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Restoration / Adaptive Reuse
In adapting a historic building for use by modern occupants, Mason Architects not only restores its historic elements, repairing or replacing what has been damaged or destroyed, but often incorporates new infrastructure and integrates upgrades to electrical, plumbing, telephone, and ventilation systems in a manner compatible with its historic features.
Stack Building
At the corner of Pauahi Street and Nuuanu Avenue, the new Stack Building, which offers retail space, fills the footprint of and resembles the 1905 Chinatown storefront it replaces.
Kaumakapili Church Restoration
Built in 1911, this Gothic-revival-style church on North King Street was badly in need of repair when the congregation embarked on a drive to raise the funds for its restoration. Because the original drawings had been lost, extensive research and site analysis were needed to restore, or recreate, important historic elements of the church.
Building 251/252, Pearl Harbor
The 1943 wood-frame building that housed the Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Areas (JICPOA) during World War II was slipping into Makalapa Crater when Mason Architects was commissioned to design its renovation and oversee its reconstruction.
´Iolani Palace Restoration
Mason Architects has conducted thirteen major phases of restoration on the Palace since 1980, including creating a gallery in the basement, improving its roof and utility systems, and installing site lighting and walkways. The Old Archives Building and Coronation Pavilion on the Palace grounds have also been restored.
Old Girls School/Retreat
In 1998 the New Moon L.L.C. bought land in North Kohala, Island of Hawaii, which included the Bond Historic District. With Mason Architects' assistance, New Moon is restoring the exterior of the Old Girls School, established in 1874 by missionary Elias Bond, and modifying the interiors of the seven buildings for reuse as a meditative retreat.
Buildings 278, 281, 287 Marine Barracks
Eight World War II wooden barracks buildings at Pearl Harbor were studied as part of the Marine Barracks Preservation Plan, and Mason Architects prepared documents for the repair and reuse of three of them, totaling 63,000 square feet, as administrative offices.
Old Lahaina Courthouse
The Old Lahaina Courthouse was suffering from flooding, plaster damage, inadequate toilet facilities, and a lack of accessibility. Mason Architects prepared a Historic Structures report and restored the 1856 building for continued use.
Hilo Masonic Hall
The Toyama Corporation hired Mason Architects to design modern retail and office spaces to complement the historic features of the 1908 Masonic Hall. A new infrastructure was introduced, but the original exterior and interior were saved and restored.
Wailuku Courthouse
The State had plans to gut the 1908 building, but Maui County obtained the building from the State and hired MAI to preserve the interior of the historic building to the extent possible and renovate it for use by the County Prosecutor. Mason Architects determined that much of the interior could be saved and restored it to its original appearance. In addition, MAI was charged with creating historical displays for the building lobbies.
Old Archives (Kanaina Building)
When Hawaii became a state, the building was used for offices, its rooms were divided and its floors were covered with vinyl tile. Mason Architects restored the 1906 building and its 1929 additions to house the offices of the Friends of ´Iolani Palace.
Central Union Church Main Sanctuary
Mason Architects restored finishes, replaced the ceiling, increased light levels, and installed an assistive listening system in the restored sanctuary of the 1922 church to enhance parishioners' participation in the services.
Walker Estate
Considered by Paradise of the Pacific in 1903 as "the finest residence put up this year," this stately mansion in Nu'uanu Valley was accepted for the National Register in 1973 and restored in 1989 for use as a corporate retreat.
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