Adaptive Reuse

We just had our house built about 2 years ago and the builder used all energy efficient products from windows to appliances all with the energy star.Also they had a problem in the past with water erosion coming from the downspouts.

This project includes the historic restoration of an 1805 Meeting House and a new community gathering space designed to match the elegant simplicity and durability of the Meeting House. Prior to design, Re:Vision’s due diligence included an energy audit, structural analysis, and archaeological investigation of the existing site and historic Meeting House building. This information formed the basis for a master plan which Re:Vision then executed.

Extensive renovations were made to the architecturally significant mid-century Hayes Residence in order to open up the floor plan, make better use of underutilized areas, update the finishes, and dramatically reduce energy consumption. The most significant changes were made to the kitchen/dining area, mudroom addition, master bedroom suite, and mechanical systems.

Fair Food is a local non-profit “dedicated to bringing locally grown food into the Philadelphia marketplace.” They represent more than 90 sustainable farms and food producers in southeast Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, including urban farms within Philadelphia, and are at the epicenter of the local food movement. Re:Vision Architecture was commissioned to design their new expansion in the historic Reading Terminal Market.

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries of Philadelphia, Inc. (MNM) is a 501 (C) (3) not for profit organization that has served the Tioga neighborhood of North Philadelphia for over 25 years. It is the only social service provider in one of the most neglected sections of Philadelphia. The Ministries’ programs were developed in partnership with Tioga’s residents in order to address their needs.

Liberty demolished an outdated single story 35,000 square foot building to create an energy efficient three-story 110,000 square foot Class A office building.  If offers sustainable features such as waterless urinals and low flow faucets to reduce water usage, abundant daylighting with larger than normal windows and a three story atrium to provide natural light throughout, and CO2 sensors to bring in fresh air when CO2 levels are too high.

Liberty’s unique redevelopment of a 20-year old building reused 50% of the original building—structural steel and floor plates—while using 20-percent recycled content in the materials used to reconstruct and expand the property by 6,000 square feet. This massive green renovation included installing energy efficient light fixtures, larger windows and higher ceiling heights to provide more natural light to the interior, as well as using highly efficient HVAC systems to reduce the building’s overall energy consumption as compared to a typical building of this size.

In 2007 Liberty demolished two obsolete, single-story buildings to create a 4-story, 104,000 square foot, Class A office building. This adaptive reuse of a well situated site included keeping over 98% of the construction waste out of landfills by recycling it onsite during construction, enlarging windows to increase interior natural daylight, reducing energy use, reducing water usage by 30% with waterless urinals, lower-flow showerheads and sensor controlled faucets, and using CO2 sensors on the HVAC system to refresh spaces with fresh air for occupant’s comfort and well being.