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Juniper Village at Bucks County - Dining BENSALEM, PA.
Submitted by: DesignPoint BETHLEHEM, PA. and Juniper Design Group BLOOMFIELD, N.J.

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REMODEL/RENOVATION COMPETITION

2020

Cost per square foot: $162
Design team: MKSD Architects
(architecture); Strunk-Albert
Engineering (MEP engineering);
Barry Isett & Associates
(structural engineering); Corsi
Associates (food service
equipment design); Brown
Design Corp (landscape design);
Arthur Funk & Sons Construction
Services (general contractor)
Photography: Ken Stabile
Photography (after images)

Upon acquiring the property,
Juniper Communities began a phased
effort to refresh and reinvigorate the
community. The project transformed
underutilized and dated interiors to
expand dining and amenity offerings. Paired with the community's
comprehensive programming, these
spaces enhance the resident experi-

The Oak Lounge is a cocktail piano

team proposed opening the floor plate

bar, created out of an underused living

to create a two-story dining room with

room. Classic bar details were paired

a modern fireplace, window wall, and

and dining room, two new venues

with modern twists and a touch of

open kitchen. The Club now generates

complete a central social hub for the

sparkle in this trendy retreat, which

excitement and activity, hosting a

community. The Newsroom Café

now hosts mixology demonstrations

cabaret series and other events open to

embraces the evolution away from

and live piano entertainment. Happy

the local community.

printed news media with a Tech-Bar

hour extends onto the adjacent land-

where residents and staff can plug-in

scaped roof deck.

ence, enabling them to thrive.
Adjacent to the main lobby

and log-in to catch the daily news.

The Thirty-Two Club is a multi-

Sales offices were relocated to make

story destination dining venue stra-

way for the café's prime location,

tegically located apart from the main

which overlooks the main entry and

amenity hub in a notoriously vacant

a new outdoor terrace. Residents ap-

section of the 14-building campus.

preciate the proximity to community

Faced with the building's original low

happenings and arrivals.

ceilings and dim interiors, the design

Jury comments:
* Space planning provided open
areas for more expansive views
and maximum use of daylight.
Good use of value contrast to
define architectural elements
and furniture. Ceilings and wall
area had high light reflective
values making the space bright
and light to maximize aging
vision. Patterns on furnishings
provide interest without being
too busy.
* This project took underutilized
spaces to expand dining options
for residents of this community.
The most dramatic solution
opened up a floor area to a

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dining area below, creating visual
connectivity between the floors.
The reworking of former offices
and lounge space to create the
Oak Lounge and Newsroom Café
were done well through the warm
color palette, lighting selection and
visual connections to the exterior.
* A major transformation! The
design team did a great job
creating a nice variety of dining
experiences. I really like that cable
railing in Thirty-Two Club. Very
nice project!
* The transformation of each space
was accomplished through wellselected and limited architectural
intervention which kept the cost
low. The interior design is modest
yet has a big impact. The creation
of the two-story space adds
drama that is not typically seen for
this cost; well done.
* The before and after photos for
this project are remarkable. Just
by refreshing and reorganizing the
common areas, the designers and
organization were able to not only
achieve a great environment, but more
amenities offerings for the residents.
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