John Reichert, from Reichert Studios, a well known national sculptor recently
purchased a building in downtown Port Washington to move his business. The
existing building houses studio offices on the first floor and apartments on the
second floor. John came to Haag Müller,
Inc. to expand his building to incorporate new studio space and pewter
production area. The new 1 story 1,100 SF addition will be located on the
back of the building along Morgan Street. The south facade design, visible
to Morgan Street, was introduced to project an old carriage house look and
utilizes cream city brick salvaged from an existing building, arched topped
windows, decorative wood garage door, and accent gooseneck light fixtures to fit
the fabric of the historic downtown Port Washington. Although the look of
the building is historic, we have incorporated modern ideals in regards to
energy efficiency and storm water runoff by providing a roof garden on the
addition. The mass of the roof garden will provide natural insulation for
the addition as well as aiding in slowing and filtering rainwater before it goes
into the cities sewer system. This roof garden will also provide
additional outdoor space that is scarce in a downtown setting.