Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters
LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS
Lake|Flato Architects + The Bommarito Group
ARCHITECTS
Lake|Flato Architects, The Bommarito Group: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
MANUFACTURERS
Kalwall®
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Ten Eyck Landscape Architects
PHOTOGRAPHS
Hester + Hardaway
YEAR
2009
LOCATION
Austin, United States
CATEGORY
Office Interiors
Text description provided by architect.
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.
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.
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.
The design also utilized the existing glulam beams as interior architectural elements, andre-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.
This project received a 2010 Austin Constructor Annual Award for Outstanding Construction and a 2010 Texas Society of Architects AIA Design Award.
