Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Olivebridge Tower






Introducing the veritcal country house. This residence in upstate New York is a tower amongst the trees. The 4th level living room spans across a ravine and affords views over treetops to a distant reservoir. The south facing stair tower is a four story ventilator, naturally pulling cool air through the house.

A Peter Gluck and Partners project, David was the staff architect in charge of design and stair and curtain wall fabrication. David oversaw the first phases of construction.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Industrial Re-use




These are design studies for the adaptive re-use of a massive, landmarked beer brewery complex in Harlem. The design capitalizes on the over-capacity of the original building's structure to place a vertical addition atop the building without requiring additional support. Carving into this new top allows light to penetrate deep into the existing structure.
The glass and steel addition makes the combination of new and old buildings explicit; it accentuates the projects history and suggests the evolution of the city over time.

A Peter Gluck and Partners project, David was the design architect.