ABOUT THE GREEN BUILDING

Widely acknowledged as the coolest building in town, THE GREEN BUILDING of Louisville, Kentucky has hosted some of nation’s most exciting and influential organizations, individuals and events since its opening in the fall of 2008. The first commercial building in Louisville to pursue an anticipated LEED Platinum certification, THE GREEN BUILDING has become the destination for cultural, political and community gatherings, breathing life back into the city¹s long distressed and forgotten East Market district, a federally classified distressed area.

The renovated 110 year old masonry structure, a former dry goods store, houses a street facing café ; The Green Building Gallery, which features the work of local artists; event spaces, and an indoor-outdoor courtyard at the rear of the building complete with a vertical garden. The second and third floors house tenant office spaces, conference room, a vegetative roof and office spaces for SonaBLAST! Records, Holland Brown Books and The Group Entertainment. Images Courtesy Ted Wathen/Quadrant

• Architect: (FER) Studio
• Name of Project: The Green Building
• Location: Louisville, Kentucky
• Gross Project area: 15,200 square feet
• Total conditioned square footage: 13,396 square feet
• Total construction cost: $2.2 million
• Program of spaces: Lobby, gallery, outdoor event area, office spaces, tenant office spaces, conference room, café, parking
• Date completed: November 2008
• Certification level: Platinum LEED certified
• Owner: Augusta and Gill Holland
• Photographer(s): Ted Wathen/Quadrant – 812.284.7085, twathen@qphoto.com, www.qphoto.com, Marty Pearl – 502.657.8763, info@martypearl.com, www.martypearl.com , (fer) studio LLP – 310.672.4749, inquiry@ferstudio.com, www.ferstudio.com
• Software used: Renderings  in 3DS max, the plans and sections in AutoCAD and Illsutrator

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