JACKSON & McELHANEY ARCHITECTS

Robertson Building

This 3-story Building built in 1893 had been covered with a pink stucco framework that projected 18” outside the surface. We restored the exterior facades using historic photos to resurrect the building to its former beauty.

The concept of the interior was to return the sidewalk back into the building, creating small retail shops along a narrow “interior alley.” A 3-story interior court was designed to bring natural light back into the heart of the long, narrow building shell. The court creates its own “street view” for surrounding lease spaces and circulation core

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AWARDS

1986 Texas Award for the Preservation of Architecture, Texas Historical Commission

1986 Austin Heritage Society Award

1986 Reconstruction Award, Building Design Construction

1985 Austin Chapter AIA, Honor Award

1985 Texas Society of Architects, Honor Award

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