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Switchboard: Commercial Redevelopment

In 2015, the founders of The Switchboard commissioned us to convert a highly dilapidated vacant church and parsonage house in the heart of Fountain Square into a shared office and co-working space. After combining the two buildings into one, repairing serious structural issues, converting an unfinished attic into useable space, the Switchboard opened in 2017. What used to be an eyesore to the community is now a bustling hub of activity for many different businesses and events and is an anchor for the neighborhood. 

Originally consisting of three generations of buildings poorly linked together, including a parsonage, bell tower, offices, meeting rooms and assembly hall, we transformed the hodge-podge of space into 21 offices, three high-tech conference rooms, a new mezzanine level of rentable desk spaces and a large communal workspace/event space in the former assembly hall.  Other notable features of The Switchboard are the custom stair railings designed in conjunction with a local metal artisan, a unique open mezzanine with exposed structural trusses, and reclaiming part of the building’s original framing into rough-sawn lumber accents throughout the building. 

On this project we were involved in conceptual design, budgeting, structural and architectural design, zoning and permit approvals, bidding, and construction oversight.  Switchboard was recently ranked the #1 Co-Working space in Indiana and one of the top 50 in the nation.