Our mission at JRS is to make better places to learn and to worship, creating unique and inspired spaces. We believe that beauty can cure and that beauty should transcend all boundaries, geographical, social and cultural. The communities of East and West Baltimore are filled with windowless shells. And yet even a shell has value. One of our greatest strengths lies in recognizing the intrinsic value that resides in existing structures and using those strengths to bring added value to projects and renewal to communities.
We create difference that celebrates and elevates ordinary human activity. We create an architecture specific to each site, client, program, need, want and budget. The great city of Baltimore, Maryland, is our home and workshop. Local knowledge and ready access makes for design solutions that are familiar, aware, sensitive, and constructive.
Our projects make sensible, tangible contributions to the beauty of our city and state, enhancing communities, providing opportunities, landmarks, focal points, the palpable benefits of a thoughtful built environment.
We create difference that celebrates and elevates ordinary human activity. We create an architecture specific to each site, client, program, need, want and budget. The great city of Baltimore, Maryland, is our home and workshop. Local knowledge and ready access makes for design solutions that are familiar, aware, sensitive, and constructive.
Our projects make sensible, tangible contributions to the beauty of our city and state, enhancing communities, providing opportunities, landmarks, focal points, the palpable benefits of a thoughtful built environment.
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The original 1928 City College Library, Reading Room, and Program Space were renovated, restoring the original configuration of the spaces, preserving and restoring the historic fabric while integrating new lighting, HVAC, and information technology.
This project removed most traces of a previous renovation and several layers of adhoc modifications, restored the original spatial configuration separating the library from the corridor with a wall of bookcases, and refurbished the original terrazzo, wood, plaster, and stone.
This project removed most traces of a previous renovation and several layers of adhoc modifications, restored the original spatial configuration separating the library from the corridor with a wall of bookcases, and refurbished the original terrazzo, wood, plaster, and stone.
Our studio, which we renovated in 2015, is located in the former pattern shop of a 19th century industrial complex in the Jones Falls Valley of Baltimore.
This area is steeped in history, and we are proud to be part of its rebirth through adaptive reuse.
Ana Maria Castro co-founded JRS Architects with partner John Srygley in 1993.
In the twenty-six years since then she has devoted much of her professional career to design advocacy around food and educational issues.
Ms. Castro earned a B.A. and M.A from Auburn University in English and a Master of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University.
This area is steeped in history, and we are proud to be part of its rebirth through adaptive reuse.
Ana Maria Castro co-founded JRS Architects with partner John Srygley in 1993.
In the twenty-six years since then she has devoted much of her professional career to design advocacy around food and educational issues.
Ms. Castro earned a B.A. and M.A from Auburn University in English and a Master of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University.
Take Exit 9A Cold Spring Lane EAST, merge onto Cold Spring Lane.
Turn right onto Falls Road, MD 25.
Turn right onto W 41st Street.
Turn right onto Druid Park Drive, and soon after turn left onto Parkdale Avenue.
Turn left onto Clipper Park Road.
About 200' after Clipper Park Road passes underneath a brick building our office is on the left, at the top of a driveway up the hill, next to Woodberry Kitchen.
Parking on the driveway is restricted, however, street parking can be found along Clipper Park Road.
Turn right onto Falls Road, MD 25.
Turn right onto W 41st Street.
Turn right onto Druid Park Drive, and soon after turn left onto Parkdale Avenue.
Turn left onto Clipper Park Road.
About 200' after Clipper Park Road passes underneath a brick building our office is on the left, at the top of a driveway up the hill, next to Woodberry Kitchen.
Parking on the driveway is restricted, however, street parking can be found along Clipper Park Road.
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