{"id":8254,"date":"2026-05-09T17:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8254"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:22:40","slug":"lake-flato-renovates-amenity-spaces-of-austin-office-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/lake-flato-renovates-amenity-spaces-of-austin-office-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Flato renovates amenity spaces of Austin office building"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Local studio Lake Flato<\/a> has completed the renovation<\/a> of an\u00a0office building, revitalising its 1980s design and enhancing the building’s presence at a downtown crossroads in Austin<\/a>, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 31,000-square-foot (2,880-square-metre) project was the latest note in the 40-year history of the building at 600 Congress Avenue.<\/p>\n

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Lake Flato has completed the renovation of an office building in Austin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Lake Flato<\/a> came onto the project, the team believed that the building’s many renovations had obscured the successful parts of its original 1984 design by Houston-based Morris Aubrey Architect.<\/p>\n

“We were inspired by the original lobby design, which had a central floor opening in the shape of a circle on the main lobby level,” Lake Flato senior associate Jenna Steinbeck told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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A 35-foot-tall green wall was installed in the lobby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Restoring the circular opening, the studio reorganised the lobby as the Lowyard lounge.<\/p>\n

Influenced by the original biophilic design elements \u2013 like large built-in planters \u2013 Lake Flato installed a 35-foot-tall green wall by a local agriculturalist to mark the entrance along Congress Avenue and conceal elevator shafts.<\/p>\n

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The design was informed by the original character of the building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It features a five-storey atrium with a sculptural staircase and guardrail and concentric rings of interior storefronts that radiate from the central circle.<\/p>\n

With natural light and warm, inviting spaces, the new lobby design encourages the building’s occupants to linger and socialise.<\/p>\n

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The studio replaced darker materials with a light palette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The studio replaced the dark, artificial materials with a palette of white oak panelling, earthy textured plaster tones, light terrazzo floors and blackened steel accents.<\/p>\n

“One of the primary challenges of the project was determining the limits of our interventions,” Steinbeck said, explaining that the budget didn’t cover the complete area of the five-storey atrium. “Our strategy was to focus on the areas that would be most impactful.”<\/p>\n