Items Tagged ‘headquarters’
LIVESTRONG Headquarters
Project Name:
LIVESTRONG HeadquartersLocation:
Austin, Texas, USACompletion Date:
February 2009Original Use(s):
warehouseNew Use(s):
officeProject Description:
History
The Gold Coast Paper warehouse was built in the 1950s and served the Austin, Texas, area for a number of years.[1]
(Re)Developer
The Lance Armstrong Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and creating a “relevant, vibrant cancer movement based on evidence and strategic investment.” The Foundation helps to provide one-on-one support as well as cancer awareness and research funding advocacy.
Lake|Flato Architects was commissioned to develop and realize the adaptive reuse of the old warehouse. The firm focuses their work on six principles: land, light, craft, community, spaces between, sustainability.
The Bommarito Group was selected to provide programming direction, design and local knowledge of the city processes. The firm also acted as the project manager for the consultants hired for the adaptive reuse.
Outcome
After leasing corporate office space for over a decade, The Lance Armstrong Foundation now has a permanent home for the LIVESTRONG offices in East Austin, Texas. The headquarters is part of a larger revitalization effort within the underserved neighborhood of Austin. The adaptive reuse of this warehouse has provided new life and a commitment to the local community.
The renovated space provides a number of private office and meeting spaces as well as large open areas to host meetings for other local non-profits. The work has resulted in LEED Gold certification, codifying the Foundation’s concern for the environment. Additionally, the LIVESTRONG Patient Navigation Center (PNC). The PNC, opening in summer 2010, “will service people with cancer or at risk for cancer, with an emphasis on underserved populations in the Austin area. The PNC will work to improve access to all available support systems ranging from information and education to financial assistance and family support.”[2]
[1]FURFIN
[2]The Lance Armstrong Foundation
Images courtesy of Casey Dunn and The Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Armstrong Oil & Gas
Project Name:
Armstrong Oil & GasLocation:
Denver, Colorado, USACompletion Date:
April 2008Original Use(s):
machine shopNew Use(s):
company headquartersProject Description:
History
The 1900s machine shop is located in downtown Denver, Colorado. It had become underutilized in recent years.
(Re)Developer
Armstrong Oil & Gas is both the owner (as 14th & Blake LLC) and occupant of the renovated building. Armstrong was in need of a new location for their headquarters.[1]
Lake|Flato Architects was commissioned to develop and realize the adaptive reuse of the old machine shop. The firm focuses their work on six principles: land, light, craft, community, spaces between, sustainability.[2]
Outcome
The center section of the main roof was removed while the rest of the building was kept intact. By removing that portion of the roof, Lake|Flato was able to bring natural light and ventilation to the rest of the building. The original structural steel columns and exposed wood roof beams served as an organizing framework for the office spaces within. While privacy was needed for separate offices, semitranslucent walls were used to allow natural light into the offices.[3] The shop’s original saw-tooth roof can easily been seen above the upper-level offices. An open-air roof terrace was also incorporating, adding additional meeting and break space.[4]
The company office is located in LoDo, or Lower Downtown. This was the original downtown for Denver. The Lower Downtown Historic District was created in 1988 and since that time, efforts have been made to preserve and revitalize this neighborhood.[5] The adapted use of the old machine shop fits well within this area.
[1]Architectural Record
[2]Lake|Flato Architects
[3]Architectural Record
[4]Lake|Flato Architects
[5]LoDo
Images courtesy of Frank Ooms Photography.