Adaptive Reuse
The Old Workshop
Category
Adaptive Reuse
Location
Providence, Rhode Island
Year
2023
Status
Demo project
Overview
New life for an old frame.
The Old Workshop retains its brick shell, timber trusses, and worn floors. New interventions are light and reversible, letting the history of the building stay legible.
The Brief
Adapt a disused workshop into a working studio and small gallery without losing its character.
The Approach
We repaired rather than replaced, inserting new services and partitions as freestanding elements. Daylight from the original clerestories now reaches the full depth of the plan.
Key Details
Retained structure · Reversible interventions · Restored clerestories · Repaired brickwork
Outcome
A building that feels both renewed and familiar, ready for its next chapter.
