Adaptive Reuse

  • 4200 N Lamar

    4200 N Lamar

  • Seaholm Redevelopment

    Seaholm Redevelopment

  • Penn Field

    Penn Field

  • Urban Townhouse

    Urban Townhouse

  • Freedmen's Smokehouse and Bar

    Freedmen's Smokehouse and Bar

  • Uchiko

    Uchiko

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.

  • Pinthouse Brewing

    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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  • Seaholm Redevelopment

    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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  • 4200 N Lamar

    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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  • Uchiko

    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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  • Banger’s

    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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  • Congress Avenue Residence

    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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  • Freedmen’s

    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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  • Penn Field

    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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  • 416 Congress

    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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  • El Arbol Restaurant

    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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  • Urban Townhouse

    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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  • Bouldin Castle Residence

    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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