Trivers recently received two national awards recognizing the transformation of the historic Butler Brothers Building into The Victor in St. Louis’ Downtown West neighborhood.
The Victor won first place in the Adaptive Reuse category of the 2025 Metamorphosis Awards from Retrofit Magazine and was featured in Retrofit’s November–December 2025 issue (beginning on page 14), highlighting outstanding retrofit projects. The feature article was authored by Joel Fuoss, Principal at Trivers.
The Victor also received a Phil Freelon Professional Design Award from the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), earning a Design Excellence Citation in the Historic Preservation, Restoration & Renovation category at the 2025 NOMA Annual Conference in Kansas City.
Since opening in 2023, The Victor has reactivated a long-vacant landmark into a vibrant mixed-use community and has earned multiple additional honors, including a 2025 AIA Housing Award and awards from AIA St. Louis, AIA Central States, Preserve Missouri, and the Landmarks Association.
