Lake Flato Architects

After 10 years of leasing space in a corporate office building, the Lance Armstrong Foundation decided it was time to invest in the city's core by establishing a permanent home in East Austin, which is undergoing revitalization. The Foundation purchased the 30,000-square-foot Gulf Coast Paper Co. warehouse at 2201 E. Sixth Street to give LAF room to grow and expand programs.

The renovated facility will initially provide office space, meeting rooms, dining facilities, an in-house gymnasium, open-air courtyard, and parking for the staff of 62. Future plans may call for adding a community-based cancer-support program to provide direct services to uninsured and underinsured East Austin residents.

A green building project, 90% of the materials from the demolition of the dilapidated warehouse will be recycled and used in the new design. The project is LEED registered, with a goal of Gold certification.

http://usgbc-centraltexas.org/Docs/LEED_Profiles/LAF_LEEDProfile.pdf

Photos courtesy of: Hester + Hardway Photography