As part of the effort to create a homey environment, in every corridor, sconces act as porch lights at the side of each apartment door.

Initially a site challenge, the bedrock outcropping was incorporated into Bedford Green House I’s foundation, forming a key feature of the streetscape experience.

The original, single-glazed skylights at the Lucile Palmaro Clubhouse (concealed in the 70s to conserve energy) have been replaced with modern, wide-span, thermally appropriate Kalwall skylights.

Our experience with several Article 28 health centers across the five boroughs has taught us that a patient or visitor’s movement through the building should feel natural, inviting, and calm, with spaces becoming increasingly private as one moves from reception to waiting area to exam room.

Is it just us or did turning off the lights make this heat-wave day more tolerable?

Congratulations to Randy Wood on being awarded the Schiff Community Impact Award from The Jewish Board, a longstanding client of ESKW/Architects with a remarkable, 150-year legacy of empowering all New Yorkers.

On Thursday, June 20, ESKW/Architects, and other participants from all over the world will turn off office lights for one hour (12 – 1pm local time) to save 40 Empire State Buildings’ worth of energy and bring awareness to energy efficiency in office spaces.

Although Bedford Green House Phase I (left) and Phase II (right) are taller than their neighbors, façade finishes and contextual massing camouflage their verticality. In this photo, the uppermost, concrete-and-EIFs volume of Phase II appears to disappear into the overcast sky.

The Eco Restroom at the Bronx Zoo features sloped ceilings with exposed wood rafters and skylights spanning the widths of the restrooms.