Westside North | Kansas City, MO

19,000 sf

Architecture Design + Build

Completed in 2022

2022 AIA Kansas Design Award Winner : Preservation / Adaptive Re-use
2022 AIA Kansas City Design Excellence : Divine Detail
2022 Metal Architecture Design Awards : Interior

Seventeenth & Madison is the restoration of a century-old masonry building in the Westside North neighborhood of Kansas City. Originally composed of four adjacent structures dating from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s, the project unified the fragmented buildings into one cohesive whole.

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The renovation reestablished historic storefront entries to revive the street presence while introducing modern openings and perforated metal sunshade panels to visually connect the façades. Inside, a series of ramps and stairs navigate the varied floor levels, with raw steel guardrail panels serving as a defining architectural feature. Reclaimed wood from the original structure was repurposed throughout, integrated into ramps, stair treads, shelving, and louvered screens, honoring the building’s history while giving it renewed life.