1. EXISTING CONDITIONS
Great, Mid-Century Bones: 83 North Street Building ‘Existing Conditions’ Analysis
(Summer 2018)
The team has been working incredibly diligently identifying what of the existing building should be protected and rejuvenated and those areas of the structure that, due to deterioration, need to be removed and/or rebuilt. The goal has been to retain as much as possible of the figure of this building within the context of the local urban fabric as it is representative of an undervalued layer of urbanism within the cord of the rich history of the City of Salem.
THE TEAM:
Ownership:
NORTHFIELD’S DEVELOPMENT LLC, SALEM, MA
General Contractor:
RENEWAL VENTURES LLC AND HUSSEY CONTRACTING, SALEM, MA
Architect:
SEGER ARCHITECTS,
SALEM, MA
Geotechnical & Structural Engineers:
McPHAIL ASSOCIATES, LLC, CAMBRIDGE, MA
Environmental and Permitting:
SUSAN St PIERRE, SALEM, MA
Landscape Architects:
LANDWORKS STUDIO INC, BOSTON/SALEM, MA
Existing Conditions: Interior
The Repair Shop: Future LWSI Studio
The Showroom: Future Gallery
View of showroom with white divider removed
The repair shop with view to showroom
Repair shop extension
Very leaky ceiling!
Collapsing/settling floor in repair shop
Existing Conditions: Exterior
83 North at time of purchase
Showroom will become a gallery and pop up space.
The large parking lot will provide an area for testing materials
View from above reveals unique shape of building
This area of garage is too far gone to renovate.
Phase 2: Future Maker’s Space/Fab Lab
