"Studio Yione, led by architect Yi Wang, has developed Fluxwork, a proposal for an above the historic Columbia Building in downtown . The project introduces a cantilevered, lightweight volume suspended above the truncated remains of the 1892 landmark, supported by three slender columns and an elevator shaft. The preserved base is reprogrammed as a public hub, containing a lobby, auditorium, and rooftop garden, while the new structure above accommodates a flexible, data-driven workplace."
"Originally designed by Isaac Taylor, the Columbia Building was completed in 1892 as a nine-story Romanesque structure at 8th and Locust Streets. Named to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in North America, it reflected the optimism of St. Louis's late-19th-century growth. Following economic decline and widespread demolitions in the mid-20th century, the building was truncated in 1976, leaving only a two-story fragment."
Fluxwork suspends a lightweight, cantilevered volume above the truncated 1892 Columbia Building, supported by three slender columns and an elevator shaft. The preserved two-story base is reprogrammed as a public hub with a lobby, auditorium, and rooftop garden anchored to community use. The new suspended block houses a flexible, data-driven workplace with four lower floors arranged for individual, focus-oriented work and three upper floors configured for open, collaborative layouts. Intermediate mezzanines beside a scissor stair create informal gathering points and circulation flexibility. Material strategies use a hybrid steel-and-concrete system with high-strength steel columns and a reinforced elevator shaft to carry cantilevered floors.
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