Project Description
Priorities
- Update a warehouse to reflect an apparel company’s creative culture
- Add natural light
- Use green techniques
Solutions
An outdoor gear company wanted to update
this 1950s building while retaining its raw, industrial feel. Designer
David Thompson created open, airy spaces using simple materials.
The 9,500-square-foot building has a new white foam roof that reflects
80% of the sun’s rays. The roofing allowed Thompson to expose and
highlight the wooden bow truss ceiling, which had been covered on the
interior by foil insulation.
The new operable windows on the
building’s south side admit natural light but presented a heat-gain
issue, so Thompson added a dual-purpose canopy that provides shade and
solar power for the structure.
Judges’ Comments
The
judges praised how the designer “reused all the good things” from the
existing structure but also cleverly used modern features to create a
great working space.
Products Used
Entry door: custom (aluminum)
Flooring: existing concrete
Interior doors: custom
Siding: painted concrete
Windows: Fleetwood