Tag Archives: Post Office reuse

Structure Reuse

A Modernist Houston Post Office Is Reborn as a Colossal Event Venue

The interior of the Barbara Jordan Post Office in Houston (courtesy Day for Night)

Similar to the Buffalo Bayou cistern, Day for Night will work with its industrial setting that stretches more than 1.5 million square feet. Musicians like Blood Orange, John Carpenter (yes, the film director), and Aphex Twin will take over the surrounding parking lots; inside, among the broad halls and matrix of columns, 14 artists are creating interactive art installations, such as Shoplifter’s hairy “Ghostbeat” sculptures and witchy “Crimson Lotus” light work by Damien Echols. On one floor, “Björk Digital” by the Icelandic singer will fill five rooms with digital and video work, including “Black Lake” which premiered at her recent exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Barbara Jordan Post Office (courtesy Day for Night)

Source: A Modernist Houston Post Office Is Reborn as a Colossal Event Venue

Structure Reuse

Business Insider: This restaurant is Arizona’s “top-rated bar” – Phoenix Business Journal

Postino is known for bruschetta and red wine.

Postino is known for bruschetta and red wine. JIM POULIN/PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL

Business Insider gave a nod to Upward Projects’ well-known habit of adaptive reuse, describing how Postino was “built within a 1950s-era post office” and its “premiere wines and impeccable food made with local ingredients.”

Source: Business Insider: This restaurant is Arizona’s “top-rated bar” – Phoenix Business Journal

Reuse Design

Postal End Tables | The Ivey Court

I started at my warehouse (in other words, dad’s horse barn loft) where I keep a lot of my finds and came across this 1 1/2″ thick board (part of a stack of 15 or so). They were originally in the Wannville Post Office, which I was able to salvage sometime around 2003 or so after I purchase my farm. To be honest I had forgotten about having them.

The interesting thing was that the darker color was actually from many years of use as a shelf and the fact that the heart wood had a green tint to it. In fact there was only about 2 inches along the side that were not heart wood, which was probably due to the size and age of the tree. Also, I’m not sure what the holes in the side were used for, but I definitely like the way they look. And once I cross-cut the piece to make two tops, it left me with 2 tops measuring 14×18″.

Everything worked out great on these two tables. I really like the way each piece reveals some history for how they were once used. I also like how I was able to keep the little round-over detail on the stiles (in the pic above you can see it on the red stile). Its little details like this that I think add a lot to a piece of furniture. They both measure 18″x14″, stand roughly 22″ high, and will fit in nicely with our living room furniture. Plus they are solid enough that we no longer have to worry about “Destructo Boy” turning them over!

via Postal End Tables | The Ivey Court.