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The enclosed egress staircase is covered with steel panels.

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  • This 100-year-old brick building in St. Louis was renovated to house a bar/lounge. Designer Tom Young replaced the existing masonry facade with a steel sign/awning.

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    This 100-year-old brick building in St. Louis was renovated to house a bar/lounge. Designer Tom Young replaced the existing masonry facade with a steel sign/awning.

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    Tom Young

    This 100-year-old brick building in St. Louis was renovated to house a bar/lounge. Designer Tom Young replaced the existing masonry facade with a steel sign/awning.

  • The enclosed egress staircase is covered with steel panels.

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    The enclosed egress staircase is covered with steel panels.

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    Tom Young

    The enclosed egress staircase is covered with steel panels.

  • Floating boxes that hold the liquor above the first floor bar are illuminated by a line of indirect LED lights.

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    Floating boxes that hold the liquor above the first floor bar are illuminated by a line of indirect LED lights.

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    Tom Young

    Floating boxes that hold the liquor bottles above the first floor bar are illuminated by a line of indirect LED lights.

  • The base of the bar is covered with different thicknesses of Europly [http://www.columbiaforestproducts.com] arranged in a random stacked pattern.

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    The base of the bar is covered with different thicknesses of Europly [http://www.columbiaforestproducts.com] arranged in a random stacked pattern.

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    The base of the bar is covered with different thicknesses of Europly [http://www.columbiaforestproducts.com] arranged in a random stacked pattern.

  • The designer used rusted steel panels with hidden lighting to add interest to the seating area.

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    The designer used rusted steel panels with hidden lighting to add interest to the seating area.

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    Tom Young

    The designer used rusted steel panels with hidden lighting to add interest to the seating area.

  • The judges praised the upstairs bar as yet another example of the well-executed details in the lounge. The bar has draped frosted acrylic panels that add a touch of drama.

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    The judges praised the upstairs bar as yet another example of the well-executed details in the lounge. The bar has draped frosted acrylic panels that add a touch of drama.

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    The judges praised the upstairs bar as yet another example of the well-executed details in the lounge. Draped frosted acrylic panels above the counter add a touch of drama.

  • The vestibule/entry is tucked behind the bar.

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    The vestibule/entry is tucked behind the bar.

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    The vestibule/entry is tucked behind the bar.

  • Before: The front facade's existing masonry needed repair.

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    Before: The front facade's existing masonry needed repair.

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    Before: The front facade's existing masonry needed repair.

  • Before: This existing side lot was converted into an exterior patio.

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    Before: This existing side lot was converted into an exterior patio.

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    Before: This existing side lot was converted into an exterior patio.

  • Before: This side of the building facing the lot was fitted with a fire stair during the renovation.

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    Before: This side of the building facing the lot was fitted with a fire stair during the renovation.

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    Before: This side of the building facing the lot was fitted with a fire stair during the renovation.

  • Demolition floorplan.

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    Demolition floorplan.

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    Space Architectural Design Studio and Space Constructors

    Demolition floorplan.

  • Project floorplan.

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    Project floorplan.

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    Project floorplan.

Location: St. Louis
Contractor: Tom Niemeier, Space Constructors, St. Louis
Designers: Tom Niemeier and Tom Young, Space Architectural Design Studio, St. Louis

Charged with creating a boutique lounge from a 100-year-old brick building in midtown St. Louis, designers Tom Niemeier and Tom Young updated the exterior of the existing 5,156-square-foot building with a steel awning/sign and a matching steel paneled box on the side of the building that wraps around the egress staircase.

The box juts out into the existing side lot, which is now a patio. “The adoption of an old warehouse into something beyond, with simple materials, makes it successful,” said one judge.

The well-placed exterior and interior lighting creates the perfect ambiance for a lounge. The floating boxes that hold the liquor above the first floor bar are illuminated by a line of indirect LED lights, while the draped frosted acrylic panels hovering above the second floor bar add a touch of drama to the space. “Wherever the [designers] created a detail, it’s done well,” one judge said.

—Nina Patel, senior editor, REMODELING.