Events
This past Friday, we were excited to share our Passive Brooklyn Heights Carriage House with the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) community. NESEA’s mission is to advance the adoption of sustainable energy practices in the built environment by cultivating a community where practitioners share, collaborate, and learn. Their Building Energy Pro Tours are accredited tours…
Before + After
This week, we’re highlighting one of our favorite projects – The Landmark at Strong Place. The adaptive reuse conversion of a mid-1800’s Minard Lafever Church into residential units won an AIA Brooklyn Design Award. Our exterior renovation focused on respecting the historic importance of the façade and integrating the surviving historic and new elements. Whenever…
Events
Achieving a well-sealed, airtight building is the key to Passive House. If you have ever wanted to know how to create buildings that are airtight and perform better than your average home, tune in to Passive House Live: Construction Tech Edition with Kevin Brennan TODAY! Kevin, of Brennan Brennan Insulation & Airtightness, has taught countless…
Before + After
In this historic Brooklyn townhouse, opening the stair hall and restoring the original stair allowed us to reimagine the space. By carefully removing and shifting partitions, the staircase seamlessly integrates with the rest of the home. The dramatic transformation visually connects the outdoors to the stair hallway, adding natural light and an awareness to the…
Articles and Media
Passive House strategies are often the key to creating highly custom, long-lasting, environmentally friendly homes. Preserving historic fabric and mitigating the environmental impact of buildings is as essential to our practice as creating beautiful architecture. In this Carroll Gardens Passive Plus House, the restored front façade and stoop and carefully designed full-story addition seamlessly blend…
Architectural/Project Related News
This holiday season, we’re highlighting some of our favorite festive projects with the 12 Days of Baxt Ingui Architects! Day 12: Brooklyn Heights Passive House This Passive Brooklyn Brownstone was a fun collaboration with Pat Starr Design, our clients, and Taffera Fine Homebuilding. The clients wanted open spaces which connected and communicated well with each…
Events
This Wednesday, join us at the 2021 AIA Tri-State Conference: Return to the Future. The conference is the third joint effort of AIA New Jersey, AIA New York State, and AIA Pennsylvania. Michael Ingui, Partner at Baxt Ingui Architects, will join Lori Ferris of Goody Clancy, Channing Swanson of Neumann Monson Architects, and Steve Krug…
Events
This Cobble Hill Historic District home is a perfect place to celebrate with friends and family. This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for clients who collaborate with us throughout their project, which leads to highly custom, creative designs. The owners of this home were no exception. The townhouse came to us relatively intact, with an already grand…
Events
We’re getting excited to join the Passive House Accelerator for two upcoming passive house events! This week, we’ll be hosting a construction site tour at International Passive House Days. Then, next week, we’ll join the Passive House Showcase. International Passive House Days On Friday, November 5th, we’ll be opening up one of our current passive…
Firm Related News and Updates
We are excited for one of our current Passive House projects, Engine 16, to be featured at the 2021 Getting to Zero Forum, hosted by the New Buildings Institute, RMI, and NYSERDA. During the conference, our own Michael Ingui will present at the Buildings of Excellence for Our Future session. Once home to the Metropolitan…
