Historical
Designing New in a Historic District
We’re excited to be working on the design of a multi-use building in Fair Haven Heights (right across the river from our office!), to include apartments, retail, and restaurant space. The project, Heights on the River, is located on what used to be a bustling block on the east side of the bridge that spans…
Read MoreCreating a Streetscape for a Vibrant Neighborhood
What was once a vibrant gateway to Fair Haven Heights in New Haven is now a largely empty lot with only the brick ‘Grand Vin’ building as testimony to its storied past. For Heights on the River, one of our current projects, we are creating a new streetscape, with retail and restaurant activity at street level…
Read MoreHeights on the River – New Haven Independent
A city developer plans to create a mini-neighborhood of middle-income apartments and local stores done in the architectural style of the historical oystering village along the East Grand Avenue side of the Quinnipiac River — an idea a previous builder tried and failed to carry out. The builders, Juan Salas-Romer and Noel Petra of NHR…
Read MoreCreating a Site Model for a Waterfront Project
We’re currently working on a masterplan for an unusual, yet very interesting, project type— an oyster hatchery. The site is a long, narrow piece of land sloping down from Quinnipiac Avenue to the edge of the Quinnipiac River in Fair Haven. This particular neighborhood of New Haven has been listed with the National Register of Historic…
Read MoreProject Share: Saint Mary Place Animation
We have produced a GIF (Graphics Interface Format) image of the exterior of Saint Mary Place. The animated file shows the exterior renovation phases of this converted historic school in New London: The existing building The removal of the fire escapes The replacement of central windows and addition of a main entrance portico The addition of…
Read MoreAdaptive Reuse: 27 Stack Street
A look at the interior of an historic silk manufacturing building conversion to affordable apartments. AN EXISTING BUILDING This factory building was constructed in the 1890s for the processing of silk. At the time, these floor plates and structural bays were considered large, but they no longer meet modern manufacturing requirements. The building has seen smaller manufacturing…
Read MoreAdaptive Reuse: Saint Mary Place
A look at the interior of an historic school building conversion to affordable apartments. AN EXISTING BUILDING This elementary school was built in 1898 for the children of the Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church parish. The school was closed after over a century of use and the building remained vacant save for Sunday school…
Read More‘All Hail the King’s Block at Bicentennial’
Our Open House and the bicentennial celebration of our building – King’s Block – in Fair Haven is covered here in an article by The New Haven Independent. Last Thursday, we hosted about 60 people who celebrated and toured our office on the first floor and the shared conference space on the third floor. Deb…
Read MoreThe World of GIFs in Design
Just as GIFs have taken over social media, we have begun using GIFs in our architectural design presentations. GIFs – Graphic Interchange Format files – are actuallly a file type, but they are more commonly known for the fact that they can support animations at low resolutions. In the design world, we use them to…
Read MoreProject Share: Adaptive Reuse of Historic Mill Building
This former silk manufacturing building in Middletown, CT is being converted into affordable apartments. The former loading dock annex becomes the entry to the building, with a front porch, the main office and post office boxes located there. A pedestrian walk takes you from the street to the entrance, with room for bicycles, and close…
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