I feel the films have fueled our love of spaces: that crusty warehouse in which Jennifer Beals danced like a maniac, that amazing white former meat-packing joint at which Glenn Close acted like a maniac, that hazy book-filled attic where Diane Lane turned into a sex maniac… I don’t have any idea about the relationship between maniacal behavior and converted spaces, but I do believe their unique personality, high ceilings, and light-filled spaces and opposite-of-cookie-cutter personality have wide appeal that entrances us on the big screen.
Living in a space that was previously filled with classrooms or assembly lines is always a great conversation starter, and such a home offers many opportunities to reside in a exceptional way surrounded by history. Check out these five remarkable conversions — that one appeals most to you?
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Schoolhouse in Lincoln Park, Illinois
Determined to preserve this historic college building and teach their kids environmental responsibility in the procedure, a couple converted the building into a sustainable home. A geothermal heating system stands up to freezing Chicago winter temperatures.
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Throughout construction, the group torn down gutters to expose floor joists. They also reclaimed and stained wood joists from other regions of the home and created countertops, benches and ceiling treatments.
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Vibrant color participates through this exceptional home.
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Philadelphia Warehouse
It requires with a special eye to have the ability to walk into a space like that and fall in love with the possibility. That is what husband and wife architectural team Kevin Rasmussen and Vivian Su did as soon as they saw that this dilapidated warehouse in downtown Philadelphia.
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The couple brought in the light and maintained the wide-open feeling of the warehouse. Touches like leaving the original ceiling remind them of the building’s history.
Rasmussen / Su Architects
Now the remodeled outside glows like a inviting contemporary jack-o’-lantern.
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Pittsburgh Radiator Shop
A few visit that a crusty old radiator shop on this Pittsburgh street corner, however, Mark Frankovitch pictured a polished contemporary residence.
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Cedar siding adds some contemporary oomph to the original concrete cubes on the outside.
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An open spatial sequence together with the kitchen in the center creates a harmonious interior flow.
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The very best part: an urban roof deck using a pergola, a fire pit and a bubble seat.
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Jane Kim Design
Industrial Warehouse in New York City
This renovation incorporated elements of the special street architecture of its Tribeca area, like the glass garage-like door hanging over the kitchen and classic furniture out of an older mill.
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Hint: When designing for a large, open area, consider scale and history. A copper window by a building facade currently serves as a unique, patinated mirror in the powder room and retains its own inside the large proportions of the attic.
Jane Kim Design
A tricky section of renovating these kinds of spaces is keeping the open atmosphere and making the most of the light, while also allowing for some privacy. This translucent region of the wall is actually pocket doors, which may open up the main space to the bedroom.
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Milk Factory in Atlanta
Interior decorator and TV producer Brian Patrick Flynn, aka the”Decor Demon,” definitely understood scale when decorating his attic. An wall-size classic photo of his parents, a large”F” (recognize it? It is out of a T.G.I. Friday’s) plus a grand lighting fixture all fit the scale of the wonderful room to a T.
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Hint: You do not need to move over-the-top industrial to pay homage to some loft’s history. Here, Flynn replaced builder-grade laminate countertops with poured concrete to give the kitchen a sign of industrial style.
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Flynn made the most of this communal roof deck, where everyone can gather and enjoy the view of the Atlanta skyline in fashion.
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