Ferry Cove Shellfish Oyster Hatchery - AIA Chesapeake Bay Citation Award

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Tasked with designing a new facility to produce seed oysters for the commercial shellfish "],[0,[],0,"industry while reviving the oyster population in the Chesapeake Bay, Becker Morgan Group "],[0,[],0,"provided architectural services and collaborated with several teams through a contractor- "],[0,[],0,"lead design-build process. The new 20,483 GSF building was split programmatically into two "],[0,[],0,"different volumes \u2013 production and administration. The production side focuses on housing "],[0,[],0,"the spaces needed for aquacultural activities, including laboratories, support spaces, and "],[0,[],0,"tank maintenance. The administrative side provides support, including offices, a multi- "],[0,[],0,"purpose room, and a break room. The exterior form harkens back to the Oyster processing "],[0,[],0,"houses of the 1800s which used to inhabit the Bay with clerestory windows providing ample "],[0,[],0,"light throughout the day for the processing areas. The design aesthetic included stripping the "],[0,[],0,"masonry veneer to represent the varying colors found in the shell of an oyster."]]]]}