Lancaster, PA
Hamilton Club
The interior of Lancaster’s most prestigious private social club, in a building dating back to 1890, needed an update for the changes and uses of today’s club members. Along with larger function spaces with bars, health & fitness facilities, modern restrooms and an overall less formal atmosphere, the renovation included this new, casual dining room. It is filled with natural light from windows and skylights during the day while charming pendant lighting illuminates the room for evening meals.
street view of main entrance and second floor addition
Built in 1898 in the ornate Chateauesque style, the original stone mansion and carriage house was expanded in the 1950s to meet the private club’s growth. To meet continued membership demands, we proposed a vertical expansion on the roof of the 1950s building. A turn-of-the-century mission style was selected for the new addition to allow the Chateauesque forms and details to remain the prominent style. Historic reference design concepts were employed to blur the distinction between period styles. Stone walls and trim combined with windows in proportion with historical windows and match the mansion elements to create a harmonious design.
schematic rendering
A schematic rendering of the street view of the main entrance and second floor addition provides a visual reference for members and was used for approvals by the owner, city, and Historic Architectural Review Board.
Buchanan Bar & Wheatland Lounge
This beautiful redesign and complete renovation of the Buchanan Bar and Wheatland Lounge within Lancaster’s Hamilton Club was completed as a design-build project. Members now walk through the main entry and are greeted by the dramatic backlit bar as they enter the club’s main lobby.
Interior Design
The Buchanan Bar/Wheatland Lounge phase of the project, completed with no change orders, has immediately become the most popular space in the club, hosting many casual meals and gatherings. The Interior Design for this phase was completed in collaboration with Henrietta Heisler Interiors.
new elevator in peacock alley
“Peacock Alley,” the main corridor to the dining room, has a new state-of-the-art elevator with programmable controls that allow hospitality staff full use, along with member access. The new color scheme brightens the area with a fresh elegance complimented by new dark-stained flooring.
new stair from lobby to lower level
Interior walls and spaces were moved to make room for the new staircase to the lower level casual dining and recreation area. To meet codes, fire-rated materials are used in the stairs, cleverly designed as historic-looking details, rails and materials that retain the richness and elegance of other interiors in the building. The stone tower that wraps the staircase had originally been an exterior wall that was exposed during the renovations.