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Austin, Texas AREA 18,500 sf COST $1,200,000 ARCHITECT Team Haas Architects |
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| At an early meeting in a dilapidated warehouse, plans for a new building quickly changed to an exploration of the possibility of transforming the old. A 1940's era tied, three hinged arch roof structure spanned the warehouse with elegance and integrity, and a little mystery as well. Investigation by Architectural Engineers Collaborative revealed that the roof structure was the original supporting formwork for the concrete arches of the Lamar Street Bridge. Team Haas and AEC collaborated to incorporate the existing horizontal tie of the arch into a new floor for the building, providing column-free showroom space above the new floor while simultaneously showcasing the impressive arches. | |||||||||||
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Lamar Street Bridge lies about a mile upstream from the Rockford site. Trusses
may have reached their destination by having been floated downriver to their
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