Fifth Avenue Place Retail Renovations

The renovation of Fifth Avenue Place allowed Highmark Health to transform its brand and image in downtown Pittsburgh from a dense and obstructive façade to one of transparency that visually opens the building at the street level, engages the pedestrian and the city of Pittsburgh, and celebrates the Highmark brand experience. A three-story podium that historically is a public space for retail and community events and functions, the renovation maintained this building amenity that continues to welcome the community with public access on the ground level and a reinvigorated retail experience. The upper levels of the renovation transformed the three-story space into the Highmark Hub, a post pandemic response to create workspace that conveys a sense of hospitality and fosters collaboration between employees.

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Details

Architecture Firm: AE7

Project Team: Jeffrey Wetzel, AIA, NCARB; Teresa Bucco, AIA; Philip Wilkinson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP; Chris Sciulli, AIA, NCARB; Marley Oswalt, NCIDQ; Nathan Lutz; Matthew Gunther; Esfir Kolesnichenko; Moranda Romanishan; Alex Jaskowiak

Client: Highmark Health

Contractor: Turner Construction Company, Andrew Kerr - Construction Manager

Engineers: Firsching, Marstiller, Rusbarsky, & Wolf Engineering, Inc., David Rusbarsky - MEP Engineer; Atlantic Engineering Services, Andrew Verrengia - Structural Engineer

Photographer: Ed Massery

Landscape Architect: Floura Teeter Landscape Architects, Zolna Russell - Landscape Architect

Consultants: Guide Studio, Erica Deutsch - Signage and Wayfinding Consultant

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