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October 26, 2023 - AIA tour of the Columbus Municipal Light Plant.
"The Columbus Municipal Light Plant, vacant for years until it was restored for office and auction space, is the 2022 winner of Columbus Landmarks' James B. Recchie Design Award.
The plant, located at 577 W. Nationwide Blvd. near Lower.com Field, home of the Columbus Crew, was built in 1903 and operated until the city closed it in 1977.
It took 3.5 years and ultimately $35 million in construction and other costs to renovate. According to Columbus Landmarks, more than 2,000 tons of material had to be removed from the site.
But crews were able to preserve coal hoppers, hopper doors, interior cranes, rail tracks and the tall smokestack, now a landmark itself: yellow with black vertical lettering spelling out COLUMBUS with the Crew logo below.
"What moved everyone was the attention to detail," said Rebecca Kemper, Columbus Landmarks' CEO.
That included adapting an original coal hopper into office space and retaining master switches that once controlled power to Downtown, including City Hall, plus smaller details such as using control wheels as door components, Kemper said.
It's a project where care was taken, Kemper said. "A real understanding that Brad DeHays had a vision for this site," she said.
DeHays is president of Connect Realty, which developed the site. Sandvick Architects of Cleveland designed the project.
In an email, DeHays said his company bought the property in late 2014. He said it is 100% leased and the businesses will employ more than 215. The buildings have a total of 110,000 square feet.
The three-member jury that reviewed the projects noted: “This is an example of a building that could have been lost, but instead it has been reimagined in a way that took creative thinking and attention to detail. The building honors its history through the integration of industrial artifacts throughout, including turning the suspended coal hopper into office space.
"This project demonstrates how even the most derelict industrial building can be brought back to life.” Previous description of the project: www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2022/10/05/columbus-mun...
Some of the workers getting ready to make the second cut. (The do a rough cut first to trim off the excess and then a second cut which makes the walls very smooth.)
I loved the price stickers placed randomly all around these words...i love the people who do these random things in our city...you are true artists
The first layer of mud (about a meter high) is laid down. It then has to dry for about three days before it is cut and another layer added on top.
demolition area for future John Steinbeck Park. The building is mostly gone..... I remember there being a chiropractor's office there a while back.. then abandoned for many years.... what was it before that it had this furnace?
The next few photos are of mud construction on Anna Heringer's new school in Rudrapur. I went up several times during construction to learn the process. We will be using similar techniques to create the mud and bamboo buildings at my resort. (Though the quality of finishes at my place will be much higher.)
Water buffalo (or moesh in Bangla) mix the mud with straw to make it stronger.