<ul><li>Local studio 5468796 Architecture has renovated an early 20th-century utilities building in Winnipeg, Canada, showcasing the industrial equipment while updating the structure for contemporary usage.</li><li>5468796 Architecture preserved the structure by converting it into an office and restaurant, while additional residential buildings were added to the site.</li><li>Inside the brick pumphouse, much of the historical machinery was maintained, and a floating floor was created above the original equipment using steel and glass walkways.</li><li>The site also includes two new residential buildings suspended with columns similar to the pumphouse's gantry structure, featuring dark metals and nail-laminated timber construction.</li></ul>

5468796 Architecture adds "floating" office floor within preserved pumphouse

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