https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1580 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15262 Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15262-pge-electrical-substations-by-stanley-saitowitz-and-natoma-architects Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects turns a Kenyan water tank into a dignified little library.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13262 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 08:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13262-first-look-kenyan-library About 350 students now use the library. Photo courtesy Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects The new 950-square-foot building sits 40 yards from classrooms. Photo courtesy Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects Shelves welded to its framework can eventually hold up to 10,000 books. Photo courtesy Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects On the ground level, the framework fits inside the cistern’s old wall, supporting the new volume and serving as shelving. Photo © Turk Pipkin On the ground level, the framework fits inside the cistern’s old wall, supporting the new volume and serving as shelving. Photo courtesy Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects The original curved wall forms reading nooks. Photo courtesy Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects A new condominium building in an old waterfront section of San Francisco sparks up the neighborhood with its serrated facade. 'When I was looking for an apartment, I saw the facade and immediately called my real-estate agent,' says Mark Chila, a resident of 616 20th Street in San Francisco. 'I was lucky: the condominiums were almost sold out.'

]]> 1410-616-20th-street-saitowitz-natoma-architects.asp Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7321-616-20th-street 616 20th Street The pleated facade of the condominium apartments hovers over a concrete base containing the entrance, a commercial space (at center, marked by temporary signage) and a ramp (visible lower right) leading down to the garage.   Photo © Robin Hill 616 20th Street For the south-facing apartments, operable windows with angled projections let in daylight but reduce glare, which is also mitigated by the oak floors.   Photo © Robin Hill 616 20th Street Sliding etched-glass panels close off the bedroom or den from the open living/dining area. On the north side, etched glass alternates rhythmically with clear-glass panels that slide back to open up the view. Glass balustrades add to the sense of transparency.   Photo © Robin Hill 616 20th Street Three existing buildings were renovated as community space.   Image courtesy Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects 616 20th Street Three existing buildings were renovated as community space.   Image courtesy Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects 616 20th Street Three existing buildings were renovated as community space.   Image courtesy Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects 616 20th Street Three existing buildings were renovated as community space.   Image courtesy Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects 616 20th Street Image courtesy Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects Cleveland's three largest employers'Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, and University Hospitals'sit just shy of East Cleveland, the most bombed-out part of town, where foreclosures and population decline have taken the highest toll.

]]> uptown-cleveland-stanley-saitowitz.asp Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7910-uptown The first phase of Uptown was completed in August, comprising the Triangle, at left, and the Beach, at right. The two mixed-use structures sit across from each other on Euclid Avenue, providing studio UptownStanley Saitowitz / Natoma ArchitectsCleveland, OhioThe first phase of Uptown was completed in August, comprising the Triangle, at left, and the Beach, at right. The two mixed-use structures sit across from each other on Euclid Avenue, providing studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom rental apartments on the upper floors and amenities on the lower level. Photo © Rien van Rijethoven While the buildings line Euclid, they avoid uniformity with playful window patterns, ribbed aluminum facades that cast varying shadows, and plazas with landscape design by James Corner Field Operation UptownStanley Saitowitz / Natoma ArchitectsCleveland, OhioWhile the buildings line Euclid, they avoid uniformity with playful window patterns, ribbed aluminum facades that cast varying shadows, and plazas with landscape design by James Corner Field Operations.Photo © Rien van Rijethoven While the buildings line Euclid, they avoid uniformity with playful window patterns, ribbed aluminum facades that cast varying shadows, and plazas with landscape design by James Corner Field Operation UptownStanley Saitowitz / Natoma ArchitectsCleveland, OhioWhile the buildings line Euclid, they avoid uniformity with playful window patterns, ribbed aluminum facades that cast varying shadows, and plazas with landscape design by James Corner Field Operations.Photo © Rien van Rijethoven Parking for the ground-level amenities, like a Barnes & Noble and grocery store, is located behind the buildings. UptownStanley Saitowitz / Natoma ArchitectsCleveland, OhioParking for the ground-level amenities, like a Barnes & Noble and grocery store, is located behind the buildings.Photo © Rien van Rijethoven Double-height common rooms are meant to inspire a sense of community in the apartment buildings. UptownStanley Saitowitz / Natoma ArchitectsCleveland, OhioDouble-height common rooms are meant to inspire a sense of community in the apartment buildings.Photo © Rien van Rijethoven The exposed-concrete ceilings continue in the individual units. Services and mechanicals line one wall, freeing up the rest of the apartments for loftlike living. Partitions with sliding doors separat UptownStanley Saitowitz / Natoma ArchitectsCleveland, OhioThe exposed-concrete ceilings continue in the individual units. Services and mechanicals line one wall, freeing up the rest of the apartments for loftlike living. Partitions with sliding doors separate the bedrooms from the living/dining space.Photo © Markus Bischoff Uptown UptownStanley Saitowitz / Natoma ArchitectsCleveland, OhioImage courtesy Stanley Saitowitz / Natoma Architects