Archiscape Blog
Connecticut’s Industries
Construction of Q Bridge, New Haven, CT Though famed for its rural loveliness, Connecticut derives most of its wealth from industry. Textiles, silverware, sewing machines, and clocks and watches are among Connecticut’s historic manufactures. The state’s principal industries today produce transportation equipment, especially helicopters, aircraft parts, and nuclear submarines; heavy industrial machinery, electrical equipment, electronics and computer equipment;…
Happy New Year!
Quebec City, 2010. Photo, Angelo Accomando. As 2010 comes to a close we want to thank you for your support. May 2011 bring you balance and harmony, vision and clarity, inspiration and integrity. / “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an…
Traveling Architect: Quebec City
Inner Courtyard of the Seminaire de Quebec. All photos, Angelo Accomando ‘Here was a small bit of mediaeval Europe perched upon a rock, and dried for keeping, in this north-east corner of America, a curiosity that has not its equal, in its kind, on this side of the ocean … We rode about as if…
A NORTHERN AUBERGE
Photos: Angelo Accomando The Auberge Saint-Antoine in Quebec City, QC, has a history as varied as that of the city in which it is situated. The oldest section was originally a house built in 1725 by a French fur trader. In 1822, following the Seven Year War, a stone warehouse, now the hotel’s restaurant, was…
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
From Left to Right: Guilford Residence, Chestnut Building, and Kitchen Zinc in New Haven, CT TOOLS OF THE TRADE What happens when you hire an architect? How many steps are involved in planning an ideal space? What kinds of documents are created? Take a look at the drawings from three projects as they go through…
AN ARCHITECT’S PROCESS
Projects on the drawing board at different stages: a conceptual sketch, a framing sketch, a landscape plan, 2 renderings, a construction drawing and wood samples. The process of architectural design is a collaborative one, between client and architect, between architect and engineers and other consultants, and between all of these and the construction team. The…
THE TRAVELING ARCHITECT: NEW MEXICO
Taos Pueblo, photos: Angelo Accomando In a few places in the world, one can imagine the architecture as being of the earth, forms inspired from the surrounding landscape. New Mexico is such a place. Platonic shifts, volcanoes, wind, water and ice have shaped the landscape over millennia. PaleoIndians, Archaic Hunter-Gatherers and the Ancestral Pueblo…
ADOBE ABODE
A modern adobe house in Albuquerque, based on the traditional courtyard house. An entry courtyard welcomes visitors to a shaded, landscaped outdoor vestibule that brings light into the kitchen and family room. Once in the house, a second large courtyard at the rear illuminates the living, dining and bedroom spaces. Where needed, smaller courtyards or…
129 CHURCH STREET
Welcome to the future home of Karin Patriquin Architect. We are excited to be moving our team to a new space in the heart of New Haven. We have designed a space that will foster our creative process, and will allow us the flexibility to add or change elements as we grow. Above are diagrams…