The renovation of the Stewart’s Building has spearheaded a dramatic change in the landscape of Baltimore’s historic West Side. “Accenting the building’s architectural design while keeping energy usage low was a major challenge SYLVANIA was the best choice for the project at hand.” “SYLVANIA lamps provided the mix of convenience, aesthetics, and performance that we had to have in order to fill the unique lighting needs for the historic Stewart’s Building,” Barber said. “The building’s aesthetics were our primary concern when developing our lighting scheme,” said Michael Barber, lighting designer and principal of The Lighting Practice.Ī second concern was energy consumption and conservation.To extend lamp life and minimize energy consumption Barber specified a dimming system with preset scenes that coincided with specific hours of the day. The Philadelphia based lighting design firm, The Lighting Practice, enlisted the expertise of OSRAM SYLVANIA Commercial Engineer Dirk Hinterleiter and SYLVANIA lighting products to add appeal to the renovation project and to ensure that future tenants and pedestrians feel safe. Furthering Baltimore’s efforts to retain and attract jobs in the City’s existing urban core. The main goal of The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Owner/Developer of the Stewart Buildings, was to take the mostly-vacant remains of an old department store and create a quarter million square foot high-technology office environment and ground-level retail space.

The Stewart’s Building is one of the cornerstone developments in the rebirth of Baltimore’s Westside. Where abandoned buildings once stood, Baltimore’s Westside is making a colossal comeback.

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