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Seaholm Power Plant Offices, athenahealth, Inc.
Seaholm Power Plant Offices, athenahealth, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
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Seaholm Power Plant Offices, athenahealth, Inc.
Austin, TX, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2016
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
The Seaholm Power Plant is a landmark building, originally commissioned in 1948 to meet the City of Austin’s growing electricity needs. Since closing its doors in 1989, Austinites have yearned for the restoration and development of this historic site. After years of planning and coordination with the City of Austin, the project transforms the 128,000 sf structure into offices as part of the development of the surrounding brownfield site into a new downtown neighborhood.
An adaptive reuse renovation strategy of the cast-in-place Power Plant was a natural fit for athenahealth, a healthcare technology company headquartered in Watertown, MA. With a penchant for occupying historical buildings, athenahealth’s new space was designed with expansion in mind to help the company meet its their goal of adding 600 jobs in Austin by 2025. The design features flexible, colorful and open work spaces over four floors, that allowallowing athenahealth’s employees to experience a state-of-the-art facility that juxtaposes contemporary interventions with the iconic design of the existing structure. Natural light engulfs the turbine hall through both original and new windows, including high glass walls on the ground floor offering courtyard views embellished with ornate, historical site elements. Oversized skylights on the outskirts of lower floors allow natural light to illuminate underground levels enhancing the character of the interior spaces.
A major challenge was programming the Power Plant into dynamic, new office space. The building was originally designed for utilitarian uses and constructed to house industrial equipment, resulting in deficient or missing systems. Through careful demolition, unique historical artifacts and structures were uncovered, preserved and integrated into the finished space. Existing building utilities were painted light gray
An adaptive reuse renovation strategy of the cast-in-place Power Plant was a natural fit for athenahealth, a healthcare technology company headquartered in Watertown, MA. With a penchant for occupying historical buildings, athenahealth’s new space was designed with expansion in mind to help the company meet its their goal of adding 600 jobs in Austin by 2025. The design features flexible, colorful and open work spaces over four floors, that allowallowing athenahealth’s employees to experience a state-of-the-art facility that juxtaposes contemporary interventions with the iconic design of the existing structure. Natural light engulfs the turbine hall through both original and new windows, including high glass walls on the ground floor offering courtyard views embellished with ornate, historical site elements. Oversized skylights on the outskirts of lower floors allow natural light to illuminate underground levels enhancing the character of the interior spaces.
A major challenge was programming the Power Plant into dynamic, new office space. The building was originally designed for utilitarian uses and constructed to house industrial equipment, resulting in deficient or missing systems. Through careful demolition, unique historical artifacts and structures were uncovered, preserved and integrated into the finished space. Existing building utilities were painted light gray
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