THE FINN LOFTS
El Dorado
YEAR
2010
LOCATION
Wichita, United States
CATEGORY
Loft
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.
More photographs and drawings following the break.
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.
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.
