“…The real story of this project lies in the windows. There were no existing windows on the primary façade. Windows were necessary for the residential units, but were not allowed to be added on the historic façade. The solution to the problem was to allow the building to continue to function as a warehouse, with a village inside of it…The key to the design of the courtyard and massive skylights, which satisfied preservation requirements but created their own engineering challenges. The entire remaining rooftop houses solar panel arrays. The vintage Fir tongue and groove roof decking removed to create skylights was then reintegrated into the project’s public areas as all cladding that combines nicely with the original brick, the historic fire doors and original concrete floors and columns.