Retail
Race Pace Baltimore, Maryland
Commercial/Retail
For decades the workers at 1414 Key Highway, the former Mangels-Herold Co. headquarters, produced a Baltimore pancake staple, King Syrup. In the Mangels-Herold days, an early rendition of entrepreneurial spirit recognized that the end-product of heating corn syrup was a golden brown, thick, sweet result, a perfect pairing for breakfast. Beginning in 1949 the Mangels-Herold Co. produced the beloved sweet treat in their factory on Key Highway, and they did so for 60 years to follow. In the early 2000s when the company shifted their production elsewhere, a new entrepreneurial spirit turned the high-ceilinged, large rounded column building into prime commercial space.
Rejuvenating the new space in the former factory for Race Pace was both exciting and challenging. Race Pace has been a pillar in the Baltimore cycling community since 1978, and for this fitout they contracted our firm to transform their 1,300 SF piece of the historic factory into a cycling mecca.
Race Pace’s new retail location is able to offer their customers over 450 bikes built on the floor and a wide selection of accessories for the novice and the seasoned cyclist alike. Race Pace and our firm worked tirelessly to make the store a mainstay and hub of bicycle activity in Baltimore’s Burgeoning cycling scene with healthy living and exercise as their main inspiration.
Our firm transformed the once-upon-a-time industrial facility into an aesthetically pleasing and modern space that is also highly functional. Structurally within the design we incorporated plans to level the dated floor, add exterior stairs and a bike ramp. The new design included new wood flooring, glass block windows, storefront, retail fixtures new mechanical and electric design, and extensive use of LED lighting.
The original leaded glass windows that faced into the building atrium were long ago painted over and obstructed by abandoned plumbing pipes. Each pane of glass was hand scraped to remove the layers of old paint and all disused piping was removed, thus allowing ample daylight in from the atrium and revealing the hidden character of the space.
Due to years of water damage portions of the exterior wall had to be removed and new rebar and concrete had to be installed to return the wall to its original state. Windows were reinstalled in openings that had been infilled with CMU. This both brought the building back to its original look but also allowed natural light to permeate deep into the retail space.
Commercial/Retail
For decades the workers at 1414 Key Highway, the former Mangels-Herold Co. headquarters, produced a Baltimore pancake staple, King Syrup. In the Mangels-Herold days, an early rendition of entrepreneurial spirit recognized that the end-product of heating corn syrup was a golden brown, thick, sweet result, a perfect pairing for breakfast. Beginning in 1949 the Mangels-Herold Co. produced the beloved sweet treat in their factory on Key Highway, and they did so for 60 years to follow. In the early 2000s when the company shifted their production elsewhere, a new entrepreneurial spirit turned the high-ceilinged, large rounded column building into prime commercial space.
Rejuvenating the new space in the former factory for Race Pace was both exciting and challenging. Race Pace has been a pillar in the Baltimore cycling community since 1978, and for this fitout they contracted our firm to transform their 1,300 SF piece of the historic factory into a cycling mecca.
Race Pace’s new retail location is able to offer their customers over 450 bikes built on the floor and a wide selection of accessories for the novice and the seasoned cyclist alike. Race Pace and our firm worked tirelessly to make the store a mainstay and hub of bicycle activity in Baltimore’s Burgeoning cycling scene with healthy living and exercise as their main inspiration.
Our firm transformed the once-upon-a-time industrial facility into an aesthetically pleasing and modern space that is also highly functional. Structurally within the design we incorporated plans to level the dated floor, add exterior stairs and a bike ramp. The new design included new wood flooring, glass block windows, storefront, retail fixtures new mechanical and electric design, and extensive use of LED lighting.
The original leaded glass windows that faced into the building atrium were long ago painted over and obstructed by abandoned plumbing pipes. Each pane of glass was hand scraped to remove the layers of old paint and all disused piping was removed, thus allowing ample daylight in from the atrium and revealing the hidden character of the space.
Due to years of water damage portions of the exterior wall had to be removed and new rebar and concrete had to be installed to return the wall to its original state. Windows were reinstalled in openings that had been infilled with CMU. This both brought the building back to its original look but also allowed natural light to permeate deep into the retail space.
