Cornell Law School – Classrooms & Library Renovation & Addition – Ithaca, NY

Cornell Law School – Classrooms & Library Renovation & Addition – Ithaca, NY

Marie S.A. Sorensen contributed to the schematic design for a 53,000 SF comprehensive renovation of Cornell Law School’s Myron Taylor Hall, built in 1932, the central building in the School’s collegiate gothic campus, and a 7,000 SF infill addition to the Library. Myron Taylor Hall’s renovation 

Light Industrial & Professional Building for Facella Realty & Investment Co. – Lawrence, MA

Light Industrial & Professional Building for Facella Realty & Investment Co. – Lawrence, MA

Sorensen Partners worked with Lawrence, MA industrial property owners Sam Facella and John Facella in spring 2014 to measure, model, and explore design changes to their historic industrial buildings. The scope of work included schematic-level plans and a rendering showing an existing 11,000 SF building divided into 

Rowan University Libraries Planning & Strategy – Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University Libraries Planning & Strategy – Glassboro, NJ

Sorensen Partners worked with Rowan University and the Rowan University Libraries in Glassboro, New Jersey, in 2014-15 on planning and strategy for the library facilities. The university’s main library, Campbell Library, was built in 1984 under the leadership of the college’s fifth president, Dr. Herman 

Cambridge Public Library Central Square Branch – Main Floor Improvements – Cambridge, MA

Cambridge Public Library Central Square Branch – Main Floor Improvements – Cambridge, MA

Sorensen Partners was Interior Designer and Furniture Consultant for new collaborative work space and reading areas for patrons on the main floor of the Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library. Replacing a traditional grouping of study carrels, the new collaborative space provides varied 

Library Infill Addition for Cornell Law School – Ithaca, NY

Library Infill Addition for Cornell Law School – Ithaca, NY

Schematic Design and program confirmation for this 7,000 square-foot three-floor infill addition to the Cornell Law School Library marries a sky-lit slot and communicating stair to the historic main reading room of the central building in this collegiate gothic ensemble designed in 1932 by Providence-based 

Brand-Shifting Renovations for Fire+Ice Restaurant, Boston

Brand-Shifting Renovations for Fire+Ice Restaurant, Boston

Sorensen Partners was Interior Designer for improvements to Fire+Ice Boston’s major upstairs space, which includes the famous round grill, the ‘markets’ (buffet serving bars), and the lighting, tabletops, and paint scheme. We worked closely with Fire+Ice Chairman Jim Miller and his management and operations team to 

John Swett High School Music & Administration Buildings  – Crockett, CA

John Swett High School Music & Administration Buildings – Crockett, CA

Two infill buildings to house administration and music departments fit within a 1927 historic brick campus on the narrow buildable site of John Swett High School in Crockett, CA. The new buildings improve circulation and accessibility with a continuous connecting corridor, two communicating stairs, an 

Hoover Middle School Addition & Renovation – San Francisco, CA

Hoover Middle School Addition & Renovation – San Francisco, CA

The Hoover Middle School modernization, 2,500 square-foot addition, and accessibility upgrade provides a welcoming new accessible entry to the San Francisco and school community through an elevator and playfully-glazed corridor adjacent to the school’s existing music building auditorium. Prior to the improvements, access to the 

Abbott Lawrence Academy Classroom & Learning Commons – Lawrence, MA

Abbott Lawrence Academy Classroom & Learning Commons – Lawrence, MA

Sorensen Partners provided concept and schematic design for the City of Lawrence and Lawrence Public Schools’ new Abbott Lawrence Academy. The design of the classrooms is a magic glue that will bond the students to each other and to the program during their four years together.