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Catskills With a Twist
At Twisted Ridge, a 3,800-square-foot mountain retreat near Hudson, New York, much of the beauty lies in the skyline, the far-off mountain peaks that the home and site layout perfectly frame. But look up and you’ll see a roofline that is almost as remarkable: Its undulations, a riff on the traditional high-altitude A-frame, both mimic...
Raising the Roof
Visitors to a new East Hampton house designed by Workshop/APD might first find themselves looking out, their eyes drawn to the lush, lawnmower-free all-seasons meadow created by Abby Lawless of Farm Design. But soon they’ll look up and see that those views are perfectly framed by a roof structure—five gables made of black standing-seam metal…
Collaboration Through Craft—Photography & Furniture Design
The Brick & Wonder community is a great resource for discovering and nurturing the collaborative relationships on which complex built-environment projects depend. Sometimes, that’s on the scale of a building, but sometimes it’s on the scale of a piece of furniture. In this case, we brought together two lovers of craft from the disciplines of furniture design and photography to document a beautiful new product series.
Gramercy Park Duplex — A Collaborative Gut Renovation
Brick & Wonder members often collaborate with one another to deliver their projects; in the built environment, nobody actions their work alone. We want to celebrate and explore the collaborative process, to better understand what leads to great work. Often, it’s the relationships built on site and the ideas that blossom when true partnership emerges…
An NYC Dream Loft Realized Through Collaboration
Members Rachelle Louis and Bill Caleo joined forces to renovate an early 20th-century factory loft into Patrick Janelle’s dream Flatiron apartment.
A Successful Showroom Activation
Brick & Wonder members The Hudson Company, DADA Goldberg, and Brad Ford ID joined forces to deliver Sitting Still, an NYC showroom activation celebrating wood craftsmanship.
Meet Duane, Owner @ NBHD Brulee, Harlem
Our volunteer design team, led by member Nina Cooke John, visited Duane Chane Shue in Harlem to learn more about his neighborhood cafe, NBHD Brulee.
