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Project • By SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership • Apartments
Urban Waterfront Home
SKOLNICK was retained to completely renovate this apartment, located inthe historic El Dorado building overlooking Central Park and the JacquelineKennedy Onassis Reservoir. Beyond the initial experience of beautiful ArtDeco details in the building’s lobby, the apartment itself required extensivework. SKOLNICK designed the layout to be much more open and lesscompartimentalized with the goal of letting in more natural light andmaximizing the park views and prominent waterfront setting.
Zach Pontz
Zach Pontz
Zach Pontz
The opportunity to incorporate the client’s family heirloom Nakashimafloating wall unit, along with large screen-like sliding panels, were alsofundamental inspirations. These elements aligned well wit... More
Project • By Russell and Dawson • Hotels
Hamtpton Inn, Keene, NH
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Russell and Dawson provided architecture design services and engineered a 64,000 sq. ft. space for the construction of a new hotel with a project value of $ 15 million. We provided design-build services including Architectural, Structural, and MEP Design Services, Construction Administration, and Closeout. Russell and Dawson was also a general contractor for this project. The hotel is located off Highway 12 amid Key Road Plaza retailers and casual dining. The hotel amenities include a fitness center, heated indoor pool, sunlit conference room, and business center. Hampton Inn at Keene is a limited-service hotel with wood frame construction. The construction is expected to be completed by the end of this year and the hotel plans... More
News • News • 10 Feb 2021
Helsinki’s Urban Environment House balances modern with archaic
Modern and archaic at the same time, the Urban Environment House for the Urban Environment Division of the City of Helsinki combines new building technology with references to the history of architecture. The design by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects is located in an area that was once occupied by a harbour and sawmill industry but is now one of the most important growth areas of the city.
Marc Goodwin
Providing a new home for city planning officials, the building strives to demonstrate the high standards of the City’s building and urban planning disciplines. The building is also designed to invite citizens to utilize city services and participate in civic activities. The main facades of the building open to the middle... More
News • News • 22 Sep 2020
HVAC specialists work with London’s famed sketch restaurant to implement a ground breaking system for indoor air purification
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the restaurant and hospitality industry particularly hard. Although the science is not yet settled on exactly how the virus spreads; close, indoor contact is a known risk for transmission, and government and health mandates across the globe have called for an overhaul of operational protocols in restaurants and bars in order to minimize contact between staff and guests. But humans are fallible, and protocols are only as strong as their enforcement. The core concern, that the virus is transmitted through the air, calls for a more technological solution, and to that end London’s sketch restaurant has partnered with HVAC specialists Klima-Therm to come up with what they deem a ‘ground... More