BUILDING SYSTEMS I

872 Hudson Avenue

Introduction

This project reimagines the historic Wollensak Optical Company building (1918) at 872 Hudson Avenue, Rochester, NY, as a contemporary office workplace through adaptive reuse. 

The design strategy preserves the building’s durable structure and street presence while upgrading interiors and building systems, and adds a small adjoining addition to introduce a clearer entry/lobby, vertical circulation, restrooms, and accessibility upgrades.
Plans organize a practical office program with code-compliant egress and elevator integration, supporting a safe, functional reuse of a long-vacant building.