Historic School Adaptive Reuse Concept
This historic school was built in 1916, designed by New Haven architects Brown and VonBeren, after the original 1895 building burned in 1914. The site, one block from the Quinnipiac River, was deeded in 1808 as a ‘meeting house, schoolhouse and parade to be by them [the inhabitants of Fair Haven] used forever’. This conceptual…
Read MoreSaint Mary Place
This 1898 school building, originally constructed for the children of the congregation at Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church in New London, CT, was converted into affordable supportive housing in collaboration with The Connection, Inc. Saint Mary Place now features twenty studio and one-bedroom apartments with historic detailing and modern amenities. The team worked…
Read MoreWoodruff Housing
The design of this residential community is an opportunity to create affordable apartments close to transit, the green, the beach, with a connection to nature, to a community garden, to bike paths, to walking paths, one that will be built for longevity, for resiliency, and most importantly, at a price that will be make living…
Read MoreHeights on the River
Once home to a bustling commercial streetscape with apartments on upper floors, this stretch of East Grand Avenue, the gateway to Fair Haven Heights, sits almost vacant today. We propose to bring rental apartments, a new restaurant/café to the corner at the river, a private entrance for residents and retail spaces that will likely attract…
Read More27 Stack Street
The Portland Silk Manufacturing Co built a building complex in the late 1800s in a strategic location by the river and railroad in Middletown, CT. After falling into disrepair it is now being converted to affordable apartments. 27 Stack will feature nineteen one- and two-bedroom apartments with historic finishes and a modern feel. Read More:…
Read MoreJefferson Commons
Located next to the New London High School, the complex is comprised of twelve one-, two- and three-bedroom garden style units and a community building around a central open space. A large rock outcropping and native plantings have been preserved as features in the open park. The parking area is clustered to preserve open space.…
Read MoreGeneral’s Residences
This parcel of land in the center of Madison, ideally located for walkable amenities and beach access, centers around an existing historic house known as “The General’s Residence” after one of its storied owners. The concept for a new community of condo units involves locating single-family detached homes along the road, facing a new communal…
Read MoreChestnut Building
Located on the corner of Chestnut Street and Ivy Street in downtown Branford, Connecticut, the site is at the crossroads of Main Street’s commercial area and a residential neighborhood. The architecture reflects the site’s residential/commercial use duality. The 4,000 SF floor plan is divided into four volumes, to reduce its scale. The second story houses…
Read MoreGuilford Woodruff Housing Feasibility Study
Our office teamed with a site/civil engineer, surveyor, landscape designer and funder, to explore the feasibility of affordable housing for the Town of Guilford. The site has multiple opportunities and constraints on development, including wetlands, limited soil suitability for septic and stormwater, brownfields, and existing adjacent facilities. We prepared 3 options for the configuration of…
Read MoreHousing Authority of New Haven – RAD Conversions 2
Housing Authority of New Haven / Elm City Communities owns and operates multiple developments that they are converting to Rental Assistance Demonstration properties. These conversions are being renovated to be sustainable over a twenty-year period. This second group of 2 building sites incorporates substantial renovations/additions for code upgrades – elevator upgrades, switchgear replacement, energy efficiency…
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