There it would sit for seven years, during which it was designated a Most Endangered Site by the Historic Hawaii Foundation. In the 1990s, the owner, Gannett Pacific, put the property on the market. It is listed on both the National Register and the State Register of Historic Places. The three-story structure features a distinctive mint-green terra cotta exterior, Spanish-tile hipped roof, and twin roof towers.
Not only does the resulting space perform more efficiently, but it also meets the functional needs of its new tenant.Ī beautiful homage to a seminal structure in Hawaii’s history, the resulting HDCC headquarters maintains the character of the building while ushering it into the 21st century.Once home to the Honolulu Advertiser-the city’s largest daily-this 1929 Beaux Arts–style building has been a landmark in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood for nearly 90 years.
We also replaced windows to attain better thermal acoustic performance, all while preserving the existing structure’s ogee moldings to honor the original appearance. To maximize natural light, perimeter offices retained their 12-foot ceiling height, shared spaces were moved to the core of the 2nd and 3rd floors to maximize daylight for open offices, plus occupancy and daylight sensor controls were employed in individual offices. We restored the historic lobby, grand staircase, terracotta balustrade and roughly 2,000 square feet of wood block flooring. The HDCC headquarters project showcased our strategic approach to reviving a quintessential Hawaii landmarks. Our comprehensive renovation restored the building to its former glory while modernizing-and maximizing the energy efficiency of-a local landmark for the largest construction company in Hawaii. Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company (HDCC) proved the ideal tenant to take over the building formerly occupied by the Honolulu Advertiser.
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