Category: Awards

Awards

American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge – Baltimore, MD

Project: American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge — Baltimore, MD
Client: American Cancer Society

Designed as a home away from home for individuals undergoing cancer treatment and their caregivers, Hope Lodge Baltimore provides a supportive environment centered on rest, connection, and healing. JP2 transformed the existing three-story building into a state-of-the-art, 34-room facility that increased guest capacity by 30% and earned WELL Building and USGBC certifications. The comprehensive renovation encompassed the courtyard, building systems, guest rooms, kitchen and dining areas, laundry facilities, fitness and wellness rooms, and administrative spaces for the American Cancer Society.

Awards

2026 ULI Baltimore Wavemaker Award Winner - American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge — Baltimore, MD

Awards Educational and Institutional Educational and Institutional Interiors Maryland

Howard B. Owens Science Center

Project: Howard B. Owens Science Center
Client: Prince George's County Public Schools

Located in Lanham, Maryland, the Howard B. Owens Science Center is a dedicated STEM education center operated by Prince George’s County Public Schools and serving pre-K through 12th grade students. In partnership with Nichols Contracting, the renovated facility reimagines the learning environment with vibrant colors, textured flooring, atomic-pattern wall panels, and large murals that spark curiosity and encourage exploration.

The renovation also features an outdoor classroom with a pollinator garden, composting and weather stations, a Zen garden, and a rain garden, offering hands-on learning in sustainability and environmental science. At the heart of the center is a state-of-the-art planetarium, where cutting-edge technology and flexible seating create immersive experiences in astronomy, planetary systems, and the natural world.

Awards

2025 Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Baltimore Platinum Excellence in Construction Awards (Nichols Contracting acknowledged)

Awards Housing Interiors Interiors Maryland

The Service Center

Project: The Service Center
Client: Seawall

At first glance, The Service Center stands as a striking new addition that is integrated into the urban landscape—a purpose-built, 25,000-square-foot facility filled with natural light and modern design. Look closer, and it becomes clear: this is far more than just real estate.

Home to a vibrant mix of mission-driven organizations and seamlessly integrated housing, the Service Center is a dynamic community hub-designed to serve, support, and sustain.

The residential component features design-forward, attainable apartments that emphasize natural light, flexible layouts, and shared communal amenities. These spaces are intentionally crafted to meet the needs of young professionals and creatives alike.

But residents don't just live here-they become part of a purpose-driven ecosystem. Every day offers opportunities to engage with neighbors, contribute to civic life, and collaborate with changemakers who call this interconnected community home.

Awards Housing Interiors Maryland

Opal Largo Station

Project: Opal Largo Station
Client: The Dolben Company, Inc. / Klein Enterprises

Opal Largo Station is a multi-family development situated in Prince George’s County. Upon completion, Aura will rise six stories high, encompassing an impressive 570,639 square feet and accommodating 379 units. True to its namesake, the design exudes an ethereal quality, with elegant curves delicately delineating each space, crafting distinct atmospheres throughout. Embracing the concept of a sanctuary for reprieve and rejuvenation, natural wood tones intertwine with sumptuous hues, fostering an organic flow that guides one’s journey through the premises—a dreamlike environment that stimulates both the mind and the senses.

Awards

2026 Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Baltimore Diamond Excellence in Construction Awards (CCG Residential Construction)

Awards Maryland Retail

Hunt Valley Towne Centre

Project: Hunt Valley Towne Centre
Client: Greenberg Gibbons

The Hunt Valley Towne Center is a mixed-use project located in Cockeysville, MD. JP2 designed the conversion of the existing vacant anchor building on the west side into a cohesive space featuring Onelife Fitness and Ashley's Furniture. The existing façade of the old Sears was removed to allow for the new tenant facades and addition for the Onelife Vestibule.

In addition to the conversion, JP2 designed two pad buildings with outdoor seating areas and terraces, enhancing walkability throughout the site and between lower and upper level tenants. The addition of fast casual restaurants contributes to the dining options within the center, complemented by lush landscaping and benches for a pleasant atmosphere.

Awards

2025 Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Baltimore Platinum Excellence in Construction Awards (Chesapeake Contracting acknowledged)

2018 NAIOP Maryland Awards of Excellence Best Retail (Greenberg Gibbons and Chesapeake acknowledged)

Awards Maryland Workplace Workplace Interiors

Greenberg Gibbons Corporate Headquarters

Project: Greenberg Gibbons Corporate Headquarters
Client: Greenberg Gibbons

JP2 Architects worked with Greenberg Gibbons on their new 14,000 sq. ft. headquarters located in 40Ten Boston, Baltimore City’s first mass timber building. The Greenberg Gibbons brand is incorporated throughout the interior entry feature wall, themed huddle rooms, and murals. The contemporary office design concept considered social and focus spaces related to acoustics; the parti provides for a centralized social café area adjacent to the large conference room, while the central lobby hub offers a buffer between the executive suite and the departments on plan north. Cozy workstations adjacent to windows and inboard glazed private offices create an open and lofty experience and views of the city.

Awards

2024 – NAIOP Maryland Awards of Excellence Best Interiors

Awards Maryland Mixed Use Retail

Foundry Row

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Project: Foundry Row
Client: Greenberg Gibbons

Foundry Row is an upscale, mixed-use development on a former industrial brownfield site northwest of Baltimore. The retail project draws its character from the history of its site, a former Solo Cup manufacturing plant in Owings Mills, Maryland. JP2 Architect’s shopping center design consists of multiple open-air retail buildings around a Main Street-style plan, anchored by a Wegmans supermarket and a keynote office building. The project includes 375,000 sq. ft. of retail, including both in-line small shops and larger anchor-type formats, as well as a gym and restaurants. The design creates a pedestrian-friendly district for both office tenants and shoppers.

Awards Housing Maryland Mixed Use

MarketPlace at Fells Point

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Project: MarketPlace at Fells Point
Client: The Dolben Company, Inc/Klein Enterprises/ Metropolitan Management Co.

Located in Historic Fells Point in Baltimore, Maryland, JP2 Architects designed these new urban lifestyle apartments to feature open rooms maximizing exterior daylight and views. A majority of the units open onto a private courtyard space complete with firepits and water features. Many of the units are rehabbed historic buildings from the late 1800s with large windows and unique special features. The apartment buildings have direct access to over 100 community retail and entertainment venues along the Fells Point waterfront. In addition to the private courtyards, the project also features a club room, lounge, fitness center, and secured parking for residents.

Awards

2015 ULI Baltimore Wavemaker Award – MarketPlace at Fells Point
This mixed-use project contains 159 apartments above 27,000 sf of retail. The project is sited in the historic waterfront Fells Point community, and retains the original street buildings while giving a modern appeal to the new construction.

Awards Featured Item Maryland Master Planning Mixed Use

Merriweather District

Project: Merriweather District
Client: Howard Hughes Corporation

The Merriweather District is a vibrant live-work community on a 68-acre piece of land in Downtown Columbia, Maryland. Located adjacent to Merriweather Post Pavilion, the mixed-use development project encompasses a full build out with over 750 residential units, approximately 1.2 million sq. ft. of office and 185,000 sq. ft. of retail shops and restaurants on about 22 acres. Master planning design components are centered around an active public park that will act as the district's center for activities including concerts, outdoor dining, ice skating, and other civic programming. Paths and walkways tie the area together and connect to other areas of Downtown Columbia, including a natural conservation area. Merriweather District is the first LEED Neighborhood Development v4 in Maryland and only the second development to achieve it on the East Coast.

Awards

2022 ULI Baltimore Wavemaker Award
2022 – NAIOP Maryland Awards of Excellence Best Mixed-Use
2018 – USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Maryland Environments Award for Merriweather District Area 3

Awards Maryland Workplace Workplace Interiors

JP2 Dillon Street

Project: JP2 Dillon Street
Client: JP2 Architects

The new corporate home for JP2 Architects is an adaptive re-use of a former daycare facility in the heart of the Canton community in Baltimore City. The former building was demolished down to a bare shell and reconstructed with all new energy efficient systems and environmentally friendly materials. The modern workplace design concept features all LED lighting, new roof-mounted Sola-tubes as well as a new 1,400 sq. ft. mezzanine overlooking the open interior office environment below. The office building design was honored with a LEED Gold rating shortly after opening in the summer of 2016, just in time to celebrate the firm’s 10th anniversary.

Awards

2018 NAIOP Maryland Awards of Excellence
Best office redevelopment – JP2 Architects
Best Retail – Foundry Row (Greenberg Gibbons and Chesapeake acknowledged)
Best LEED Interior Tenant Fit Out – JP2 Architects

2017 – USGBC Maryland Wintergreen Interiors Project Award for JP2 Office
The annual ceremony recognizes businesses and local projects that demonstrate exemplary commitment and achievements in creating a more sustainable future for Maryland.

Awards Interiors Minnesota Retail Retail Interiors

Southdale Mall

Project: Southdale Mall
Client: Simon Property Group

A 1.3 million-square-foot shopping mall located in Edina, Minnesota, Southdale Center is owned and operated by the Simon Property Group. Dating from 1956, Southdale Center is noted as being the oldest enclosed mall in the United States. JP2 Architect’s renovation of Southdale Center respects the shopping mall’s original mid-century modern architectural design while updating and positioning it for the future. The retail property's exterior façade renovations provide new and renovated mall entrances, as well as the addition of a new food court entrance with a porte-cochère for Minnesota’s inclement weather.

Interior improvements include a new food court with seven tenants and seating for 400, new public amenities including a play area for children and new restrooms, as well as all new finishes and furniture throughout the Center’s concourses. The Grand Court interior design was similarly upgraded with new wood columns, ceiling treatments, lighting, and furnishing all reminiscent of the original mid-century designs by Victor Gruen. A new way-finding and signage design program as well as upgraded lighting are also incorporated.

Awards

2015 AIA Maryland People’s Choice Award - Commercial Architecture
The award ceremony was hosted by the AIA Baltimore at Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, a project also designed by JP2 Architects. Southdale Center is located in Edina, Minnesota and is the oldest enclosed mall in the United States.

2014 ICSC - Silver Design and Development Award

Awards Maryland Master Planning Mixed Use Retail

Northwood Commons

Project: Northwood Commons

With 100,000 sq. ft. of redeveloped community retail, Northwood Commons features contemporary retail architecture and provides Hill Road, Original Northwood, New Northwood, and Morgan State University with transformed retail, restaurant, and service options. The addition of a Lidl grocery store to the shopping center design provides access to fresh ingredients for hundreds of families, while a Barnes & Noble College Bookstore will become Morgan State’s bookstore. The addition of national restaurant chains, such as Chipotle and IHOP, as well as other amenities, make Northwood Commons a one-stop shopping destination for the neighborhood.

Awards

2024 – NAIOP Maryland Awards of Excellence Best Community Impact - Redevelopment

Awards Maryland Retail

The Shops at Kenilworth

Project: The Shops at Kenilworth
Client: Greenberg Gibbons

The Shops at Kenilworth is a 142,000 sq. ft. retail shopping center in Towson, Maryland, that first opened in 1979. The architectural project comprised a $20 million renovation to modernize the center’s exterior and create a more pedestrian-friendly shopping experience. The full interior renovation to the design of the shopping center includes updates to handrails, restrooms, flooring, lighting, and wayfinding signage design. The project also includes an addition with a wine bar, several more restaurant tenants, and a relocated and expanded Trader Joe's grocery store.

Awards

2018 Award of Merit from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Excellence in Construction Awards (Chesapeake Contracting acknowledged)