The Phoenix Naval Stores was an early site of African-American industrial work in the Deep South. This work, while providing steady income, was dangerous, and many African-Americans worked in jobs where social inequalities, vulnerabilities and workplace tragedies occurred on a…
The Little Theatre has brought plays and events to the people of the Gulf Coast since 1946 although the historic Playhouse in the Pines, built from surplus World War II barracks, was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The 1929 Scafide Grocery…
Coleman Avenue is the historic main street of Waveland, and the School built in 1927 was the only historic structure left standing after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina and its 28-foot storm surge. Renovations included salvage of historic materials, removal…
Building on a site along the coastal edge places a strong emphasis on stewardship of marine resources. A redlist of materials known to cause harm to the marine environment was developed by the architects, and are prohibited on site. This…
The Rebuild by Design competition explored natural and fortified solutions to improve resilience in the places most at risk of severe storms. The unabridged team worked in Bridgeport, CT, a densely-populated and environmentally-compromised city on the Long Island Sound which…
The house was designed to demonstrate environmental principles, but five weeks after completion it survived Category 3 hurricane conditions and over seven feet of tidal surge from Hurricane Katrina, demonstrating resilient design due to its hurricane strapping, exposed plywood shear…
The stories that old buildings tell are nothing less than the story of human culture, the lives of our ancestors illustrated in stone and wood. Nowhere is this more evident than in the houses built by the families that lived…
Our own office explores live/work options for a downtown site constrained by an unusual triangular geometry, a tight budget, and the desire for a minimum LEED Silver rating. Regional and salvaged materials, redevelopment of the brownfield site, rainwater collection, and…
These community evacuation shelters meet 250+mph winds, blast-resistant design for debris impact, and continuity of operations. They are located outside of flood zones. Precast concrete panels were sandblasted to reveal the texture of the locally-sourced aggregate. The metal panels cover…