As the central Austin area has grown through the years, the process of adapting old structures for alternate purposes has also grown. This environmentally conscious process of redeveloping older buildings closer to urban cores reduces the amount of sprawl and helps conserve land. Structures has worked with owners, architects and contractors to change the primary function of countless structures. When working on these projects, our priority is to help retain some of the existing architectural details that make the building unique while assuring that the structure is stable and able to serve its new function.
In order to accomplish this, Structures maintains a project-team approach to combine our strengths with that of the design team’s intent. We take an in-depth understanding of both short-term and long-term aspects of a building and couple that knowledge with innovative thinking to navigate through construction obstacles. When altering a historic building, our knowledge of historic design and building practices allows us to provide cost effective solutions to altering the existing structures.

Adaptive Reuse, Commercial and Mixed Use, Drink and Dine
The team behind Pinthouse Pizza restaurants all across Austin decided to turn an old dance hall location into their very...
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Adaptive Reuse, Commercial and Mixed Use, Government
The Seaholm Power Plant Redevelopment project is the private development of city owned land that includes the historic Seaholm Power...
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Adaptive Reuse, Commercial and Mixed Use, Drink and Dine
Description: 4200 N. Lamar was an old, two-story brick-and-glass, Seton medical office building that was redeveloped to be a 30,000...
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Adaptive Reuse, Drink and Dine
Uchiko is the sister restaurant to one of Austin’s most respected restaurants, Uchi, which is operated by renowned chef Tyson...
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Adaptive Reuse, Drink and Dine
Banger’s Sausage House and Beer Garden is a restaurant, bar and music venue in the Rainey Street District. The restaurant...
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Adaptive Reuse, Residential
Located in downtown Austin this historical renovation overlooks Congress Avenue just three blocks from the Capital and is considered one...
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Adaptive Reuse, Drink and Dine
Freedmen’s is a restaurant and bar in West Campus that offers modern mixology, brews and barbecued meats, including wild game....
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Adaptive Reuse, Commercial and Mixed Use
Penn Field is a former World War I air base used for training bi-plane pilots and radio operators. After 1920...
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Adaptive Reuse, Hospitality
Strucutres performed a feasibility study to determine if and how the existing Robertson building constructed in 1893 could be converted...
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Adaptive Reuse, Drink and Dine
Although the old Gorbit Sprinkler building had been built in the 1960’s, it was the 150 year old oak tree...
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Adaptive Reuse, Residential
The Urban Townhouse residence is a three story, 9,000 sf historic building originally built in 1874. Throughout its history the...
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Adaptive Reuse, Residential
Bouldin Castle was originally Austin’s San Jose Catholic Church and since its inception the castle has had many residents. In...
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