Eighth & Penn

Eighth & Penn, in Pittsburgh’s downtown Cultural District, combines the rehabilitation of the historic McNally and Bonn buildings with new infill construction to complete the block. Reading as a series of buildings from the exterior, they function internally as a singular building. The new construction matches the scale of the historic sliver buildings along Penn Avenue and extends along Eighth, completing the urban street edge and block with a copper-clad addition. The separation of the forms creates a mid-block pedestrian passageway that creates a connection through the deep block. The passageway’s glass bridge is transformed with a light installation creating a destination space and a revitalized streetscape.

The mixed-use project is primarily residential with 140 apartments. Lobby access, a coffee shop, a corner restaurant, and a fitness studio fill out the storefronts and enliven the street edges along Penn Avenue and Eighth Street.

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Details

Architecture Firm: PWWG Architects

Project Team: Brent Houck, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Joseph Filar, RA, LEED AP; Jennifer Szczesniak, A, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP; Tonya Markiewicz; Sean Lange, RA, NCARB; Kevin Wagstaff; Adria Zawicki, AIA; Sarah Spanegel

Client: Trek Development Group with Q Development

Contractor: Mistick Construction - General Contractor

Engineers: Taylor Structural Engineers - Structural Engineer; Iams Consulting, LLC - MEP Engineer; Gateway Engineers - Civil Engineer

Photographer: Ed Massery

Landscape Architect: Moore Design Associates - Landscape Architect

Consultants: GeoMechanics, Inc. - Geotechnical Consulting; Clio Consulting - Historic Preservation Consulting

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