Monday, June 27, 2016
Inside Architectural Salvage
Architect Magazine: ARCHITECT took a break from the American Institute of Architects' 2016 National Convention, held in Philadelphia in May, to visit architectural salvage dealer Provenance Cos. We spoke with its co-owner Scott Lash about the company's deconstruction work, sourcing high-end architectural salvage, and its process of refinishing products and materials for new uses.
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Firstly, I just think that this style of architecture and building with reclaimed materials is really cool and unique, but there are so many reasons why it is so interesting. The ability to conserve heritage of an area while keeping it up to date is an incredibly important and useful practice. While areas and buildings may be historical and filled with memories and experiences that won't happen again, I recognize that not all of that can be saved. However, in the case of the example in the video, the ipe used in a demolished building could have been consigned to a landfill somewhere, but instead it was revitalized in a new, modern setting, and the notion that a part of history can live on, even if not in its original form is really awesome. Not only is history being preserved, it is being interacted with in a way that we often aren't able to. What this company is doing is taking a piece of history that may have been largely forgotten and revitalizing it into something that more people can continue to enjoy and interact with, the value of which I think is incalculable.
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