2024-05-02T06:12:00-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150305078/kpf-breaks-ground-on-a-new-headquarters-for-t-rowe-price-in-baltimore Josh Niland 2022-03-31T19:36:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bf/bf2b5b919e14499c1d218f8468f20bde.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>An exciting birthday gift is underway in the Charm City as <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/776/kohn-pedersen-fox-associates" target="_blank">Kohn Pedersen Fox</a> has finally broken ground on a new headquarters for T. Rowe Price in the company&rsquo;s hometown of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/201336/baltimore" target="_blank">Baltimore</a> 85 years after its founding.</p> <p>The project was announced in December 2020 and centers around a new 550,000-square-foot two-winged building with an all-glass central atrium sited along a prime piece of waterfront real estate fronting the pivotal gateway of Baltimore&rsquo;s Inner Harbor area.&nbsp;</p> <figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a84ea1a743e696ab3f32dd0e1b4028e1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a8/a84ea1a743e696ab3f32dd0e1b4028e1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Image &copy; Atchain, courtesy Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates</figcaption></figure><p>KPF Design Principal Jeffrey Kenoff said the project will create a &ldquo;hyper-porosity, both visual and physical, from the Central Plaza down to the harbor. The fa&ccedil;ade specifically reduces the scale of the massing through a cadence of grey double-height bays that echo the city&rsquo;s historical DNA and industrial heritage.&rdquo;</p> <p>Plans are for construction to be completed in 2024. The building will aim for ambitious Fitwel Three-Star and LEED Platinum certifications in its interiors. T...</p>