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We are getting excited for the 2021 NAPHN Passive House for All Conference! Starting tomorrow, June 10th, the conference will be held both virtually and in-person in Manhattan. Click here to register for the two-day conference, and then join us on Saturday, June 12th at 3:30 pm for a tour of one of our current…

We are proud to announce that one of our Passive House projects is going to be highlighted during the 2021 NAPHN Passive House for All Conference in New York City, June 10-11. Conference attendees are invited to join us for a tour of the Engine 16 site on Saturday, June 12th, at 1:30 pm. Click…

One of our favorite completed projects is on the market – this historic Brooklyn Heights townhouse completed with Taffera Fine Building. This unique renovation has a lot of fun features, including a rear addition which houses a kitchen on the parlor floor and a custom curved deck with an outdoor dining area. A sculptural staircase…

Working in New York City often comes with its own unique challenges, and installing this tub in an upstairs bathroom was no exception. The crated tub weighed 2500 pounds, so carrying it up three flights of stairs was out of the question. Luckily, once a window was removed from the front room, the masonry opening…

This Thursday, May 27th, The BS* + Beer Show is hosting the “High Performance in the City” panel discussion with our very own Michael Ingui alongside industry experts Michael Anschel and Trevor Hults. The discussion will center around the experiences and challenges unique to building in high density cities, such as New York City and…

They say good design is that which goes unnoticed. In our practice, it is often the details that look effortless that actually take the most labor to perfect. When finishing the underside of stairs in a townhouse, the starting point leaves much to the imagination. Working with skilled carpenters, we can shape and carve stairs…

The perks of working from home are clear with this rooftop addition, designed as a dual office space with plenty of natural light. Glass corners and carefully angled walls frame the sweeping Manhattan skyline and create two distinct work areas that are separate from the living spaces below and just steps away from a green…

From an original painted brick facade, to stone veneer in the early 2000s, this townhouse had seen many iterations of its facade before implementing a full restoration back to the exposed brick with brownstone lintels and door enframement, a new cornice to match the original, new windows and front door, and new ironwork around the…

ERVs, or Energy Recovery Ventilators, are ventilation systems that are installed not only in our Passive houses but now in most of our residential projects. ERVs draw outdoor air into the unit, where heat and moisture are exchanged and the incoming air is filtered and cleaned before introducing it into the rooms of your home.…

This project was an exciting one from the start since it presented a unique opportunity to design horizontally in Brooklyn Heights. This two story carriage house already had a unique front facade that we enhanced with new windows, transoms, glazed doors, window boxes, and lighting that create a “jewel box” effect when the sun sets.…