Manhattan’s Tribeca, by architect Andrew Franz

Designed by architect Andrew Franz, this 1884 six-story building in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood still has its brick walls and 16-foot-high beamed ceilings, but now it also has new steel, glass, tile, and lacquer sections, along with a relocated mezzanine featuring a sunken interior court with a retractable glass roof that transitions to a green roof garden up above. Energy-efficient mechanical systems and appliances are used throughout the space, with plenty of locally sourced products in the mix as well, and the new roof terrace uses reclaimed bluestone pavers and native plant species that barely need any water to thrive.

Designed by architect Andrew Franz

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Highbury Square residential.

Highbury Square transforms an early and important example of a British football stadium, previously the home of Arsenal Football Club, into a residential community. It preserves the nature and memory of the original arena while developing a new residential typology which contributes to the rich, local grain of streets, avenues and squares.

The original East and West stands are converted into apartments with a new central garden set between them. New residential blocks replace the North and South stands. This unique example of urban infill creates a contemporary London square, complemented by a series of new and smaller residential courtyards which connect back into the garden through large portal gates.

ALLIES AND MORRISON STUDIOS

MARBLE & GRANITE IN DESIGN.

Marble stone is a metamorphic rock which varies widely in hardness, veining, and color. It is very rare to find two pieces of marble alike. Marbles vary from location to location. Hence, this stone is exported in large quantity to meet the requirement. This natural stone industry is growing very fast, thereby providing us with various types of stones. Common types of marble stones are Carrara, Paper, Limestone, Green Types of Marble, or Cultured Marble to name a few. Varied color range is also available in this natural stones.

Uses of Natural Stone

Marble provides elegance and beauty to our modern era. It can be used in interior or exterior of the houses or buildings. Apart from creating statues from marbles it is being very popularly used in home construction. This stone can be used in homes for furniture, counterparts, flooring, foyers, bars, tables, showers, windows, fireplaces, and in handicraft items to name few. It is very long lasting natural stone. More and more people are using the marble stone in the homes due to the following benefits of the marble:

. Easy cleaning 

. Spectacular look 

. Importance of marbles in interior decoration

Benefits:

Marble is a good building material. It has very soft look, and therefore it is very popular with sculptors especially. Various monuments and places have been built using this stones. Ancestors made magnificent architecture which today has become architectural heritage. The best example among the architectural heritage is the Taj Mahal which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Let us look into the benefits of marble stone:

. Durable: Marble is one of the durable stone among all the natural stone. It always guarantees the long life of the items build with marble.

. Heat Resistance: The Marble is one of the best heat resistance stone among all the natural stones. This also ensures the uniform temperature within the home.

. Fire Resistance: Marble being fire resistance makes it ideal for home and office construction. In case of any fire accident in the home, marble ensures less damage.

Although, by using marble in the home and office construction you tend to increase the cost of the construction of the home and office, but brings with it lot of advantages.

Marble Care

Marble products enhance the decor of your home. But you need to take care of the marble. Just by taking little care of the same, you can retain the shining of this natural stone forever. Hence, you should regularly clean the furniture, floors, or other items made up of marble. You can use commercial cleaners available in the market to clean the marble products.