Adaptive Reuse

Designing What’s Next – From What Already Exists

The most compelling spaces often start with what’s already there. We design transformations that unlock the potential of existing buildings – blending history, character, and modern performance into something entirely new.

Where Design Meets Performance

Adaptive reuse requires both creativity and precision. We approach each project as a dialogue between past and future – preserving what matters, reimagining what’s possible, and designing environments that deliver new purpose and long-term value.

Environments We Create

  • Office-to-residential conversions
  • Industrial-to-creative office transformations
  • Mixed-use repositioning
  • Structural & systems integration
  • Historic preservation & modernization

Bringing Design to Life

Our integrated approach allows us to solve unknowns in real time – protecting both design intent and financial outcomes in complex redevelopment environments.

News & Events

What’s Happening at ARCO

Strategic PlanningIndustry InsightsFuture-Proofing Industrial Facilities: 5 Best Practices
August 21, 2026

Future-Proofing Industrial Facilities: 5 Best Practices

7 min read Written by Meghan Cieslak, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, a seasoned communications and marketing professional with two decades of experience crafting…
Company NewsManufacturingARCO Design/Build Breaks Ground on Expansion of Forge Nano’s Battery Manufacturing Facility in Morrisville, North Carolina
August 20, 2026

ARCO Design/Build Breaks Ground on Expansion of Forge Nano’s Battery Manufacturing Facility in Morrisville, North Carolina

2 min read   As design-builder on the project since the facility’s original construction, ARCO Design/Build is behind the expansion of Forge Nano’s lithium-ion battery manufacturing campus. Morrisville, North Carolina…
Company NewsARCO Design/Build Names Brian Shoop Director of Process Engineering, Expanding Turnkey Design-Build Capabilities for Food & Beverage Manufacturers
July 22, 2026

ARCO Design/Build Names Brian Shoop Director of Process Engineering, Expanding Turnkey Design-Build Capabilities for Food & Beverage Manufacturers

Industry veteran joins ARCO’s Food & Beverage business, expanding the in-house process engineering expertise that allows clients to entrust a single partner with their facility - from process design through…