Industrial Modern Concrete Tilt-Up Building

Tilt-up concrete can be configured as a system designed to work with an owner’s needs and a designer’s intent. Unlike many tilt-up “boxes,” this building is three-sided.
Tilt-up concrete can be configured as a system designed to work with an owner’s needs and a designer’s intent. Unlike many tilt-up “boxes,” this building is three-sided.

Within walking distance of the convention center, this tilt-up building at 620 N. Delaware St. was originally Miller Photography Studio when it was poured and erected by Smock Fansler back in 2004. Today, it is occupied by Brenner Design, an architecture, interior design, construction management firm.

The triangular shape of the building, designed to follow the layout of the property lines, is within 5 inches of an adjacent building

Described as “industrial modern,” the tilt-up building with its unusual textures and bright colors demonstrates the wide range of possibilities the tilt-up method offers. The triangular shape of the building, designed to follow the layout of the property lines, is within 5 inches of an adjacent building. The small worksite required the panels to be cast in two phases.

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