Old City Loft

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Age-in-place full gut loft renovation in a former factory from the mid 1800’s

Three big ideas:

Age-In-Place,
Daylight,
Mezzanine

With plans to relocate to Philadelphia, the Hawaii-based Owners selected Re:Vision to work with their realtor to evaluate multiple properties for architectural potential. Once the right property was found, Re:Vision collaborated with the couple (one of whom was an architect for a university) to generate the design for an age-in-place gut rehab of the two-level condo.  A spiral staircase was replaced with a straight run and the 2nd floor doubled in size by filling in parts of a mezzanine with salvaged flooring and adding a large skylight to maintain daylight.  Everything was updated, from the kitchen and baths to HVAC systems, LED lighting, and ceiling insulation.  

Project Gallery

The mezzanine bedroom features sliding doors with translucent glass to allow light in from the skylit atrium while providing privacy.
A scar of the original building's stair framing is celebrated as a remnant of its history.
the double height atrium brings daylight deep in to the lower level kitchen from the new skylight.
View across atrium to library.
Custom kitchen with view up to mezzanine library.
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