Category: Books

Light in ArchitectureDesigning with Light by Victoria Meyers; Natural Light; Natural Light in Residences

June 5th, 2009

Victoria Meyers of hMa published her book Designing with Light based on several projects by the firm that use natural light to create architectural space.

exterior detail: hMa's Holley House in Garrison, NY

interior: Holley House

Several of the firm's projects, including Holley House, White Space (featured on the book's cover), Pratt Pavilion, and the soon to be completed Battery Park City Community Center, feature light as a major component of the overall design.

gallery view: hMa's Juliana Curran Terian Pratt Pavilion

Designing With Light by Victoria Meyers on Amazon.com.

To read more about hMa's use of natural light in their projects, go to the website about the book, www.designingwithlight.us. To see more of hMa's projects, visit their website, www.hanrahanMeyers.com.
White Space / Ash 4 Ways featured in New Publicationminimalist architecture

April 13th, 2009

White Space / Ash 4 Ways

hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa) are pleased to announce that their project 'White Space apartment' is featured in a new book published by Loft Publications. The 204-page book feature 30 different projects of contemporary residential designs. The book is written by Ethel Baraona and Lilliana Bollini.

White Space (Ash 4 Ways) is a Manhattan apartment where ash is used in four different states of finish within a minimalist white envelope.

The original space was an apartment that was chopped into many spaces. hMa emptied the space to create a maximum infiltration of light and views of Central Park. The intention was to create a space that replicates the complex beauty of Nature in Central Park. The views extend one’s experience of the natural materials within the apartment into the Park beyond.

The goal was to create space that flows and accommodates the needs for living with a great sense of comfort. Although the space is completely ‘white’, the various textures, tones and materials create and overall sense of warmth. The free-form pieces of ash bring a sense of ‘Nature’ from the Park into the space.

Read more about hMa's 'White Space' apartment here.

View the book at Amazon.com.

White Space / Ash 4 Ways spread
Pratt Pavilion in Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture

February 9th, 2009

hanrahan Meyers architects (hMa) are honored to have the Juliana Curran Terian Pratt Pavilion featured in the recently published Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century Architecture.

The following is an excerpt from the book:

"This pavilion, a new focal point for the Pratt Institute campus in Brooklyn, NY, is used by the students and faculty to exhibit the work of (the) institute’s students. Clad with stainless steel and suspended between two existing industrial loft buildings on the main Pratt Institute campus, the project includes a glazed entrance lobby for the pavilion and the adjacent Steuben Hall and Pratt Studios. Behind the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center Pratt Pavilion, which includes the glass entrance and a new circulation bridge to the south, a new courtyard makes an outdoor room for informal meetings and classes in warm weather. The building is clad with hand-finished stainless steel panels, and the glazed north-facing facade looks towards the institute’s main quadrangle, with screens that pull down to darken the space for slides or videos. To the south, the pavilion bridge ramps east and west, creating a circulation zone which connects the Pratt Pavilion, Steuben and Pratt Studios. The courtyard and pavilion are designed to work together as a ventilation system. Windows on the south facade open to bring air from the courtyard through the pavilion, and out through windows on the north facade."

Second-floor gallery in the Pratt Pavilion; Pratt Institute main campus; Brooklyn, NY

click here to view or purchase the "Phaidon Atlas" on Amazon.com. To read more about hanrahan Meyers architects, visit our website: www.hanrahanMeyers.com.