Lifeform designs bring urbanity to Williamsburg.Lifeform, a design firm best known for its winning entry in the First Step Housing competition, is currently working on two new boutique Boutique A small investment firm specializing in offering specific, but limited services to a select number of individuals. Notes: These investment firms are the alternatives to large financial supermarkets. They provide a highly personalized environment for investing. style projects in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick. . Incorporating modern elegance and sustainable materials, the buildings will reflect the environmentally conscious community, as well as Lifeform's philosophy. A design driven breed of developers is seeking to transform Williamsburg into the new edge in urbanity. Scheduled for completion in 2007, the two projects will set the ground for the transformation. N7 and Roebling Residence buildings will embody em·bod·y tr.v. em·bod·ied, em·bod·y·ing, em·bod·ies 1. To give a bodily form to; incarnate. 2. To represent in bodily or material form: a blend of modern functionality with a luxurious style. They will cultivate relationships between individuals and nature within the rough urban landscape. N7 will feature nine unique lofts. Its facade will allow for varying glimpses of the interiors while preserving the privacy of its tenants. Environment friendly materials, such as concrete aerated aer·ate tr.v. aer·at·ed, aer·at·ing, aer·ates 1. To supply with air or expose to the circulation of air: aerate soil. 2. walls, Dura Dura, in the Bible Dura, in the Bible, plain, near Babylon, where Nebuchadnezzar set up a golden image. Dura, ancient city, Syria Dura (d board partitions and low emission glass, will be used to contribute to a healthy and comfortable environment. Outdoor areas such as terraces, a garden and a common green roof deck will allow for encounters among the inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. . Roebling Residence, on the other hand, will combine two bi-level villas with notably deep and long interiors. The building will accommodate the urban lifestyle of its tenants by providing comfortable and spacious double height interiors that will respond to the occupants' changing needs. An arrangement of mezzanines, balconies and terraces will shape the space and function as layers that create diverse qualities in each loft. The units will have accessibility to outside spaces. A common roof deck has also been created for recreation and will serve as an important sustainable element that will insulate in·su·late tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. the building during winter and lower the heat in the summer. John Wachtel and Andrew Glassberg, of Lucky Boy Development, have worked closely with Lifeform to develop the N7 project say. "Lifeform's team is dedicated. They have assisted us with services which are above and beyond the traditional architect's scope of work," they said. |
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