Upward Architecture collaborated with the owners of Hubbard’s Corner on the adaptive reuse of a 6,400 SF unreinforced masonry building constructed in 1912, that ultimately evolved into a living laboratory for low-carbon construction materials and techniques. Envelope improvements included high performance tilt/turn window and door systems from Germany-based Schüco, hemp wool thermal batt insulation, and tuckpointing and structural connections for the unreinforced masonry shell.
The new lateral system is a 3-part arrangement of C.I.P. concrete grade beams and shear walls in the basement, a boneyard-material steel brace-frame on the first floor, and mass-timber (Vertically-Laminated Veneer panel) shear walls on the upper floor. We were also proud to be the global debut of four breakthrough low-carbon concretes engineered by C-Crete Technologies, and one engineered by Sublime Systems, both pioneers in the development of portland cement-free concretes with significantly lower CO2 emissions. The project also pilot tested Prometheus Material’s algae-grown Concrete Masonry Unit walls, another first generation material use.
The project’s scope included elimination of natural gas to the building, a new rooftop solar array, new VRF heat-pump heating and cooling, new heat-recovery ventilation systems, cast-iron waste piping in lieu of PVC, new fire-protection sprinkles, and LED lighting. And to benefit both the ground-floor restaurant and passersby, new steel canopies were added to the south and west façades of the building to protect from the Seattle weather.
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- Adaptive Reuse
- Architecture & Design
- Complex Regulatory Requirements
- Project Management
- Property Repositioning
- Seismic Retrofit