Chen House New home in Durham, United States

Designed by Gomes + Staub, Chen House New home is located in Durham, United States. Designed for a sloped lot with a limited construction budget, the house adopts the efficient vernacular building forms of the North Carolina landscape as well as the cost-effective exterior materials of conventional North American home construction, including fiber-cement lap siding, [...]

Tags: annual energy consumption, Architecture, building materials, Construction, Durham, energy efficient envelope, fiber-cement lap siding, Freemasonry, Gomes, Masonry, North Carolina, Plaster, Roof, Siding, Structural system, United States

Metropole responds to architectural diversity in Washington, DC, United States

Metropole responds to architectural diversity that located in Washington, DC, United States, was designed by RTKL. Conversely, the building’s west side fronts a street lined with elegant and stately brownstones. These historic buildings display highly sculpted massing and a diverse composition of architectural elements. In response, Metropole’s west façade is designed with masonry detailing, metal [...]

Tags: Brownstone, Culture of New York City, Freemasonry, Masonry, metal, RTKL Associates Inc., Stone, United States, Washington

RiversEdge at Port Imperial in New York, United States

Designed by RTKL, RiversEdge at Port Imperial  is located in New York, United States. The design emphasises a contemporary masonry and glass material palette, a pedestrian-friendly streetscape, public space, and unobstructed views. The 9-storey, 236-unit building features a U-shaped floor plan that maximises views of the adjacent river and Manhattan skyline for all residents. A [...]

Tags: Courtyard, Freemasonry, Home, New York City, Palette, Port Imperial, retail amenities, steel parking structure, United States

Dickinson College, Central Energy Plant in Carlisle, United States

The Dickinson College, Central Energy Plant designed by Spillman Farmer Architects is located in Carlisle, United States.  The new building is a layered creation of brick and aluminium. At the east elevation a stair tower marks a subtle transition from the existing to the new; here, a full-height brick wall continues the mass of the [...]

Tags: Aluminium, Architecture, building materials, Central Energy Plant, Construction, Dickinson College, Eastern Orthodoxy, Freemasonry, Masonry, Materiality, United States, Veil, Wall

Sugar Docks in Jacksons Landing, Sydney, Australia

Designed by fjmt – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Sugar Docks is located in Jacksons Landing, Sydney, Australia. The tower consists of a series of glass residential apartments enclosed and anchored by two precast shells combining the visual language of the new development with that of the old Pyrmont. Within the glass form, apartments are turned away [...]

Tags: Australia, Concrete, Distillery Hill, Francis - Jones Morehen Thorp, Freemasonry, Precast concrete, Sydney