Sector: Offices
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Architect: Gensler
Photography: Dror Baldinger FAIA Architectural Photography
In the heart of East Austin, Texas, on the site of a former recycling centre, new type of shared office space is utilising elements from the former warehouses of the neighbourhood. UpCycle repurposes almost all of the original 1972 warehouse building.
The building becomes energy efficient by using Kingspan Karrier Panel under this skin, insulating the building envelope. The ethos of the building seeks to highlight its industrial past, and even includes a repurposed train car which serves as a front porch lounge equipped with seating, WiFi and music.