Home Remodeling Contractor Hammer & Hand Transforms Historic Dance Hall Into Modern Urban Loft

Home remodeling project revitalizes historic Portland dance hall through collaboration by Pencil Work Studio and Portland and Seattle remodeler Hammer & Hand.

Portland, Oregon (PRWEB) January 30, 2013

It was an interesting challenge to convert this 8,000 square-foot commercial space into a livable urban loft, said Hammer & Hand project manager Kevin Guinn. We remodeled the upstairs as a residential loft and created a music and rehearsal space down below.

Throughout the course of its life, the early 20th century building has seen a myriad of different uses, serving as a nickelodeon, school, place of worship, and dance hall. Although the building has a history as rich as the neighborhood that surrounds it, before the home remodeling project began it stood dank, dark and abandoned.

We started with a cold 100 year-old masonry commercial building that had several different incarnations in its lifetime, said Kevin. But once we removed the patchwork of interior walls, the building became wide open.

As the remodeling project progressed, the design introduced clean and modern lines to the building yet honored the aesthetics of the original 1900s construction with the preservation of the openings and sightlines that the structure had to offer.

Deconstruction rather than demolition of the original structure allowed the Portland remodeling team to salvage and upcycle framing lumber, doors, and interior windows, paying homage to the dance halls historic heritage.

Even though its open and large and really a generous space, we were able to make the building warm and livable, said Kevin. Not just industrial.

Learn more about the commercial-to-residential remodel in this video walkthrough and interview. More about Portland home remodeling services by Hammer & Hand is available at http://www.hammerandhand.com/residential-remodel.

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Home Remodeling Contractor Hammer & Hand Transforms Historic Dance Hall Into Modern Urban Loft