5716 Wellness

HISTORIC REHABILITATION & RENOVATION

Owner: Southwest Solutions
Contract Value: 5,945,200
Construction Type: Historical Rehabilitation & Renovation
Location: Detroit, MI
Square Footage: 50,000
Year Completed: 2011
Awards: Governor’s Reinventing Michigan Award, 2011. AGC Build Michigan Award, 2011.

This project is an adaptive reuse of a former Albert Kahn-designed cigar manufacturing facility and warehouse. Historic rehabilitation of the timber-framed structure transformed it into a medical facility and offices providing administrative, counseling and education services.

To read the full feature story on this innovative restoration project, click here.

Timber frame and ceilings before restoration.

Timber frame and ceilings after restoration.

An innovative fresh air intake was designed by utilizing the building’s original but presently unused chimney space.