DALLAS—The historic Dallas High School building located at 2218 Bryan St. was renovated for commercial use after sitting vacant for 22 years. The building is a three-and-one-half story classical revival structure built in 1907.
After relocating its office to the historic building last month, Perkins+Will held its grand opening there yesterday. The firm occupies more than 39,500 square feet of the building, the entire third floor and part of the second floor. Perkins+Will's new design studio is among the first offices in north Texas to pursue three third-party health and wellness certifications: LEED Platinum, WELL and Fitwel.
Matthews Southwest refurbished the building into approximately 105,000 square feet of office and retail space. Merriman Anderson/Architects is the core/shell and historic preservation architect.
The project became a city-designated historic landmark in 2000. Preservation Texas added Dallas High School to its inaugural list of “Texas' Most Endangered Historic Places” in 2004, and it is also included in The National Register of Historic Places.
“Our office integrates the firm's brand, the culture of the local practice and people, the Dallas community, and the history of the building into a destination that is sure to engage all who visit or work here,” Tom Reisenbichler, managing director of the Dallas practice of Perkins+Will, tells Globe.St.com. “The reuse of the interior spaces in the 111-year-old landmark is a highly sustainable design approach, which supports Perkins+Will's focus on sustainability/reuse, environmental performance, and employee health and well-being.”
Perkins+Will utilizes the expertise of more than 180 architects, interior designers and planners as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
