从1891年到1993年，哥伦比亚公理会教堂以这里为家，吸引居民来到完全未开发的雷尼尔山谷。在那个时候，土地经常被给予教会，因为市政府知道它可以成为创造社区和经济的有用工具。1993年后，该建筑几经易手，直到2012年才被空置。一些开发商曾试图重新开发该物业，但由于旧建筑、严格的分区法规或有限的预算等障碍而失败。

From 1891 to 1993 the Columbia Congregational Church called this site home, drawing in residents to an entirely undeveloped Rainier Valley. At that time, land was often given to churches, because the City understood it could be a useful tool in creating communities and economy. After 1993, the building changed hands several times before falling vacant in 2012. Several developers had attempted to redevelop the property but failed on the hurdles of an old building, a strict zoning code, or a limited budget.

2014年，Allied8受雇为这栋重要的建筑注入了新的活力。我们与客户紧密合作，成功驾驭了每一个项目。我们的研究发现，如果我们不改变外部结构（这对建筑师来说是个难点！），我们可以大大增加内部的建筑面积。这保留了路边的存在，并为我们的客户提供了一个更好的投资回报率。

In 2014, Allied8 was hired to breathe new life into this anchoring building. We worked closely with the client to navigate each successfully. Our research found that if we did not change the exterior massing (a hard sell for an architect!) we could significantly increase the floor area on the interior. This preserved the curbside presence and offered our client an improved ROI.

结合规划和设计，我们修改了旧的总使用许可证和即将到期的合同改区，同时设计了一个适应性再利用的概念，使总建筑面积增加了28%，即5000平方英尺。增加的可出租空间使开发商可以重新更换部分外墙。我们设计了一个公共广场，提供了一个公共聚会场所和艺术空间。没有两座房子是相同的–从引人注目的暴露的椽子，圆形的窗户，到有趣的角落和暴露的砖块。

Combining planning and design, we revised an old master use permit and an expiring contract rezone while designing an adaptive reuse concept, increasing the total floor area by 28%, or 5,000 sf. The increased rentable space opened the developer to refacing parts of the façade. We incorporated a public plaza, offering a public gathering place and art space. No two homes are the same–from dramatically exposed rafters, rounded windows, to interesting nooks and exposed brick.

修道院的年龄和历史提供了灵感，特别是与历史照片的搭配。由于修道院的内部建筑提供了独特的机会，没有两个单位是相同的尺寸或布局，我们希望为每个居民提供个人的、可触摸的关系，以了解修道院的过去，并反过来了解他们社区的历史。我们使用与修道院最初建造时相同的坚固材料–砖、木材、混凝土。这不仅为居民提供了比当代公寓楼更多的声音隐私，而且还充当了天然的热质量。

The Abbey’s age and history offered inspiration, especially paired with the historic photos. No two units are the same size or layout, owing to the unique opportunities afforded by the Abbey’s interior architecture–we wanted to offer each resident a personal, tactile relationship to the past of the Abbey, and in turn to the history of their neighborhood. We built with the same robust materials the Abbey was originally constructed with–brick, timber, concrete. This not only offers residents more sound privacy than contemporary apartment buildings but also acts as a natural thermal mass.

可持续性包含在将建筑的使用寿命再延长100年的实践中。最新的、最高效的机械系统超出了预算，但我们积极保留和再利用的东西，既节省了开支，又减少了碳足迹。这意味着，20年来第一次，在少数有希望的开发商之后，我们的客户能够成功，而且修道院仍然存在。

Sustainability is contained within the practice of extending the useful life of the building for another 100 years. The latest, most efficient mechanical systems were beyond the budget, but being aggressive about what we preserved and reused translated to both savings and a reduction of our carbon footprint. This meant that, for the first time in 20 years and after a handful of hopeful developers, our client was able to succeed and the Abbey still stands.

Architects: Allied8
Area: 18000 ft²
Year: 2021
Photographs: Rafael Soldi Photography
Lead Architects: Leah Martin
City：SEATTLE
Country：United States