What’s changed in your life lately? Maybe it is time to plan something new. A Stress Test For Your House Six Reasons Why The Summer of Covid-19 is the Time to Plan a Home Renovation Project We write hoping you and yours are well. Some restrictions are lifting in our area, but the effects of […]
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A Year of Change
This year has brough a lot of change, but we’re still here, helping clients plan and build for what the future will bring. When I’m Sixty-Four There’s a trend developing in home design that’s focused on aging in place and multi-generational living. More and more, we are getting inquiries about renovating or building new to […]
Building Bridges Hand-in-Hand
Reviving Valley Green Run’s Pedestrian Bridge Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Not Your Usual Architecture Project Have you visited the Wissahickon Valley within Fairmount Park? There are beautiful nature trails along the Wissahickon Creek. Valley Green Run is a tributary of the Wissahickon Creek. There’s a parking lot which provides pedestrian access to the Valley Green […]
Crystal Lake House Update
A quick update of the Crystal Lake House in Clifford, Pennsylvania. We are crafting a one-of-a-kind lake house that harmonizes modern living with the surrounding landscape, creating a dynamic space for the family to relax, reconnect, and host guests. We have been working closely with the homeowners to bring their lakeside vision to life, drawing […]
Fidelity Bank HQ Update
Fidelity Bank has relocated its headquarters to the once beloved Scranton Electric Building in downtown Scranton, PA. This project focuses on essential core and shell improvements, including masonry restoration, window and door replacements, the refurbishment of stairs, elevators, and restrooms. Given the building’s status as a historic landmark, we are taking great care to ensure that […]
Breathing New Life Into a Historic Home
A couple stumbled upon an unusual property near Rittenhouse Square. It was a first-floor condo unit in a two-story structure that originally included a carriage house. While they loved the space, they knew with three college-aged kids, it wouldn’t be large enough for their family. Luckily, the owner of the second-floor unit was willing to […]
Indoor-Outdoor Living
Indoor-outdoor living is a design philosophy that fosters a smooth transition between a home’s interior and exterior, blurring the boundaries between the two. It focuses on bringing elements of the natural world into the built environment, transforming outdoor areas into functional, inviting extensions of the home. Key Factors One key factor that influences indoor-outdoor living […]
Where Land Meets Water
What is Waterfront Living “Humans have been drawn to live on the waters’ edge for millennia, recognizing the importance of seas and rivers for food and trade.” – 10Design In the post-industrial era, proximity to water increasingly became associated with leisure as people escaped to the sea for holidays and respite. Waterfronts were developed to […]
A Historical Look at Homes
The Timeline A great deal has changed in the past century. The twentieth century alone witnessed the end of the Industrial Revolution, two World Wars, the exuberance of the Roaring Twenties, the hardship of the Great Depression, the economic boom of the 1950s, the social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s, and the rapid technological […]
The Times Tribune
SCRANTON — Construction equipment buzzed below as Fidelity Bank President and CEO Dan Santaniello detailed the transformation of the Scranton Electric building into the bank’s corporate headquarters from his future office on the seventh floor. The Dunmore-based bank announced its purchase of the eight-story building on Linden Street in April 2022 for $2.6 million. Santaniello […]
Woodmere Book, by Hilary Jay
WOODMERE – Telling the Story of Philadelphia’s Art and Artists Check out Hilary Jay’s newest book, WOODMERE Telling the Story of Philadelphia’s Art and Artists, Krieger +Associates Architects is featured as the local architects working closely with Bard Architects and Woodmere Art Museum. Sister Karen Dietrch, freshly appointed as councilor overseeing congregational properties, began searching […]
Chestnut Hill Local Article
Woodmere Celebrates Grand Opening of Maguire Hall With more than 100 years of history, Woodmere has acquired its fair share of art. The Chestnut Hill museum owns more than 11,000 pieces — a collection of paintings, sculptures, and photographs centered around the art and artists of Philadelphia and the region. However, many of these works […]
WHYY News
An ‘Exuberantly Eclectic’ New Building is Set To Open at Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Museum From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! This weekend, the Woodmere Museum in Chestnut Hill will open its second location, a 19th-century mansion two blocks away from its main […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia’s ‘great masterpieces; find a new home in Woodmere Art Museum’s Frances M. Maguire Hall Woodmere Art Museum director and CEO William R. Valerio never thought he’d be standing in a former second-floor bedroom turned into a cozy, copper-hued art gallery, admiring Violet Oakley’s famous series of paintings: Building the House of Wisdom. Yet, there […]
Wissahickon Magazine Article
A New Beginning for a Beloved Landmark Sister Dietrich spent a lot of time inside, exploring its halls, the chapel, and the expansive grounds. But St. Michael’s hasn’t always been St. Michael’s. The building has been many things to many people in the surrounding communities. Built in 1852, the same year “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was […]