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The General’s Residences – A New Model for Multi-Family Living
A local builder and developer approached us to develop a conceptual design for a 9-unit, market-rate multi-family housing project in nearby Madison, CT. His vision was to preserve and restore an existing historic home (the “General’s Residence“) on the property, while building 6 new detached single-family units, and two 4-car garages with apartment units above.…
Patriquin Architects’ Favorites: Our “Best of the Best” for 2019
As we approach the end of 2019, we’re happy to say — with deep gratitude to our incredible clients — that it has been a very busy year! From our first days in the office in January to now, our team has been consistently engaged in some really fun and challenging projects. And as someone…
2019 Chrysalis Award Winner
We won the 2019 Chrysalis Award! The Chrysalis Award (formerly the Emerging Firm Award) is a peer recognition program spotlighting an AIA Connecticut member firm that has been in practice no less than 2 years and no more than 15 years and is gaining recognition in the general design community through a body of built…
Diversity and Architecture: Benefits of Employment Equity
Diversity—whether in the population of a country or the employees of a company—makes entities and organizations better. This is very clear in architecture firms, where having a variety of perspectives and inputs on projects invariably leads to better designs.
How Your Architecture Firm Can Help with Community Engagement
In many cases, it takes more than an excellent design and quality construction for a new-build or renovation project to succeed. Sometimes success hinges on the owner’s ability to obtain funds or secure support from people who will benefit from or be affected by the project. In those instances, a project may require a community…
CTGBC Names The Slate School Best in Show
New Haven, CT – On October 3, Patriquin Architects accepted the Connecticut Green Building Council’s 2019 Atelier Ten Award of Excellence, or “Best in Show,” for the Slate School in New Haven. This award, along with others from the Connecticut Building Congress, CREW CT, and Engineering News Record New England, recognized Slate School as…
Roìa Renovation: How We Highlighted Beautiful Hidden Features
One of our areas of expertise is the careful handling of historic structure rehabilitation projects. Designing spaces that have modern functionality and accessibility but also retain key features that help tell their story is no easy task. It requires research into the building’s history, exploratory demolition in many cases, and a knack for the best way…
Exploratory Demolition: What Is It and What Does It Uncover?
When you’re talking about a building renovation and you hear the word “demolition,” you probably picture crews wielding crowbars and jackhammers with reckless abandon. Sometimes, however, the initial stage of a renovation project calls for a lighter touch. Exploratory demolition, or partial demolition, is used when there are elements in an existing building that need…
2019 AIA New England Emerging Professional Friendly Firm
We were awarded the designation AIA New England Emerging Professional Friendly Firm for 2019 by the AIA New England Regional Council. The AIA New England Emerging Professional Friendly Firm program aims to identify firm initiatives that promote the advancement of Emerging Professionals through professional development and personal growth opportunities. The accuracy of the data reported…
Atelier Ten Award of Excellence: Best In Show
We won the Atelier Ten Award of Excellence: Best in Show. Congrats to all of the 2019 CTGBC Green Building Award Winners, and thanks to our sponsors and attendees for making it a great night! The full list of winners is below. Full article here.