Designers customized a glass façade for San Jose’s 111 Market Square to attract new tenants. Modulus Architects customized a second-skin glass façade for 111 Market Square; the back-lit decorative glass cladding is a key element in the upgrade of two 1960’s Class B office towers into Class A commercial real estate assets.
MoreThe Freemason lodge in Indianapolis, known as Millersville Lodge No. 126, first convened in 1852 in the home of one of its members. The current temple—the building where the masonic lodge meets—was constructed in 1925. Over the years, the Freemason lodge has seen many construction improvements and restorations. While the lodge has tried to maintain as much of the original building materials as possible, some of the building elements have deteriorated over the years, not the least of which was the roofing system, which has been replaced more than once.By 2017, the lodge trustees began considering enhancements to their existing Carlisle SynTec Sure-Seal 60-mil EPDM roofing system w
MoreAs the urban cores of Silicon Valley’s technology hub cities become denser, start-ups and established high-tech developers alike have made it a habit to resurrect historically significant buildings, and add richness and a sense of place to the surrounding community.Along with several other tenants, Uber Advanced Technologies Group occupies San Francisco’s historic Pier 70, Buildings 115 and 116. According to Berkeley-based Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects, the buildings were all in urgent need of repair. The design team developed a building-within-a-building concept that preserved the historic perimeter brick walls, reduced the cost of temporary shoring and retained the open volu
MoreA historic retrofit gets modern-day performance with new steel replica windows that deliver hurricane resistance, while maintaining the warehouse’s original Art Deco style. In the trendy New Orleans’ Warehouse District, the transformation of the nine-story Barnett’s Furniture building, a 1928 Art Deco structure, into an Ace Hotel, featuring vintage-inspired interiors reflective of New Orleans’ unique culture and history, was no easy task. A total window replacement was necessary for the Ace Hotel’s renovation. The project required multiple window solutions, including hurricane resistance, historic replication, thermal performance and acoustic control from
MorePolyiso rigid foam insulation panels allow design team to add depth and dimension to a renovated building’s façade, while providing CI. When developer MRE Properties hired GriD Architects to convert a Class C medical office building to a Class A office, they had a specific goal in mind: to bridge the residential and commercial scales of the building’s West Annapolis, Maryland, neighborhood. A key component of this process was a new façade that reflected the look of nearby residential buildings and paid tribute to Annapolis’ maritime culture. To achieve the desired aesthetic, the firm sought sheathing that could readily alter the depth of the two cladding rainscreens u
MoreNashville’s Little Harpeth Brewery discovered that its 10,000-sq.-ft. space became unbearably hot in the warmer months, and it needed to act on its ventilation problem. After launching its microbrewery business two years ago, Little Harpeth Brewery, located in Nashville, Tenn., quickly discovered that its 10,000-sq.-ft. space became unbearably hot in the warmer months. Relying on only barrel fans and box fans for air movement, the large space was sweltering when temperatures and humidity points were high. The stagnant heat was affecting both the staff and the guests visiting the taproom.
MoreThe Thomas Edison Battery Building’s redevelopment required the replication of nearly 2,500 windows. And some eleventh-hour ingenuity. The window component of the Thomas Edison Battery Building’s redevelopment was already challenging. There were nearly 2,500 openings, a third of which were 10 feet tall. The window solution had to not only meet thermal performance requirements, but also match existing sightlines and satisfy historic review board scrutiny. A last-minute request for a significant design change only increased the degree of difficulty. But Graham Architectural Products was up to the challenge. When it comes to historic window replication, there can be only one in
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