This historic building known as Geer’s Block in Norwich, CT, was built around 1878. Long inhabited by an insurance company and housing a large vault in the basement, our modernization proposes a mixed-use building of cafe/restaurant on the street level and 4 apartments on the upper floors. On the ground floor, the original mosaic floor… Continue Reading
A unique former furniture retail store in Guilford, CT, is the new home of Esana MedSpa and Plastic Surgery Center. The building is made up of a historic house and a large barn-like addition from the 1990s. We have designed modern medical offices, patient and staff areas in the existing spaces of this building, while… Continue Reading
Located in an area of local businesses and residences, and close to 2 colleges, this restaurant will serve a mixed clientele from lunch into late evening. The owner found a building with 2 vacant tenant spaces. We converted the larger of the two spaces into an open dining area with views to the kitchen prep… Continue Reading
Originally the grand dining room of a 1912 hotel, this restaurant space had undergone numerous renovations, covering up original details like marble mosaic floors and oak paneling. When a new owner came in with the concept of creating a modern bistro with a historic flavor, we took a set of initial layouts and detailed the… Continue Reading
The owners of Zinc approached Heather Bensko of Clover Design and Karin Patriquin about re-designing their 10-year-old restaurant on Chapel Street in New Haven. Zinc has a faithful following in and around New Haven, for the quality of their local foods, for the urban ambience and for their menu – both old favorites and new… Continue Reading
The owners of Zinc approached Karin about re-designing their sister restaurant located on Temple Street Plaza in downtown New Haven, CT. This historic space, originally a fur vault, is built of brick and concrete. A new menu concept, different seating arrangements and a new enlarged bar required a new design. This was a collaborative design… Continue Reading
The directors of FuZion Medical Aesthetic Boutique asked Karin Patriquin to design spaces for them in the recently completed Chestnut Building in Branford, CT. A reception area with room for retail items needed to be welcoming and open. Large treatment rooms needed to be placed away from daylight, while smaller treatment rooms, serenity rooms and… Continue Reading
The site, on the corner of Chestnut Street and Ivy Street in downtown Branford, Connecticut, is at the crossroads of Main Street’s commercial area and a residential neighborhood. It is zoned as mixed-use. The goal was to design the best use for the site, while respecting the neighborhood’s scale and materiality. The architecture reflects the… Continue Reading
The owner’s medical practice was moving from a small space into a larger medical condo. It was important to keep the warmth of the space her patients were used to in her new offices, which would accommodate the growing number of patients. A first phase of schematic options determined the best layout for efficient movement… Continue Reading
The organizers of New Haven, Connecticut’s Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament, now called the Connecticut Open, wanted some easily-assembled design additions to four sponsorship suites which are assembled each year in Stadium Court. These tent suites were to provide an elegant environment from which to watch tennis matches. The stage was set using indoor-outdoor carpet draped… Continue Reading
Patriquin Architects
20 Grand Avenue
New Haven, CT 06513
203-535-1688
