Six examples of facadism in urban settings

Facadism is a practice where the facade of a structure is preserved with a new building constructed around or behind it. During the latter half of the 20th century, facadism has been used as a type of compromise solution between developers seeking higher densities and preservationist desiring to preserve a community's historic sense of place and/or buildings of aesthetic or historic interest. Here are six examples of facadism involving a mix of uses across the country.

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4. Intuition Ale Works 929 East Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL

In 2015, Iconic Real Estate Investments LLC acquired the former Noland warehouse building. Iconic then converted structure into a craft brewery and taproom with a second floor bier garden and higher ceiling heights for beer production for Intuition Ale Works.

5. 178 Townsend Street 178 Townsend Street, San Francisco

178 Townsend - Before

Completed in 2012, this adaptive re-use of a historic landmark building preserved the original exterior masonry walls and heavy timber trusses while adding 78 loft-type residences into and above the historic shell.

178 Townsend - After

6. Hibernian Pub 311 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC

After being destroyed by fire in December 2012, Raleigh’s popular Hibernian Irish Pub was reconstructed as a larger two-story restaurant and pub in 2014.

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Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Images courtesy of Google Streetview. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com