Baywater Animal Rescue Completes Successful Charette Workshop For The Design Of Proposed Adoption Center

(Cambridge, MD) -- Baywater Animal Rescue, the Mid-Shore’s premiere No Kill animal rescue and adoption agency, led a Charrette Design Workshop November 2nd to gain input from the community on the design of a revolutionary pet adoption/community center in Cambridge, Maryland.

Baywater’s Board President, Jerilyn Gibbs, opened the workshop stating that “Baywater’s plan is simple: bring people and pets together in every way possible, so that everyone benefits.” Executive Director Suzette Stitely outlined the need for a new facility.

The workshop was designed by Cambridge City Planner Anne Roane and architect Sarah Abel of Eastern Shore Land Conservancy. Presenters included architects Jay Orr of ARQ Architects in Baltimore and Alex Gilliam founder of Public Workshop in Philadelphia. Representative Jeannie Haddaway gave the keynote address, followed by Senator Richard Colburn and Representative Addie Eckardt who voiced support of the project.

Graduate students from the University of Maryland, led by Dr. Victoria Chanse, developed concept statements for the facility based on the morning breakout groups. The afternoon breakout groups focused on design of the adoption center, as well as indoor and outdoor spaces for community use.

“We want to thank everyone who volunteered their time and talents to make this a very successful workshop,” Gibbs said. “The ideas gathered here will be critical to this project going forward.” The next step will be to incorporate the workshop’s results into concept drawings and use these creative concepts to help form Phase II, the assessment and development of Baywater’s capital fundraising campaign. For information on Baywater Animal Rescue and to learn about opportunities for joining the organization’s volunteer leadership, contact Jerilyn Gibbs at 410-901-1368 or visit their website www.baywateranimalrescue.org.