Architecture offers a tangible connection to the past, helping us understand the values, ambitions and lives of the people who came before us. HOK recognizes the importance of historic preservation, building renovation and adaptive reuse in sustaining our architectural heritage and the stories it holds. We also understand the challenges and benefits of renovating and repositioning existing buildings, which can be trickier than new construction but also less expensive and better for the planet, requiring fewer new materials and reducing embodied carbon.

Collaborating with our architecture, engineering, consulting and sustainability teams, our renovation and refurbishment experts create lasting solutions for all types of environments—from the historic renovation of 1870s civic institutions to the repositioning of 1970s workplaces—that ensure yesterday’s spaces remain relevant and productive today and into the future.