What's New - 2000

HARDLINES WINS BIA AWARD

Hardlines Design Company received the award for "Best Architectural Design" by the Building Industry Association (BIA) for the renovation of 93 East New England Avenue in Worthington, Ohio. The project involved a total renovation of an existing 1830s farmhouse and the construction of a new two-story addition to the rear. The 1000 s.f. addition featured a Family Room with half-bath, laundry, and mudroom on the first floor, with a Master Bedroom, Master Bath and walk-in Closet on the second. The project also contained three new porches and a brick patio in the rear.

The renovation consisted of a completely new kitchen, built-in cabinets in the study, new windows, new exterior siding, and new electrical system. The existing siding was stripped, revealing the post and beam construction underneath. Insulation and new wiring was added from the outside, thus with minimal disturbance to the interior plaster walls.

HDC worked with Georgetown Builders, Inc. to integrate period details such as a Rumford fireplace, tongue-and-groove porch ceiling, and custom interior moldings to match the original. This project also received Best of Show in the 2000 Showcase of Remodeled Homes and the Old Worthington Merit Award.

BEFORE: COOKSEY-LAMPE HOUSE
WORTHINGTON, OHIO
AUGUST, 1998 2.

AFTER: COOKSEY-LAMPE HOUSE
WORTHINGTON, OHIO
MAY 2000 3.

BEFORE: COOKSEY-LAMPE HOUSE
WORTHINGTON, OHIO
AUGUST 1998 4.

AFTER: COOKSEY-LAMPE HOUSE
WORTHINGTON, OHIO
MAY 2000

Hardlines Design Company
Receives the 2000 Paul E. Buchanan Award!

Hardlines Design Company has been selected as the winner of the 2000 Vernacular Architecture Forum's Paul E. Buchanan Award for the "Thematic Study of Civil Works Residences for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District." The award, a national honor, is presented annually for excellence in fieldwork and interpretation of historic and vernacular architecture. Previous recipients include the Canadian Centre for Architecture (Montreal, Canada), and the National Building Museum (Washington, DC).

The study required the National Register eligibility assessment and architectural evaluation of all civil works housing currently owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. The long-range purpose of this study was to provide the foundational information upon which the Army Corps can develop informed decisions affecting the management and reuse of this building type. The project, which took over 2 years, involved over fifty buildings located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

In making the award, the jury noted Hardlines' commitment to complete such a large-scale project, the innovative historic resource management represented in the documentation effort, the straightforward and readily accessible structure of the project report, and the careful integration of documentary research with fieldwork. Hardlines Design Company is the first firm from Ohio to be honored with the Paul E. Buchanan Award.

Davis-Shai Center Progresses at a Brisk Pace!

Claggett and Sons were awarded the construction contract for the historic rehabilitation of and addition to the Davis-Shai Community Center in Heath, Ohio. HDC integrated a state-of-the-art community center without sacrificing the historic character of this 1868 facility. Interior demolition has been completed and foundation excavation is scheduled to begin this month. Charissa Wang, Project Architect, states this facility will become the focal point in Heath's (Ohio) new town center once the project is completed in May 2001.

Davis-Shai - Phase 1
Heath, Ohio
Landscape/Stabilization Completed
June 1998

Davis-Shai
Heath, Ohio
Reconstruction of East Porch
November 1998

Davis-Shai
Heath, Ohio
Interior started and windows open

Hardlines Successfully Completes the Very First Infrastructure Condition Survey for the Air Force!

HDC, who was awarded a three-year, worldwide, architectural and engineering contract from Air Force Materiel Command, completed the very first Infrastructure Condition Survey (ICS) at Brooks Air Force Base located in San Antonio, Texas. This survey was the pilot ICS project under the Air Force's Facility Infrastructure Program.

The ICS is a comprehensive management tool that identifies and prioritizes capital improvement needs for government and institutional facilities. Our work addressed their buildings, utility systems, roads, and airfield operations. According to Donald Durst, project architect, "This is an incredible planning tool for all the decision makers because all the information they could possibly need is right there and organized for quick and easy access."

We completed the work in just six months! HDC will soon be starting on six new ICS studies for facilities located across the country.

Bagle, the Office Manager, Waits for the Official Opening of the New Hardlines Office

This spring, Hardlines moved into their newly renovated office. The new facility, complete with an archaeological laboratory, library, architectural design study, and conference room, nearly triples the size of their previous location.

Bagle, the Office Manager and Beagle, participates in all staff meetings, office functions, and hiring decisions. She has served on the management board since 1993.

RENOVATION WORK STARTS AT OSU'S STILLMAN HALL!

Construction has started on HDC's design for a new office and conference center for the John Glenn Institute of Public Policy and Management located in Stillman Hall on the Ohio State University campus. The design challenge, according to architect Charissa Wang, was integrating 10 historic WPA wall murals into the design. Her unique solution uses full-length glass partition walls.

This solution, which was met with rousing approval by historic preservationists, will allow the murals to be seen from every vantage point and still provide private offices for the staff. Opening is scheduled for September 2000.