Small Spaces, Big Dreams: Bespoke Office Born from ‘Archaeological’ Renovation
SBA Loan Helps Secure Site of Former Mexican Revolution-Era Hideout
To embark on an intensive restoration of a property based on hand-drawn maps from the 1800s, you must be passionate about historic preservation. And patient. Depending on who you a...
From Warehouse to Workspace to Now What?
Following Unlucky Office Conversion, New Buyer Places Bet on ‘Eatertainment’
When a Texas developer converted 200,000 square feet of Charlotte, North Carolina, flex space into a sprawling boutique office campus in 2018, the market seemed promising. But give...
From Warehouse to Workspace to Now What?
Following Unlucky Office Conversion, New Buyer Places $15M Bet on ‘Eatertainment’
When a Texas developer converted 200,000 square feet of Charlotte, North Carolina, flex space into a sprawling boutique office campus in 2018, the market seemed promising. But if t...
Empty Offices Could Become Breweries, Labs and Distro Hubs Under Arlington Zoning Change
Initiative in DC Suburb Supports Placemaking, Fills Vacancies
Offices have become the weakest link in commercial real estate, and the sector’s distress is rippling out from individual investors to the economy at large. But Arlington, Virginia...
From Cells to Hotel: Draconian Prison Becomes Five-Star Suites
Cornwall’s Haunting Bodmin Jail Heritage Site Undergoes £50M Restoration
Beyond the moody moorlands of the West Country where wild ponies graze along the grassy dunes leading up to Cornwall’s dramatic cliffs, an old stone stronghold stands cold and indi...
Hip, Cantilevered Canopy Hotel Activates Historic Stretch of San Antonio River Walk
Contextual-Yet-Contemporary Approach Honors Site While Maximizing Footprint
(Updated July 26 to identify Lake | Flato as the project's design architect, with Gensler serving as the architect of record.)
What is ‘Virtual Real Estate’ in the Metaverse?
3-Part Guide to a Digital Frontier's Possible Implications on Commercial Real Estate
As we've always known them so far, real estate deals have been about conveying rights to brick-and-mortar buildings and the finite ground they occupy on this big rock spinning arou...
Motorcycle Marque Norton Revs Up for Renewal Under New Roof
All-Encompassing Facility Kickstarts 124-Year-Old British Brand’s Rebirth
Norton — the iconic, 124-year-old British motorcycle manufacturer — suddenly needed a new home just as the pandemic started rumbling.
Common’s Knowledge: CEO Talks 2022 Approach to Coliving, Workforce Housing
New Builds, Proptech Proliferation Top of Mind for Founder Brad Hargreaves
Over the past seven years, Common has primarily made its name in commercial real estate through its property management of large multifamily buildings across the country. The New Y...
If Building Walls Are a Canvas, Can Murals Paint a Profit?
Owners and Operators May Be In the Dark About the Benefits of Brighter Bricks
Skateboarding Under Skylights in a Montreal Office
Historic Cathedral Ceilings Illuminate Ramps, Celestial Decor and Zen Workstations
Slinking through a cracked door to an idle construction site, sketchbooks in hand, architects Josée Anne Pronovost and Renaud Balandras found themselves gazing in awe at an enchant...
Creative Office Revamp Combines Barn, Café and Roof Deck
Synecdoche Design Helped a Growing AI Startup Find Footing Amid a Pandemic
Plotting the vision for a first office can be tricky, especially if you’re an artificial intelligence startup graduating from a coworking setup to a seven-year lease in your own cu...
Renovation of Obsolete Office Sparks Sustainable Solution
Architects Transform ‘Unleasable’ Stock into Energy-Exemplary Utility Headquarters
In an effort to ease energy expenditures, Washington state has mandated stark sustainability goals for its built environment. But when a government entity had to move its headquart...
Flexibility Informs Function at Berkadia’s Innovation Center
Meyer Architecture Crafts Form-Shifting Office Without Building New Walls
Architects typically shape spaces with walls, ceilings and other permanent structures. But when flexibility is the desired function, the form that follows must be elastic. So when ...
Well-Preserved: How a Historic Retrofit Models Modernity Through Well Standards
IWBI’s HQ in Manhattan Involved Renovating a 1912-Built Space to Meet the Highest Well Certification
Human wellness is paramount to developers and tenants in 2020. With the answer of how precisely to achieve it in the built environment ever-changing, it’s helpful to have a north s...
How Increased Telework Will Inform Multifamily Design
Architects and Landlords Are Homing In on Improved Flexibility for Workspaces
Even as lockdown orders begin lifting, chances are that you’re reading this from your home office — or whatever part of your home you’re pretending is an office.