AP3C Architects has received three prestigious design awards.

Prince Music Theater

AP3C was awarded a Building Excellence Award for Best Restoration/Renovation Project by the Philadelphia Business Journal for their renovation of the abandoned Metro Theaters on Chestnut Street into the Prince Music Theater.

Transforming a dual-screen movie project theater into a facility capable of live stage performances, live music performances and projection movie events was a daunting task. AP3C was recognized for their ability to produce a project that balanced refined design with technical expertise. A highly refined entranceway leads to a minimalist seating area that has superb sightlines and acoustics. The extraordinarily deep and complex fly loft is carefully positioned to maintain a performer-to-audience connection. Ample dressing space, rehearsal rooms and a black box theater enhance the Theater’s ability to obtain commitments from unique and sought-after talents. The Theater’s unique canopy and lobby design provide for a grand entertaining space which makes the facility a favorite for movie premiers.

The Gift of Life Donor Program

AP3C was awarded a 2005 Building Excellence Award for Best Institutional Project by the GBCA for their renovation and expansion of the abandoned Adams Warehouse at 3rd and Callowhill Streets into the Corporate Headquarters for the Gift of Life Donor Program.

AP3C provided comprehensive services from site analysis/selection to architectural and interior design on this 100,000 square foot multi use complex. Positioning the new lobby space at an angle to take advantage of the southern views, the 4th floor balcony offers a 180-degree vista that reaches from Camden to the Center City Skyline.

Working against a tight timeline and subsurface conditions, AP3C spearheaded the efforts to design, document and construct the facility in 24 months. The team-oriented approach was recognized for strategic decisions to create separate construction packages, lock in of steel, elevators and other long lead time items and maintain schedule and design intent.

The combination of materials, building volumes and siting allows the building to relate to the urban context around it, enhances the surrounding properties and allows for the Gift of Life Donor Program to quietly announce their commitment to the region.

Education Design Showcase Award

AP3C was awarded a 2008 Education Design Showcase Award as a Project of Distinction by School Planning and Management Magazine for their renovation and expansion of The Penn’s Grove Middle School within the Oxford Area School District.

Completed in September 2007, this addition and major renovation project converted an existing 1950’s high school into an 800-student middle school.

In response to being situated on a land-locked residential site, the original single story, multi-level,  high school shop and undersized library wing was demolished to make way for a 52,000 square foot, fully accessible, two-story addition, including a new library, administration and nurse suites, separate student and visitor entrances, and 32 new classrooms.

Design Profile - Context Magazine

AP3C was featured in Context Magazine’s 2007 Summer Edition for the Congreso EARN Center. AP3C was selected by Congreso de Latinos Unidos to transform an abandoned warehouse into an adult education and training facility.  The new complex provides Congreso with one of Philadelphia’s most unique Employment, Advancement and Retention Network [EARN] facilities. 

The design concept emphasizes a professional, technologically advanced environment to prepare students for interviews and career advancement while helping each student become more comfortable in corporate atmospheres.

Office Design Profile - Philadelphia Business Journal

AP3C received an ‘Office Design Profile’ for Vault Communications from the Philadelphia Business Journal.  Our design services were used to provide new branding and a new company identity for their new suburban office location.  Our two companies had worked together in the past when AP3C was asked to provide interior design services for the client’s previous office space.

Inheriting a ground floor space with a panoramic view of the outdoors, the client wanted a space with an airy, contemporary aesthetic.  AP3C seized the opportunity by allowing direct views to the exterior using glass partitions and an open plan design concept.  Despite budgetary constraints, the front-end reception area and boardroom incorporates a classic look, where dark wood paneling and full height glass, meets a clean, white monolithic tiled floor.