The Green Building

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Project Name: The Green Building
Construction year: 2008
Website: www.thegreenbuilding.net
Address: 732 East Market Street, 40202 , LOUISVILLE-KENTUCKY - United States

Architect(s) : (fer) studio LLP Architecture (www.ferstudio.com)
Project Category: Cultural | Commercial

Latitude: 38.2529
Longitude: -85.7387

The Green Building

The award-winning project The Green Building in Louisville, KY opened in the Fall of 2008 in the East Market District, the heart of NuLu, Louisville's arts district.

Renovation of the 110 year old masonry structure, a former dry goods store, was commenced by owners Augusta and Gill Holland in spring 2007 when they decided to become the first commercial building in Louisville KY to go for LEED platinum certification (the US Green Building Council's designation of a sustainable building). Intent upon rescuing the building from decades of misuse, the project included resuscitating the structural masonry shell and infusing it with a modern core, including a 40 foot high lobby, expansive natural lighting, eco-friendly materials, and renewable energy systems, as well as extensive solar power, geothermal wells, and recycled denim insulation. The 15,000 square foot mixed use facility houses a street facing café called 732 Social from James Beard nominated Ton Brothers, The Green Building Gallery, event spaces, and an indoor-outdoor courtyard at the rear complete with a green wall vertical garden. The second and third floors house office studios for SonaBLAST! Records, Holland Brown Books and The Group Entertainment.
(text from project's website)

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