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This mixed use / adaptive reuse project involves all of the programmatic components of city making — retail, commercial office space and housing, all within four historic buildings and their new additions, and all on a prominent corner in historic Georgetown.

Four historic commercial buildings on Wisconsin were preserved, renovated and expanded, while later more modern additions were demolished and replaced. Around the corner on Prospect Street, new ground floor retail and an entry to four upper levels of offices and residential units were added. At every level above the first floor there are terraces for both the office and residential tenants.

Within the office space, warm interiors of old brick and wood, abundant natural light, and a choice of common exterior and interior spaces for groups of 2 to 24 people, has contributed to an early return to the post-COVID office.

Learning Objectives:

• Further understand the benefits of adaptive reuse and of respect for historic building fabric, and of the creative advantages that process can offer.
• Further understand how design decisions can benefit our urban environment, both at the street level and for the users.
• Further understand the benefits of mixed-use projects in a dense urban environment.
• Further understand the advantages of green space and natural light in urban environments, and how those factors can be creatively integrated into the design.

Presented by:

Mark McInturff FAIA, Principal, McInturff Architects