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The Shop at the Contemporary Arts Center
New Orleans, Louisiana
CLIENT Domain Companies
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PROJECT SIZE
37,448 SF
DATE OF COMPLETION
September 2017
AWARDS
AIA Louisiana Award of Merit, 2019
Good Design is Good Business Award, 2018
IIDA Delta Regional Award of Excellence, 2018
American Architecture Award, 2018
AIA New Orleans Honor Award, 2018
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Neil Alexander
The Shop is a comprehensive co-working development at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC). Targeting technology, arts, and cultural-based businesses, The Shop serves as a hub of entrepreneurship in New Orleans’ developing downtown innovation corridor.
“…this is a beautiful space with clear sensitivity to the original building, striking an aesthetic balance between the expression of the old with the more contemporary moments found within. The result is a clearly articulated space, lacking the fussiness and current trends found in adaptive reuse projects of older warehouse buildings. ”
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The project occupies the third and fourth floors of the CAC— connecting the two floors with an open architectural staircase—and features an extensive amenity and commons area, varied meeting and office space, and a roof deck. This renovation preserves the classic Warehouse District architecture of the existing building while incorporating modern elements. The heart of The Shop is the commons area designed to facilitate conversation and connection. All of The Shop’s amenities offer small businesses, entrepreneurs, and arts-based professionals the resources they need to grow.
