Adaptive reuse of a historic three-story building into nine luxury condominiums, balancing 1960s character with contemporary functionality.
Lofts on 5th is an adaptive reuse project in Fernandina Beach, Florida, converting a historic three-story building into nine luxury condominiums. The design balances modern functionality with respect for the building's 1960s-era character, aligning with historic design guidelines.
Scope included designing floor plans, specifying furniture, fixtures, and equipment, and creating shared amenities like a rooftop terrace with panoramic views. Each unit features premium finishes — marble countertops, Marvin French doors and windows, and heated bathroom floors — ensuring a blend of luxury and comfort.
Designing for Preservation and Innovation: Balancing historic preservation with modern design meant respecting the building's 1960s-era character while incorporating contemporary functionality — adapting designs to fit both stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements.
Refining Luxury Residential Design: Developing expertise in high-end residential spaces — floor plans, premium materials, and details like a Fry Reglet wall reveal, custom range hood design, and Italian porcelain tile — sharpened my ability to craft spaces that blend luxury with practicality.
Navigating Complex Processes: Collaborating with clients, city officials, and the Historic District Committee made me more adept at managing intricate approval processes, aligning diverse perspectives while maintaining a cohesive design vision.
The design balances modern functionality with respect for the building's 1960s-era character, aligning with historic design guidelines.
The design balances modern functionality with respect for the building's 1960s-era character, aligning with historic design guidelines.
The design balances modern functionality with respect for the building's 1960s-era character, aligning with historic design guidelines.
Balancing historic preservation with modern design meant respecting the building's 1960s-era character while incorporating contemporary functionality — adapting designs to fit both stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements.
Balancing historic preservation with modern design meant respecting the building's 1960s-era character while incorporating contemporary functionality — adapting designs to fit both stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements.
Balancing historic preservation with modern design meant respecting the building's 1960s-era character while incorporating contemporary functionality — adapting designs to fit both stakeholder needs and regulatory requirements.
Developing expertise in high-end residential spaces — floor plans, premium materials, and details like a Fry Reglet wall reveal, custom range hood design, and Italian porcelain tile — sharpened my ability to craft spaces that blend luxury with practicality.
Developing expertise in high-end residential spaces — floor plans, premium materials, and details like a Fry Reglet wall reveal, custom range hood design, and Italian porcelain tile — sharpened my ability to craft spaces that blend luxury with practicality.
Developing expertise in high-end residential spaces — floor plans, premium materials, and details like a Fry Reglet wall reveal, custom range hood design, and Italian porcelain tile — sharpened my ability to craft spaces that blend luxury with practicality.
We photographed the colors surrounding the site and extracted a palette — a contextual reference that guided the project’s material choices.
We photographed the colors surrounding the site and extracted a palette — a contextual reference that guided the project’s material choices.
We photographed the colors surrounding the site and extracted a palette — a contextual reference that guided the project’s material choices.
A chase study — mapping the vertical shafts that carry plumbing, electrical, and mechanical risers through the stacked units. Chases land at the corner units, in furred-out wall sections, and in a central core absorbed into the demising walls.
A chase study — mapping the vertical shafts that carry plumbing, electrical, and mechanical risers through the stacked units. Chases land at the corner units, in furred-out wall sections, and in a central core absorbed into the demising walls.
A chase study — mapping the vertical shafts that carry plumbing, electrical, and mechanical risers through the stacked units. Chases land at the corner units, in furred-out wall sections, and in a central core absorbed into the demising walls.
An alternating-tread stair — half-treads permit a much steeper climb than a conventional run, fitting vertical access into a footprint too tight for a full stair.
An alternating-tread stair — half-treads permit a much steeper climb than a conventional run, fitting vertical access into a footprint too tight for a full stair.
An alternating-tread stair — half-treads permit a much steeper climb than a conventional run, fitting vertical access into a footprint too tight for a full stair.
The unit bathroom kit, specified — Speakman shower fittings and pressure-balance valves, California Faucets and Graff at wall and basin, a Waterworks cross-handle lavatory set, and tub alternates in steel enamel and TOTO cast iron.
The unit bathroom kit, specified — Speakman shower fittings and pressure-balance valves, California Faucets and Graff at wall and basin, a Waterworks cross-handle lavatory set, and tub alternates in steel enamel and TOTO cast iron.
The unit bathroom kit, specified — Speakman shower fittings and pressure-balance valves, California Faucets and Graff at wall and basin, a Waterworks cross-handle lavatory set, and tub alternates in steel enamel and TOTO cast iron.
