lounge space in the clubhouse, the facility boasts (7) USTA regulation courts including the stadium court.  The stadium court features spectator seating for 500. All courts are surfaced with a multi-layered acrylic cushioned system and are lighted for nighttime play.

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Centre County Courthouse Annex

 

The Centre County Commissioners, Bellefonte, PA

 

 

2005 Historic Rehabilitation Award, Bellefonte Historical Architectural Review Board

 

Renovation of the circa 1887 W.F. Reynolds & Co. Bank building, a significant structure within Bellefonte’s historic district, for adaptive reuse as court facilities.

Modifications included the conversion of the banking floor into a courtroom which preserves the architectural character of the historic space, the addition of judge’s chambers and support facilities at the second floor, and the complete restoration of the third floor, (once a Knights of Columbus Hall, but vacant since the 1930’s), into public meeting space.  The project was designed in accordance with  the Secretary of Interior Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.  The building was also upgraded to be fully handicap accessible and complies with current construction codes

Centre County Courthouse Restoration

 

Centre County Commissioners, Bellefonte, PA

 

 

The project received the 2004 Historic Rehabilitation Award from the Bellefonte Historic Architectural Review Board and the 2005 State Preservation Award from the Commonwealth

 

HPArchitects performed the complete exterior restoration of the building in accordance with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Structures.  Work included the restoration and reconditioning of the original historic windows and doors, restoration and reconstruction of the portico and cupola, stucco restoration, re-installation of a copper roof, and exterior building lighting.  The original courtyard, significantly altered in the mid-1970s, was redesigned to pay tribute to the 1911 plan that introduced the war memorial to the region, and accommodate more contemporary functions associated with the Centre County Government and related activities within the Bellefonte Historic District.  The traditional axial arrangement between the town, the war memorial and the Courthouse and contrasting cross-paths were reinforced with decorative concrete pavement and pavers, bench seating and replacement landscaping, replica decorative Victorian fountains, and period lighting to match the surrounding historic district.  The few surviving large trees whose canopies once framed the historic image were replaced in a manner to recreate the original pattern and composition.