The American Institute of Architects Maryland recognized 40Ten with its 2023 Honor Award for commercial architecture. Selection criteria included design excellence, integration, equitable communities, ecosystems, water, economy, energy, wellbeing, resources, change and discovery.
The jury, comprising six members of AIA Connecticut, applauded the building’s merits in aesthetics and sustainability.
“Done with an impressive economy of means, this mass-timber building—the first in Baltimore—makes an otherwise mundane spec office park structure distinctive, sustainable and admirable on many levels. Understated and elegantly detailed, the handsome design is well integrated while providing for future flexible use.”
Jury comments
Upon its completion in 2022, 40Ten became the first mass timber building in the City of Baltimore. This 105,000 square-foot boutique office space is part of The Collective, a larger mixed-use development in the industrial Canton neighborhood.
40Ten’s timber structure comprises dowel laminated timber (DLT) floor and roof panels on a glulam post and beam structure. The DLT panels utilize an architectural kerf-cut profile on the exposed underside surface, which provides a clean shadow reveal on every board.
A framed entrance is carved from the simple and elegant repetitive contours of the façade, creating a dynamic design that highlights the wood structure within. A raised access floor masks mechanical, electrical, and plumbing lines.
With a vision of sustainability and keeping up with the latest technological trends in construction, the design incorporates SageGlass, which reduces heat gain and prevents glare inside the office spaces.
AIA Maryland celebrated Moseley Architects and fellow winners on Sept. 22 at the chapter’s annual awards ceremony.
| PROJECT DATA | |
|---|---|
| Client | 28 Walker Development |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Size | 105,000 square feet |
| Principal in Charge | Faith Hawks |
| Project Manager | Gayatri Hegde and Matthew Ormsby |
| Structural Engineer | StructureCraft Builders |
| Civil Engineer | Kimley-Horn |
| Landscape Architect | Kimley-Horn |
| General Contractor | Chesapeake Contracting Group |
| Photographer | Paul Burk |