Improving I-95

On a recent round-trip drive from NYC to DC, I noticed a rest stop on the side of I-95 closed for reconstruction. At another rest stop a pamphlet described the new designs of two "travel plazas," as they're called: Chesapeake House and Maryland House. Given the sad state of highway architecture in the United States (evidenced in the "before" photos below), I was taken aback by the quality of the architecture. Both travel plazas are designed by Ayers Saint Gross and are presented below in before and after states without comment.

Maryland House (expected completion December 2013):

[exterior rendering by Ayers Saint Gross | image source]


[exterior "before" condition, architect unknown | image source]


[interior rendering by Ayers Saint Gross | image source]


[interior "before" condition, architect unknown | image source]

Chesapeake House (expected completion September 2014):

[exterior rendering by Ayers Saint Gross | image source]


[exterior "before" condition, architect unknown | image source]


[interior rendering by Ayers Saint Gross | image source]


[interior "before" condition, architect unknown | image source]