The building interior reflects the Chamber’s mission to foster a vibrant business environment, incorporating local resources wherever possible. Notable features include slate and copper accent walls in meeting rooms, linear wood plank clouds painted in custom platinum and an open structural steel-frame stairway leading visitors to the community business center
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Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Extensive renovations to a 30,000 square foot office building created a new downtown headquarters for the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce that functions as a contemporary, multi-functional community hub.
The existing façade was designed at a time when modern lines and diverse architectural rhythms rejected the context and cadence of the surrounding buildings in favor of new ideas. The new home for the Chamber of Commerce respects the architectural context of the street by breaking down the façade, which was 60 feet long, to create a more graceful 45 foot wide main elevation stepping out toward the street. The renovated building follows the pattern and scale created by the windows and storefronts along historic King Street, following a classical hierarchy of form while being rendered in modern tones and textures.
Photo Credit: Nathan Cox Photography
Project Highlights
Client:
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Location:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Services:
Architecture
Interior Design
Interior Design
Type:
Renovations
This area serves as a greeting space and primary circulation zone for all patrons utilizing Chamber services
Cafe space for employees promotes a collaborative space among disciplines.
Ceiling and lighting solutions throughout the building reflect a contemporary industrial aesthetic while maximizing natural light, integrating LED technology, and managing acoustical stability. An original beam from a Lancaster steel company, discovered during interior demolition, was left exposed in the employee bistro.
Multiple types of work spaces, collaboration zones and meeting rooms incorporate flexible features such as stand-up desks, “touchdown” work stations and casual seating areas with integrated charging stations. Bright pops of color, writable walls and diverse group interaction spaces reinforce the energy and openness of the many spaces designed to foster idea sharing, community partnerships and business development. Ultimately, the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce’s new home respects the history of Lancaster while signaling that the Chamber is looking forward as an organization.
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