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Peggy Hoffart

Peggy Hoffart

Jenkintown, PA, US

 

About 

I am a registered architect with more than twenty years experience in building types from custom residential to commercial and institutional, traditional design and restoration, and environmental sustainability. Having achieved LEED certification, I am highly knowledgeable about sustainable building practices, passive solar design, and alternative energy sources.

Employment 

Peggy Hoffart, Architect, Jenkintown, PA, Principal

Principal for custom residential architecture practice. Custom residences with an emphasis on energy efficient and sustainable design.

Jun 2012 - current
 

Macht Architecture, Rydal, PA, US, Project Manager

Project manager for more than 30 residential, commercial, and institutional projects with an emphasis on environmental sustainability. Involved in all phases of project management from first site visit through construction administration. Responsibilities included development of project scope, budget, and schedule, zoning and building code review, schematics and design development, building construction details, preparation of construction documents, client meetings and consultant coordination, staff supervision, review of shop drawings and submittals, construction observation.

Partial List of Projects Managed:

Adler PET/CT Imaging Center, Abington PA
Interior outfit of existing space for 1,200 s.f. PET/CT radiology offices.

Moriconi Dental Office, Jenkintown, PA
Interior renovations to first floor dental office and second floor rental apartment.

L. D. Davis Offices, Abington, PA
300 s.f. addition and interior renovations to historic bank building for corporate offices.

Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust Visitor Center, Huntingdon Valley, PA
Renovations to environmental center visitor's building, including ADA and code compliance.

Stetson Family Compound, Rock Hall, MD
Three new houses: 3,000 s.f main house, 1,200 s.f. guest house, & 1,800 s.f. parents' house.

Price Residence, Princeton, NJ - new 3,000 s.f. house and indoor pool house renovation.

Joh Residence, Lawrenceville, NJ - new 10,000 s.f. house.

Demmy Residence, Newfield, NJ - new 2,100 s.f. house.

Jarvis Residence Addition, Chadds Ford, PA - 1,800 s.f. garage & art studio addition.

Crisler Residence Addition, North Wales, PA - 1,600 s.f. addition plus renovations.

Feb 2002 - Jun 2012
 

John Blatteau Associates, Philadelphia, PA, US, Project Architect

Involved in projects from schematics through design development and construction documentation. Responsibilities included schematics and design development, preparing construction documents, building construction details, coordinating with consultants, review of shop drawings, and construction observation.

Partial List of Projects:

St. Joseph's Prep Field House and Cafeteria - Philadelphia, PA
New 25,000 s.f. field house with mezzanine track and four-story service building housing locker rooms, wrestling gym, mechanicals, and entrance lobby.

Paul Cushman III International Banking Offices, Washington, D.C.
New three-story infill office building linked to Dupont Circle Branch of Riggs Bank.

St. Barnabas Hospital Pediatric Oncology Unit, Elizabeth, NJ
Interior renovations including patient rooms, waiting, play, and infusion rooms.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden Administration Building Renovation, Brooklyn, NY
Interior renovations to 1917 McKim, Mead & White Beaux-Arts landmark.

Riggs Bank, Bethesda Branch, Bethesda, MD
New classical style branch bank.

Jul 1987 - May 2001
 

Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, US, Lead Architect, Facilities Planning Department

Managed the design and construction process for capital construction projects, working with University and Hospital personnel and coordinating the work of architects, consultants, contractors, construction management firms, and facilities and maintenance staff. Served as project architect for smaller in-house projects.

Nov 1985 - Jul 1987
 

JacobsWyper Architects, Philadelphia, PA, US, Project Architect

Project architect for pharmaceutical, prison, residential, and urban infill projects. Involved in all phases from schematics through design development and construction documentation. Responsibilities included preparation of construction documents, consultant coordination, and review of shop drawings.

Partial List of Projects:

McNeil Pharmaceutical Pancrease Manufacturing Facility, Spring House, PA
Maximum Security Correctional Facility for Women, Philadelphia, PA
Campbell Residence, Rockport, ME
Eleventh Street Urban Infill Project, Philadelphia, PA

Sep 1982 - Nov 1985
 

Education 

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US, MArch, Architecture

Sep 1977 - May 1980
 

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, US, Bachelors, Mathematics

Sep 1970 - May 1974
 

Awards 

Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, Award

Business and Arts Partnership Award: Small Business with an Arts & Cultural Organization: Little Abington Meetinghouse

2010
 

Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, Award

Grand Jury Award: Restoration and adaptive use: Little Abington Meetinghouse

2010
 

Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Award

Merit Award: Saint Joseph's Prep Field House

2002
 

Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention: Bethesda Branch of Riggs Bank

1990
 

Pennsylvania Society of Architects Design Awards, Honorable Mention

The 1988 PSA Design Awards: Eleventh Street Urban Infill Project

1988
 

Areas of Specialization 

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