Wichita, Kansas, United States
el dorado
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
The Finn Lofts is located in the heart of what has come to be known as the commerce street arts district in Wichita, Kansas. The project converts an early century warehouse building into a community of dwellings, and retail spaces that compliments the local art community.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
The challenge was to create twenty seven residential units, all with natural light and ventilation. Originally used as a transfer point for cargo between locomotives and trucks, the existing structure has a large square floor plate with limited opportunities for apertures to the exterior.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
The solution is based on the simple notion that light can be borrowed both horizontally and vertically. By understanding the constraints and opportunities of the site and existing
structure, our approach focuses on four strategies: Adapting, Removing, Carving and Adding.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Mike Sinclair |
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| floor plan 01--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| floor plan 02--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| floor plan 03--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| roof plan--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| floor plan 01--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| section-lighting diagram 01--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| section-lighting diagram 02--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| existing diagram--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| massing diagram 01--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
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| massing diagram 02--drawing Courtesy of el dorado |
The people
Architects: el dorado inc
Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States
Structural Engineers: BDC
MEP Engineers: PKMR
General Contractor: Farha Construction
Landplan-landscape arch/civil engineering: code consultant services
Owner: Finn’s Lofts LLC
Project Area: 30,757 sqf
Project Year: 2010
Photographs: Mike Sinclair
