Architecture & Design
Banking on Individuality
As part of the Gables strategy “build to hold, not to sell,” new properties are designed with distinctive features to bring value to their neighborhoods
Apartments on the Hill
AvalonBay’s ambitious adaptive reuse project delivered 433 apartments to a Boston suburb while preserving the site of the historic Danvers Lunatic Asylum
Natural Inspiration
Biomimicry teaches us to build smarter by using the processes perfected in nature
A Family Affair
Kisco Senior Living appeals to prospects by developing a rapport with the whole family—in 40 seconds or less
Achieving LEED Silver with Metal Frame Construction
By Diana Mosher, Editor-in-Chief Mission Walk is a development by Berry Street LLC—an affiliate of BRIDGE Housing Corporation—and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA). “This workforce housing is for folks who earn too much to qualify for low income housing but not enough to buy market rate housing in San Francisco,” says Richard Stacy, FAIA, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA), the San Francisco-based firm that designed Mission Walk. [Mission Walk was featured in MHN Magazine’s May issue. Click here to read “Development & Design: Staying in San Francisco.”] Mission Walk is on track to being certified LEED Silver. The paperwork…
Staying in San Francisco
A public-private partnership results in affordable LEED-certified condos
Case Study: Becker + Becker Adaptive Reuse Project
With so many moving parts, adaptive reuse projects frequently take longer to get off the ground and they involve unforeseen challenges—but the results can be more interesting than those found in new construction. “We [also] think that redeveloping historic buildings is an inherently green strategy,” says Bruce Becker,AIA, AICP, President of Becker + Becker, whose Fairfield, Ct-based firm developed, designed and planned The Octagon, a high-profile adaptive reuse project in New York.
Building a Whole Community
In a room full of strangers, say, an event at a regional or national conference, the first question someone is likely to ask upon meeting someone new is, “Where are you from?”
Preserving the Past
What could a Japanese pagoda, a Swiss chalet, a Dutch windmill and an Italian villa possibly have in common? They, along with eight other architecturally distinct homes share a 32-acre campus with 116 multifamily residences in Forest Glen, Md.
Study: U.S. Can Look to Europe, Australia for Environmental Lessons
The United States can learn a few lessons in energy-efficient buildings and green jobs from Europe and Australia, according to a new study by the Rand Corporation. The research shows that steps taken by the two continents to inspect, rate, and publicly disclose the energy efficiency of buildings indicate the structures use less energy and are worth more when sold or leased.