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The Drakestone (Davis Building)
1309 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75202
21-story, 183-unit, 347,000 SF, apartment, retail, and amenities
Program
Apartment, 347,000 SF
Unit, 183-unit
Amenity, 11,000 SF
Build
Adaptive Reuse
Historic Preservation
Client
Headington Companies
Service
Architect
Interior Designer
The apartment was a historic preservation and adaptive reuse of the former Republic National Bank building which was built in 1925. The building is a Dallas Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Adapting to the numerous and unique existing floor conditions, the building has 67 different loft-style luxury apartment layouts that are furnished with Euro-inspired kitchen systems and are rendered in modern material palette. The design repositioned the building by converting leftover outdoor spaces into delightful patios and adding an entirely new level of amenity deck complete with swimming pool and a rooftop greenhouse bar on the 21st level affording panoramic views of downtown Dallas. On the ground level, the spaces are entirely reorganized to create an activated urban edge to the Main Street of Dallas to contribute to the streetscape of downtown Dallas. Between entrances to independently-run restaurants, the residential entry vestibule provides an elegant sightline into an art-gallery-like lobby featuring works of renowned contemporary artists including a spherical sculpture by Lars-Erik Fisk.
Awards
2024 Preservation Dallas’ 25th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards
2020 Dallas Observer Best of Dallas, Best Apartment Community
Publications
Dallas Observer, 2020
“Best of Dallas – Shopping and Services”
Quote
“ . . . what makes The Drakestone appealing most of all is its commitment to preserving the interior while adhering to the growing resident life in downtown.”
Dallas Observer on The Drakestone in their 2020 Best of Dallas awards
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