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Proper-Code7794 t1_j5tqnpv wrote

Reply to comment by Brunt-FCA-285 in Why the Provident building’s gorgeous transformation is still a missed opportunity by deltavim

Yeah the city was sort of pressured to purchase it. Why don't you live in a gas station it's almost like you have to design buildings for their actual purpose.

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Brunt-FCA-285 t1_j5vkig6 wrote

I see what you’re saying. I recommend reading up on adaptive reuse to see how one can retrofit a building to meet new requirements. There are plenty of examples in the city, such as the music venue Union Transfer once being a baggage storage facility for the Reading Railroad, the Pennsylvania Convention Center being located in the former Reading Terminal railway station, or the former West Philadelphia High School building being converted into apartments.

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Proper-Code7794 t1_j60op3q wrote

High Schools to apartments are actually easy. Malls to office space a dream. It's commercial spaces going to residential. Like a church sucks as a condo setup. Visually stunning. Impossible to climate control and plumb.

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