New floor framing and exposed brick in a Charlestown renovation
On site · Charlestown
Remodel · Charlestown

Charlestown, from the inside out.

A brick building in Charlestown, taken back to its masonry and rebuilt with new engineered framing and structural steel.

The project

Old brick. New structure.

Renovating a historic masonry building is a structural conversation before it is a design one. What the walls can carry, where the floors can open, how new steel sits against old brick — we resolve it on paper first, then confirm it on site.

This is the kind of work our founder leads: structural design, existing-conditions assessment and site coordination, held in one team.

Walkthrough

Walk the site with us.

Exposed brick, new floor framing and the steel that ties it together — filmed on site during construction.

Walkthrough · Charlestown · 1:46
What you will see
  • Existing masonry, opened up and braced
  • New engineered floor and ceiling framing
  • Structural steel and the details behind it
On site

Structure, photographed.

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What we handle

Existing buildings, done properly.

Existing conditions

Masonry, framing and bearing paths assessed before anything is cut.

Structural design

Engineered floors, posts and steel drawn with the architecture, not after it.

Site coordination

Trade sequencing, site walks and owner representation through completion.

Let's talk

Have an older building in mind?

Tell us what you have. We will tell you what it can become — and what it will take.

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