Passive House
Patriquin Architects – The Best of 2023
Looking Back on 2023 2023 has been an amazing year for us at Patriquin Architects… exciting events, progress on all levels and growth individually and collectively. We are grateful to have collaborated with amazing clients, engineers and contractors this year, to bring ideas to life. Patriquin Architects is Growing Interns Aurora Perreault & Uzayr Agha…
Read MoreKing’s Block was Selected for an AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award of Excellence!
We won the AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award of Excellence! We are thrilled to be receiving this award for our Phius (Passive House Institute US) Certified Historic Preservation Project. Located across from the Quinnipiac River, just out of the flood plain, this Passive House retrofit of an 1816 brick building drastically cuts carbon emissions…
Read MorePatriquin Architects – The Best of 2022
Looking Back on 2022 Invigorates Exciting Momentum into 2023 2022 has been a year of amazing growth individually, collectively, and particularly for our clients and partners! We would like to take the opportunity to pause and reflect on the year and share some of our favorite highlights. Patriquin Architects is Growing Welcoming New Members…
Read MoreNew Haven Register – In New Haven, two developers present plans for Strong School site in Fair Haven
Our conceptual study for the former Strong School in Fair Haven, CT has been recognized by the city of New Haven. Check out the article here. In New Haven, two developers present plans for Strong School site in Fair Haven Mark Zaretsky Sep. 16, 2022 NEW HAVEN — After 12 years of the former…
Read MorePatriquin Architects – 12 Highlights from 2021
As for many in the construction industry, 2021 was an active year for Patriquin Architects. Projects picked up significant speed after pausing or slowing in 2020; we worked with tenacious contractors to bring construction across the finish line despite pandemic-induced challenges; we reemerged – cautiously – into many professional communities and social events. We have…
Read MoreInteresting Insights on Passive House Construction From Two Conferences
Recently members of our team attended and presented at two industry conferences focused on the design and construction of high-performance buildings: PhiusCon, the annual North American Passive House conference hosted by Passive House Institute US, and AIA CT CACX, AIA Connecticut’s annual conference and expo. In particular, these events addressed Passive House design and…
Read MoreHow to Use Passive House Principles Successfully in Historic Buildings
As the renovation of our historic 1816 masonry office building, known as the “King’s Block,” nears completion, our firm took the opportunity to put the details of this Passive House retrofit into a presentation that Associate Jeannette Penniman and I were thrilled to give to two recent audiences: An energy-focused group at PhiusCon, the annual…
Read MorePatriquin Architects Awarded 2021 AIACT’s Elizabeth Mills Brown Award for Saint Mary Place
We won an AIA Connecticut Elizabeth Mills Brown Award of Excellence for our rehabilitation of Saint Mary Place into affordable housing! The renovation of the Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church school into Saint Mary Place affordable housing combines strict standards for historical rehabilitation with careful additions of modern amenities necessary for a new…
Read MoreNew Haven Independent – Plans OK’d for Expanded Oyster Farm
Our project for the Quinnipiac River Oyster Farm received 3 unanimous city approvals. Check out the article here. Plans OK’d For Expanded Oyster Farm by THOMAS BREEN | Sep 26, 2021 4:50 pm (16) Comments | Commenting has been closed | E-mail the Author Posted to: City Hall, Environment, Food, The Heights PATRIQUIN ARCHITECTS IMAGES Aerial view of the proposed expanded oyster farm on the…
Read MoreNew Haven Register – New Haven project aims to bring oystering into ‘modern age’ on Quinnipiac River
Our project for the Quinnipiac River Oyster Farm has been approved by New Haven’s City Plan Department. Check out the article here. New Haven project aims to bring oystering into ‘modern age’ on Quinnipiac River Mary E. O’Leary Sep. 26, 2021 NEW HAVEN — Fair Haven, which started as an oystering hamlet, will be…
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