by Jorge Fontan | Nov 1, 2018 | New Building Design
At our architecture firm we do a wide range of projects. Here are a few Unique House Designs we have worked on. They range from real projects, to prototypes, and competition entries. Fiberglass House Design This is a fiberglass house prototype I designed. The...
by Jorge Fontan | Sep 30, 2018 | New Building Design
At our architecture firm we do a wide range of projects. Here are a few Unique Building Designs we have worked on. They range from real projects, to prototypes, and competition entries. Office Building Design The project below is a Office Building Design we did...
by Jorge Fontan | Sep 1, 2018 | New Building Design
Concrete is one of the oldest and most prolific construction materials. In recent years concrete facades and buildings have been gaining in popularity for reasons of durability, design aesthetics, and sustainability. The popularity of concrete buildings and homes is...
by Jorge Fontan | Mar 14, 2018 | New Building Design, New York City, NYC DOB, Property Development
New Building applications to the NYC DOB are required for any new construction projects. These are also known as NB applications. If you are enlarging an existing building and keeping any portion of the original building you will file an Alt one and in some cases be...
by Jorge Fontan | Mar 5, 2018 | New Building Design, NYC Zoning, Property Development
What is a mezzanine? A mezzanine is an elevated space that is considered part of the story below. By code a mezzanine is not a story. A mezzanine will contribute to a building’s floor area ratio for zoning purposes, as per New York City Zoning. Mezzanines...
by Jorge Fontan | Feb 23, 2018 | Houses, New Building Design
We are currently in the process of building a new townhouse in Brooklyn. Below is a step by step account of the process. We will periodically be updating this blog post as the project develops. New Build Townhouse Purchasing The Property Our client (before he...
