BEST ADAPTIVE RE-USE PROJECT

BEST ADAPTIVE RE-USE PROJECT

Triumph Brewery and Restaurant at the Princeton Post Office

WINNER

Massimino Building Corp

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Originally constructed between 1936 and 1939, Princeton’s Palmer Square Post Office closed for official use in 2015. The building is listed on the State and National Registries of Historic Places, so a renovation to become a fully functioning restaurant and brewery required significant considerations for historical preservation. Years of neglect also meant the building needed extensive restoration and rehabilitation. The building was gutted and required new heating, cooling, electric, and fire protection systems to house the restaurant's kitchen, dining rooms, and bars. While some sections were entirely redesigned, many original historic details were restored in the new Triumph Brewery.

OWNER: Triumph Brewing Company

OWNER’S REP: Princeton Design Guild

ARCHITECTS: Gittings Associates, PC; Historic Building Architects, LLC; Richardson Smith Architects

ENGINEERS: Fisher Marantz Stone; JT Engineering; Princeton Engineering Group, LLC

GBCA MEMBER COLLABORATORS

• Central Salvage Company, Inc.

• Crescent Iron Works

• D.M. Sabia & Co., Inc.

• Eureka Metal and Glass Services, Inc.

• James Floor Covering, LLC

• Masonry Preservation Group, Inc.

• Oliver Fire Protection & Security

• PDM Constructors, Inc.

• Unique Scaffolding Systems LLC