GASWORX. TAMPA

CLIENT: Kettler SCOPE OF WORK: Architecture, Interiors SIZE: Build Area: 145,000 SF LOCATION: Tampa, Florida STATUS: Design PROGRAM: Residential, Office, Retail

Gasworx is the redevelopment of a former industrial site on the edge of Ybor City Historic District. The first phase includes a new residential buildings with a total of 140 units, a new 110,000 SF office building, and the adaptive reuse of a mid-20th century bow truss warehouse building and new public realm. The second phase, located outside of the Historic District, includes 370 units residential building totaling 510 residential units as a whole.

The phase-1 residential building is the extension of the colorful and layered language of the historic district, while the phase-2 residential building is more of a merger between this neighborhood-specific characteristics and modern industrial loft building. The office building, located in-between these two residential buildings, clad in green pre-cast concrete, draws its inspiration from the vivid craftmanship of the historic Ybor City re-interpreted in a modern language. Its massing and location signals the heart of the sub-district of the new neighborhood, addressing a new park. All ground levels of the three buildings paid carful attention to having lively programs with human scale design.