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Chatham Financial Corp Headquarters

Owner/User: Chatham Financial Corp The center of the campus is a two-story farmhouse structure
that provides a private office for the managing principal
Location: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
and serves as the campus pub. Designed to resemble barns,
Design Statement: Bernardon provided master planning, the office building structures reflect the character of local
architecture, and interior design services, and coordination barns through their use of stone, board and batten siding,
of consulting engineers for Chatham Financial Corp, a and stucco surfaces. The orientation of Office Building I
local financial institution of worldwide renown. The new maximizes desirable views of the pond while preserving
corporate campus was planned to include a total of three the steeper slopes of the site that will be preserved as a
(3) office buildings as well as the renovation of an existing managed meadow. Similarly, Office Building II takes
farmhouse. advantage of magnificent views to the pond. The texture
of shade and shadow of the south façade is further enhanced
The concept for the master plan was inspired by the growth through the use of projecting sun control devices. The
of local farms that methodically adapt to function and interior expresses its timber frame in a two-story, sky-lit
growth by expanding into a collection of farmhouse, barns, atrium creating a pleasant north-south vertical circulation
and support structures. axis.

“Bernardon got inside our heads and designed a building that expresses the character of
our company. They are creative, professional, responsive, and fun to work with.”

—J. Michael Bontrager, Chatham Financial Corp

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