T Square Loft

The owner | architect | developer envisioned co-locating home and office into a live | work environment. The historic warehouse structure in an industrial neighborhood is one of a handful of "survivor" buildings from a former downtown rail yard at a major arterial intersection. Cues of past industrial machining inspired a concept where the original building components are reinvigorated and exposed in their original character while contemporary industrial warehouse and machinist elements are integrated.

A century of misguided building remodels was stripped away by vigorously removing layers of paint, uncovering original brickwork, and refinishing overlain floors into authentic distressed hardwood floors. The existing building was kept intact and repaired whenever possible. The new construction is respectful of the existing structure, a nuanced dialogue between new and old. Original exposed brick walls, wooden floor assemblies, and exposed roof structure provide a rich backdrop for each space. Use of new materials was limited to a simple palette of translucent glazing, metal, reclaimed second-use plywood, and painted gypsum.

Location
Casper, Wyoming

Owner
T Square Land Company
Lyle Murtha, Owner
307-265-3611

Role
Architect of Record
Interior Design

Personnel
Lyle Murtha, Principal Architect

Scope
Re-Purposing (Interior)
Design-Build

Size
1,774 Square Feet

Cost
$.2 Million

Completed
2013

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