Early Childhood Education: How To Design With Nature in Mind
If you’ve ever seen a child playing in and exploring the great outdoors, it won’t surprise you to…
Care and Collaboration: How We Design Near Sensitive Ecosystems
Buildings do not exist in a vacuum. They are part of a continual give-and-take with their surroundings. Consequently, one…
Interesting 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…
How 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…
Powerful Tools for the Design of Sustainable Early Childhood Centers
At Patriquin Architects, the sustainability of the buildings we design is a top priority. Working within budgetary constraints,…
Need Excellent Thermal Performance? Try These Wall Assemblies
Thermal performance—the degree of energy transfer between a building and its surroundings—is an important consideration for every construction…
Retrofitting a Historic Building to Passive House Certification
Our building renovation is featured in the February 2021 Architype Magazine! Check out the magazine and our article…
What Is Daylighting and Why Is It Important?
The term “daylighting” refers to architectural design that allows natural light into buildings. Daylighting provides many benefits, including…
Slate School receives AIA CT Sustainable Architecture Award of Merit!
We won the 2020 AIA CT Sustainable Architecture Award of Merit! The Sustainable Architecture awards program is to…
How Top Trends are Affecting Architecture Today
It’s surprising when I stop and think about the fact that I began working as an architect more…
Best Sustainable Design Project
We won the Best Sustainable Design Project award, by CREW CT. As they greeted one of the largest…
Helping Young Minds Bloom with an Educational Greenhouse and Gardens
Slate School is an independent elementary school in North Haven, CT. Its 25-acre parcel is a beautiful plot…