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Architects: Poteet Architects
- Area: 19200 ft²
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Photographs:Colleen Duffley, Chris Cooper, Paul Bardagjy
Text description provided by the architects. Designed for an art collector/artist, this loft occupies the top two floors and roof of a 1920s factory in downtown San Antonio. Both old structure and new interventions are rendered in white, emphasizing the textural contrast of the existing masonry and board-formed concrete with the new walls, luminous epoxy floors and lacquered cabinetry.
![Collector’s Loft / Poteet Architects - Sofa, Table, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5014/0680/28ba/0d3b/4500/0c7f/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414090493)
On the lower level, where the main living spaces are located, tall skylight shafts and inset porches, created by steel and glass partitions, bring diffuse light deep into the space.
![Collector’s Loft / Poteet Architects - Stairs, Windows, Handrail, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5014/06ab/28ba/0d3b/4500/0c85/medium_jpg/stringio.jpg?1414090509)
The upper level is treated as a series of galleries, including a black box theater for video art and a soaring 18’ tall gallery created by cutting away the existing concrete structure. On the landscaped roof level, the raised volume of the tall gallery, clad in corten, is a spectacular space for entertaining.
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