The Hudson at St. Francis is an event venue that features two Airbnb units above the venue and a separate Airbnb unit within a converted train car.
During this tour, project Architect Chad Glenn of 3ten Architecture will discuss how they reused the existing brick facade layout to rebuild the new facate to be a direct reproduction of the original.
Learning objectives - After attending this program, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the code implications to mixed occupancy use buildings. Identify what drove the use for a fire sprinkler.
2. Discuss how to work with the jurisdiction to create unique architectural experiences. Summarize how to coordinate dialog between Architect and city/fire department to help botain variances.
3. Identify strategies utilized to convert a piece of structure not meant for human habieation into a residential living unit. Explore systems utilized to attach the train car permanently to the site.
4. Illustrate how to maintain historic relevance while providing new amenities to a building. Explain how careful documentation of existing conditions produced historically accurate representation of the past, while allowing new construction throughout.