12th Street Townhouses

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​How can contemporary design sensibilities elevate the presence and value of a historic building? This rehabilitation of a 1938 residential building retained its key characterizing strengths - neighborhood scale, compositional proportion / balance, and communal outdoor space - while transforming it's interior environment and street presence. Under new ownership, the solid, but neglected 4-plex (with 4 garages) was surgically modified by connecting interior shared spaces with the New Mexico sky and upgrading the building envelope performance by an order of magnitude with new insulation and windows. ​

Four new roof projections orient themselves to maximize natural light and reject summer solar gain. Refinished existing wood floors, stainless steel, polycarbonate, corrugated metal and vintage fixtures combine in a new expression of authenticity. ​​

PROJECT YEAR
2017

AREA
2,824 sf

LOCATION
Albuquerque, NM

CATEGORY
Residential / Renovation