We are currently working with the Naval Academy Alumni Association and Navy Academy Memorial Affairs to relocate and expand the Columbarium. To respond to sea rise, the current Columbarium site will be returned to nature and a new facility will be designed at a higher level. The project will also include the design and construction […]
We are currently working with the Delaware Army National Guard in the design of a new 42,000 SF Readiness Center in New Castle Delaware. The facility contains an assembly hall, arms armory, kitchen, classrooms, administrative offices, and support services. The facility is being designed to meet the requirements of LEED Silver. The building is being […]
We are so excited and proud that our project, Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department, received TWO awards at the AIA Chesapeake Bay 2021 Excellence in Design Awards Celebration. In the non-residential, new construction category, the Prince Frederick Volunteer Fire Department received a Merit Award. The new station provides best-in-class fire station operations to serve the […]
After 33 years at BIGWAHA, Richard J. Loeschke, Jr., is raising the sails and heading off to retirement. As a firm, we are so fortunate to have benefitted from his talent, knowledge, and leadership for more than three decades. As his colleagues and friends, we have shared many laughs and memories. We wish Rich the best in his next […]
Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects is proud of our designs for Public Safety. We take pride in serving our community. Check out the virtual tour of this recently completed fire station project for Anne Arundel County.
“For an architect, the composition of the aggregates means a lot. The ratio and how it’s going to look at a distance, how it’s going to look closeup. Once we pick a [concrete masonry] product we try to stick by it, and we try to be an ally.”
Bignell Watkins Hassser Architects worked with Frederick County to design Middletown Volunteer Fire Company #7 as the prototype for the County’s next generation of fire stations. The result is a new 18,500 SF Fire Station that was thoughtfully planned to be functionally efficient and visually appealing with modern amenities. The station houses both volunteers and career fire […]
Monument Realty announced it has secured financing, signed multiple leases and begun construction of Riverside Square, a 90K SF shopping center fronting Route 7 in Ashburn, VA. The shopping center will include a 5K SF Sheetz convenience store and gas station and a 7,400 SF Texas Roadhouse steakhouse. Monument has also signed a lease for a 20K […]
Harmans Dorsey Fire Station (Fire Company 21) celebrated their Grand Re-Opening on Wednesday, October 17th. Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects designed the partial renovation and addition for this existing fire station in Hanover, MD. Our scope included extending the apparatus bays and renovating and reorganizing the living areas, including bunk rooms, day room, kitchen and fitness […]
Construction was recently completed on this interior alterations project for United Association. Bignell Watkins Hasser Architects’ design converted 5,085 sq. ft. of existing cold dark shell space into an educational training center. The spaces included a large training room, with flat screen video wall system, a new reception area, coat closet, lounge, catering pantry, restrooms, […]