A few of us are in Ireland right now visiting with the suppliers who will be providing the windows, sliding doors, louvers, and glass for One Delisle. Thank you for the hospitality Flynn, Duggan Systems, and Carey Glass. Below is a video showing a weather… Read More
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Glass curtains in Amsterdam
For the same reasons that I liked the Interlock in London, I am a big fan of this storefront in Amsterdam by UNStudio. It is contextual, but it also something entirely new. To me, it resembles a triptych of curtains being pulled to the side,… Read More
Non-load-bearing curtain wall
Liz Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro was recently asked by designboom about how her firm approached the design of Fifteen Hudson Yards (the first residential tower in New York’s Hudson Yards). The firm had never designed a high-rise before. So while their typical approach would… Read More
Photoblog: 15 Union Square West
I took the above photo this afternoon. The building on the left is 15 Union Square West in New York City. It’s a re-cladding of a late 19th century building that was originally constructed for Tiffany & Company. The building’s original cast-iron arches were preserved and set… Read More
At the Ritz
Over the past few weeks Drake has been posting teasers on social media of his temporary condo in Toronto. It’s temporary because he’s waiting for his 35,000 square foot faux chateau to be completed in the Bridle Path. (See, some Millennials in Toronto are still… Read More
Slate at NE 3rd & Davis, Portland
I just stumbled upon the above project. It’s in Portland. It’s called Slate. It’s 147,000 sf. It sits on a 100′ x 200′ site. It was completed last year. And it was developed by Beam Development and Urban Development Partners. Besides having two very cool… Read More
Fluted glass curtain wall
New York architecture firm REX is working on a new office building in Washington DC that will incorporate a beautiful fluted glass facade. Here’s a rendering of what it is intended to look like: Here’s what that looks like in plan (it’s a GIF that… Read More