Mullet Hall – Living Building Challenge – Site Petal
Why does the Mullet Hall Project Team feel that it is appropriate to build on this greenfield site? Human Powered Living The Site is within 2km of a major train station providing access to NYC and other points along the Hudson River. This is within easy walking and/or biking distance, providing current and future owners […]
Office Planter Garden and “Gift to the Street”
We’ve created a planter garden and a “gift to the street” here on Main Street in Cold Spring. The installation features the classic Fermob Bistro collection in red, Vietnamese pottery, and a colelction of decorative, edible, and pollinator-friendly plants.
Accessory Dwelling Unit Progress
The Wakefield Accessory Dwelling Unit and Garage is well underway this winter, despite the snow. Underslab insulation in installed, slab with radiant floor is poured, structure for cantilever deck is built, and walls prepared for spray-foam insulation. This will be a small accessory dwelling unit in the heart of Wakefield, RI… walking distance to town and adjascent to South […]
Walkable Warren
The Figure Ground Studio took advantage of this snowy February slowdown to retreat to Warren, RI, (the smallest town in the smallest county in the smallest state) where we were largely snowed in in what turns out is one of the most walkable communities in Rhode Island. The commitment to walking in Warren was made […]
Cold Spring Winter Carnival
The cold, snowy days of Winter were warmed up at the 2015 Winter Carnival on Main Street in Cold Spring, NY. In addition to Peanuts and Porter at the Cold Spring General Store, Pendleton Cookies at Old Souls, the ice sculptures by Bill Bywater brought joy to onlookers and passersby, especially when he brought out the blowtorch […]
