Creatively blending renovation, reconstruction and new building, Quadrangle devised an award-winning approach to rehabilitating the Irwin Toy Company factory. The former manufacturing facility, which dates from the early 20th century, is in an industrial zone west of downtown that has undergone a dramatic revitalization as Liberty Village. The owners of the site – adjacent to several recent residential and retail developments – wanted to preserve the factory’s unique attributes while expanding it to house a combination of live/work units and commercial office space. Faced with widely varying conditions throughout the existing structure, the Quadrangle team developed a multi-pronged redevelopment strategy. Live/work units were created in a three storey addition and also incorporated into an existing five storey section (while retaining its office spaces). At the same time, the sections in poorest shape were demolished and rebuilt to accommodate three floors of live/work units, as well as four levels of parking above grade.
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