Adaptive Reuse
Adaptive reuse of existing buildings gives new life to structures that have outgrown their original intended use. The work is challenging but can reveal remarkable new visions with a creative balance of the existing, often historic, character and the intervention of new architecture. Adaptive reuse is also sustainable architecture as it recycles existing building stock for new use.Pimsler Hoss Architects has an extensive background in adaptive reuse projects and the work continues to be a significant part of our design portfolio.
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Crogman School
The long-vacant existing school property in the Pittsburg neighborhood of Atlanta has been adapted into a multi-family apartment complex. The school houses 43 units; a new 3-story building constructed on the playground of the school houses 62 more units. The apartments in the existing building maintain the original character of the school. Each features large windows, ample daylight and high ceilings. The auditorium and stage will be refurbished to provide a large community room for the neighborhood.
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GE Lofts
The Atlanta Development Authority, working with Needle Development, Inc. and Pimsler Hoss Architects, Inc. has completed an adaptive reuse and addition to the former General Electric Warehouse buildings in the Mechanicsville Neighborhood.The National Park Service for the Department of the Interior has certified the project as an approved historic design. The completed construction
has been a positive factor contributing to the ongoing revitalization of the Mechanicsville community. It is once again an important and positive member of this historic neighborhood.
Whitehall Mill
This mixed use project provided thirty-six units in a conversion of an historic mill alongside a protected riverbed. Pimsler Hoss Architects provided design and construction documents and administrative services throughout phase one of the project. The architects represented the owners in the historic designation review process.
