Project overview: Recognizing the value of its robust wood construction and voluminous interior, the community has reclaimed this abandoned granary structure for civic use, leveraging historic preservation for a broader, projective transformation. Re-inhabitation creates a dynamic experience, introducing a new promenade and converting a head house into a glowing aerie.
Project location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Firm name: LA DALLMAN
Associated firm or architect: City of Sturgeon Bay
Project type: Community space
Project information: Adaptive reuse
Jury comments: The design artfully reclaims an American agrarian and cultural artifact of romantic nostalgia and transforms its structural beauty into new functionality and civic life. This is a smart reinterpretation that transforms the granary into an intimate sequence of spaces, offering a playful sense of discovery. It’s a wonderful example of an adaptive reuse project with a minimal touch for maximum impact.
