millville neighborhood

Deep Freeze Development, LLC
Ice House Lofts + Barrio Metalico

If Deep Freeze Development, LLC had not purchased the Arizona Ice and Cold Storage building, it would have most likely been demolished as it had outlived its industrial life. Preserving and reusing this building has prevented 1,240 tons of concrete and 777 tons of brick from being demolished and discarded as waste. Many materials from within the building were salvaged and incorporated as architectural elements, creating a unique sensibility throughout the project. Quantities of reclaimed and re-used material in addition to the existing main walls and roof structure include:
• 5,000 ft of 2×10 lumber (hallway framing)
• 4,200 ft of 2×6 lumber (throughout)
• 14,400 sf of corrugated metal (fencing for Barrio Metalico)
• 3,600 lineal ft of 2” Diameter refrigerant piping (fencing around the pool and bike racks)
• Five lineal miles of 1×7 box car siding (courtyard fencing)

Furthermore, the Ice House Lofts create density within an infill lot. 51 residences contained on 2.66 acres and nine Barrio Metalico units across the street translates into 19 families living within each acre. The formerly neglected neighborhood has been revived with a powerful sense of residential community.

Sustainabilty was primary factor in the development of the site; by tapping into an existing infrastructure, the impact that new development typically creates in the West was greatly minimized. All units are so energy efficient that they come with the TEP Comfort Guarantee. Grading and paving were kept to a minimum by re-using the existing site, and salvaging the building reduced the amount of embodied energy inherent in the material transportation and labor of new construction. Essentially, the lifespan of the building has increased dramatically by assigning a new function to the shell.

Watch a video by Bradley Wheeler on the Ice House Lofts and Barrio Metalico here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ArchitectureFilms#p/u/3/fAxO_dMHEyo

miramonte neighborhood

Third Street Lofts, LLC
indigoMODERN

Located in the center of Tucson, this 11 unit town loft project defines community living with proximity to shopping, restaurants and the nearby University of Arizona. Built on the former site of a mobile home park on one side of Third Street and over a dilapidated duplex on the other side, indigoMODERN re-builds an important infill location with energy conscious design and efficient use of indoor and outdoor space.

Parking is located nearest the street, therefore creating a buffer from traffic for the residential buildings. All 11 units are accessed by a single pedestrian path to encourage more interaction with the landscape and between residents. Each single family home is two stories and has a private entry, yard and balcony. Construction of Phase One, 11 units on the north site, is complete and home are for sale. Third Street Lofts, LLC ghas also renovated a duplex just west of indigoMODERN which will further strengthen the identity of the neighborhood.

Part two of Wheeler’s video covers IndigoMODERN– see it here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ArchitectureFilms#p/u/2/TgfrmD7LxGo