Timber Adaptive Reuse Theater

Low-carbon thinking drives the design of the transformation of a 1902 heavy-timber and brick former metal foundry into an experimental rehearsal space for theater artists in Gowanus. We reduced demolition waste and engaged with the site’s history by adapting an existing building; we employed low-carbon structural insertions like CLT—among the first NYC commercial adaptive reuse projects to do so; and we repurposed removed materials, primarily longleaf pine, into new architectural features while minimizing virgin material use.