Time adds character to modern buildings and distinguishes those that age gracefully. Adaptive reuse leverages existing structures, preserving their material culture while meeting contemporary needs. These stories illustrate how such a sustainable modern approach honors the past and efficiently utilizes available building stock.
From the start, the intent for The Malt House was to restore, repair and reuse the old, while expressing the new as something different.
Taking cues from the original composition, Grid 246 – W16 is a referential yet clearly modern interpretation of an historic form.
In its new incarnation after the fire, Barn with Aedicule’s division of function is now consistent with its new residential use.
The historic context surrounding Bridge – 205 Race is immediately evident. A dynamic facade integrates with it.
Depth and texture were paramount to knit 145 CPN into the rest of Central Park North.
In the reinvention of the Urban Townhouse, a family’s collection of books drives the design.