Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects are specialists at renovations, repurposing, and the adaptive reuse of aging campus buildings – particularly ‘vintage’ modern structures like Myer Hall originally constructed in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
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“If people are looking and saying, ‘Look what Prince George’s Community College is doing,’ it sparks that curiosity about the interesting and exciting things they have going on. The building can communicate that message.”
It’s important to Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects that the community spaces people visit as part of their daily routines are considered thoroughly, as with the York Jewish Community Center. The firm looks for opportunities to be energy efficient and sustainable and always work to integrate design with the surrounding environment.
The main challenge on the armory project was repurposing a building of thick, windowless walls and the cold feel of concrete into a space that would be warm and welcoming for area seniors.
Frank Dittenhafer has cast a wide net when it comes to the meaning behind the name "c o d." He’d like it to be a little open-ended – allowing the space to evolve and create its own identity.
Patrick Ness of Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects, like-minded business owners and other community activists have been working with the city to turn the WeCo neighborhood in York, Pa., into a destination on par with growing districts like Royal Square and the area surrounding Central Market.