permeate throughout both levels of the building.


“From the social aspect of design, we tried to make activity areas highly visible,” Marchant explains. “We created views in and through the spaces. Really, nothing is happening behind closed doors. It’s all art and making on display.”


To play off of the concept of raw design and creation—and to maintain the building’s industrial heritage—the architecture team left interior com- ponents out in the open.


“There are open ceilings and exposed spiral ductwork. We kept all of the floors raw and used reclaimed floor- boards from salvaged Baltimore row homes for accent walls and wood flooring,” says Marchant. Pewter grays and bright oranges accent the facility’s predominantly white color scheme.


Diehl adds, “What I like about the repurposing of this building is that the design doesn’t cover everything up. When you stand on the floor and look up in the air, you see everything because it has an open concept layout. There are very few ceilings, which is a really neat thing.”


The site, which is triangular, has a flexible parking lot that can


Key project team members from BARCO, Open Works, Cho Benn Holback + Associates and Southway Builders Inc. meet to discuss the Open Works’ project.


transform into an outdoor event space, complete with a large deck and adjacent stairs designed to be a hangout spot, seating area or even a stage.


OPEN WORKS: OUT- FITTED TO UNLOCK OPPORTUNITIES


The first floor of Open Works con- tains large shop areas for wood- working and metalwork and a digital fabrication lab specially outfitted for computer-numeric control (CNC) production. A large bay door allows


for convenient street-level access to move products and supplies.


The second floor holds additional workshops, classrooms, a combined lobby and retail area, a library, and a café. Examples of facilities and tools provided on this level include:


• A 16-station computer lab


• A cut-and-sew studio for textile work


• A digital media space containing six Mac computers


• A microelectronics shop equipped with eight soldering workstations


and two desoldering pumps • A 3D imaging and printing facility


“ Physical makerspaces aggregate a lot of really smart people under one roof. When you have all of these people just brewing together, it makes everyone more likely to succeed.”


-Will Holman, General Manager, Open Works


The building also houses 142 individ- ual micro-studios that provide flexible workspaces for designing, assembling and finishing projects and products. The café, along with multi-use outdoor spaces, are open to the general public.


Open Works’ crew of full-time man- agerial staff members, along with


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