Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters : By Lake|Flato Architects and The Bommarito Group

Austin, Texas, United States
Lake|Flato Architects and The Bommarito Group
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After 10 years of leasing space in a corporate office building, the Lance Armstrong Foundation found its permanent home in the 1950s Gulf Coast Paper Co. warehouse in East Austin, an underserved community in the process of revitalization.

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The design breathes new life and energy into both the building and neighborhood. Submitted for LEED Gold certification, the project reflects the LiveStrong mission of the Foundation—connecting to each other, constituents, community and environment.

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Opening the facade and roof, the design team flooded the rectangular box with natural light, while re-milling the roof decking to construct ‘boxes,’ creating a dynamic neighborhood of interior spaces.

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The design also utilized the existing glulam beams as interior architectural elements, and
re-purposed the removed concrete as retaining walls, garden elements and walkways.  The renovated facility provides office space, meeting rooms, dining facilities, an in-house gymnasium, open-air courtyard, and parking for the staff.

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This project received a 2010 Austin Constructor Annual Award for Outstanding Construction and a 2010 Texas Society of Architects AIA Design Award.

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The people

Architects: Lake Flato Architects and The Bommarito Group
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Interior Design: The Bommarito Group
MEP: ARC Engineering
Graphics: fd2s
Structural: Architectural Engineers Collaborative
Civil Engineering: Baker-Aicklen & Associates
Landscape architects: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
LEED: Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
General Contractor: Spaw Maxwell Company
Client: The Lance Armstrong Foundation
Project Year: 2009
Photographers: Hester + Hardaway

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