This lakefront cabin in northern Wisconsin is BLDGtyp’s latest foray into the world of ultra-energy efficient housing design and construction. Building upon what we learned during the 2011 Solar Decathlon, this home will be a comfortable, energy efficient and affordable winter family retreat.
The SS12 Showroom was a project that bldgtyp built out for the guys at Special Delivery NYC. Working off the designs from Creative Directors Brad Dixon and Joe Polimeni we created the space for Spring 2012 Cole Haan press preview.
Partners Ed May and John Mitchell spent that better part of 2011 helping theParsons/Stevens Team entry to the Solar Decthlon
Overlapping program ensures expanded use of the site. Visual clarity is paramount to the concept of access to information, parking, and the waterfront. As the waterfront development increases accessibility, the Center provides an entry point to the parks and a station for park rangers, heightening awareness and security.
In January 2011 BLDGtyp constructed the first phase of the project in Maryland, working on site to build the main structure of the carport which inclded wood post and beams and custom steel connectors designed by BLDGtyp. The project is scheduled to be completed this spring.
102nd St. Fieldhouse
As project managers and summer instructors, bldgtyp was responsible not only for the successful completion of the project under a tremendously short schedule, but also to ensure the safety of the 13 student participants, most of whom had little-to- no construction experience.
The 2008 rooftop addition is aimed at providing a green space for the residence; a space in which the residents can relax, socialize and engage in constructive and community- building activities including cooperative horticultural activities in a safe and tranquil setting. In addition, a new 6.6kW solar panel array was installed to provide energy to the building.
We were commisioned to construct a 3-D model of a major New York City University using Revit. The Facilities Department has a desire to streamline its facilities managment and to offer more concise yet thorough information to it’s community. In this project, all academic facilities were constructed using Revit, through a it’s ability to store data in a parametric way.
The project is formed of mutliple volumes ‘pulled-apart’ to form courtyard spaces which draw the landscape up into the home. A series of retaining walls, neccessitated by the steeply sloping site, slice into the simple volumes and become furniture, structure and spacial demarcators -distrupting and enlivening the otherwise simple spaces.
The new office space had to meet many different needs of the League – from quiet individual work spaces to flexible space for hosting design charrettes and holding board meetings. These new spaces needed to be defined without feeling confining or closed off.