@FC3ARCHITECTURE – New Mixed Use Project in Newark, NJ

Posted: June 8, 2012 | Author: fc3arch | Filed under: Architecture, JustArch, More FC3, My Firm | Tags: Al Countino, Architecture, Auggie Amador, BEACON, Commercial, Cory Booker, EcoMonday, FC3 Architecture, Interior, Ironbound, Love, Newark, Rehab, Residential, Restoration, Retail | Leave a comment

FC3ARCHITECURE is pleased to announce it’s latest project “On The Boards.”

This time it’s a three-story mixed-use restoration project located in the heart of Newark.

BEFORE

The design is comprised of 2 floors of 30 residential units (open lofts) over brand new commercial retail space.
The structural frame of an existing factory remains, the rest of the building is rejuvenated from the inside and out.
Code Upgrades include – new elevator cab, retrofitted guard rails and handrails, fire alarm and security system, new utilities throughout.
All windows will be retrofitted with energy efficient thermally insulated units.
Exterior envelop will be upgraded to meet current energy requirements.
Energy efficient cooling and heating system with Energy Star appliances.

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Strong Women Exhibit in Newark – March 22

Posted: March 15, 2012 | Author: fc3arch | Filed under: Art | Tags: Art, Newark, Women | 2 Comments

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@FC3ARCHITECTURE – New Fitness Center in Newark Empowers Local Youth

Posted: February 20, 2012 | Author: fc3arch | Filed under: Architecture, JustArch, More FC3, My Firm | Tags: Al Countino, Architecture, Auggie Amador, Capa Construction, Cory Booker, Design, EcoMonday, FC3 Architecture, Fitness Center, FitOut, Interior, Ironbound, Lopes, Newark, Restoration, Restore | 3 Comments

Thanks to the City of Newark‘s Planning department and the support of local city officials, Augusto “Augie” Amador and Al Coutinho and local businesses this old warehouse restoration project is in the process of being reconstructed. The decapitated, abandoned building has been restored (as envisioned by the Owner/Manager, the Architect, and the Contractor). The existing structure was salvaged and reconstructed to maximize its reuse as a new fitness center. The 10+ square foot facility boosts all the latest equipment and is run by a management team who have more accomplishments (and body building titles) that could ever be listed here. “….The space will also be an outreach to the local children of our community who need a new place to work out and be mentored by trained seasoned professionals.” Click here for more information and join them on Facebook.

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Attention Deficit Disorder – Designing Every 2 to 3 Minutes

Posted: August 27, 2011 | Author: fc3arch | Filed under: Architecture, Isms, More FC3 | Tags: 2-3 Minutes, ADD, Architecture, Disease, isms, Mental, Newark, Theory | 4 Comments

A.D.D. may be over diagnosed these days (especially in schools), but during Architecture School one of my professors wanted my friend to see how long I could stay at my drafting table (remember those? I’m dating myself here, although my class may have been one of the last to use them). After a few minutes I would get restless, now with social media I can work on several things at once which satisfies the A.D.D.

What we discovered (after several all-nighters) was a direct link between where I lived and the airplane “noise” I would hear subconsciously (after living under the flight zone my entire life my consciousness had completely tuned it out). I used the timing of the flights (every 2 to 3 minutes) to help inform my Architectural design theories. For example;

New York City Recording Apparatus

Here is a map of where I grew up:

Where I grew up and lived for close to 30-years

A Closer Look

Perhaps this helps shed some light on how I operate!

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@FrankCunhaIII

Team New Jersey To Make Precast Concrete Solar House Reality

Posted: July 25, 2011 | Author: fc3arch | Filed under: Architecture, Green, JustArch | Tags: Architecture, EcoMonday, eFAB, Garber, green, JustArch | Tags: Architects, Local Architecture, Local News, New Jersey, Newark, NJIT, Rutgers, School of Architecture, Senator Menendez, SOA, Solar Decathlon, Sustainable, Team NJ, TeamNJ | 1 Comment

NEWARK, Jul 12 2011 – Construction of ENJOY: A Generation House, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 entry from Team New Jersey, a collaborative effort of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), begins July 11, 2011 following a ground-breaking at NJIT. Once construction of the house is complete, Team NJ will hold an official topping-off event at NJIT with major sponsors and VIP guests. Work will continue at NJIT throughout the summer with the students performing tests to ensure all systems work properly.

In September, the house will be de-constructed, loaded onto trucks, and shipped to the competition site on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Upon arrival, the team will aim for a two-day reconstruction timeline before adding finishing touches. Once completed, the ENJOY House will be ready to accommodate the thousands of visitors who will be touring the house during public display hours from Sept. 23-Oct. 2, 2011.

The ENJOY House is designed around a central core containing integrated systems. It is the first house in the competition’s history to use precast concrete panels as the primary construction material. ENJOY, a beach-inspired house, will feature an inverted-hip roof design for rainwater collection to support irrigation and grey water systems, an 8.2kW photovoltaic system that will allow the house to be completely powered by the sun, and the application of universal design principles, which will allow the house to be accessible to people of all ages and levels of mobility.

An interdisciplinary project, Team NJ is composed of architecture and industrial design students from NJIT’s College of Architecture and Design and engineering, landscape architecture, planning, and computer science students from Rutgers University. Students regularly attend meetings with professionals in the field and take classes that focus on specific aspects of the design, such as a class on green building at Rutgers University, the NJIT Solar Design Studio and System’s Interface Studio, along with several classes offered in the landscape architecture school and engineering school.

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