Project Summary The project began in 2017 and was completed in October 2022. Required feasibility analysis, design, and construction drawings for an upgraded Fire Station with an expanded apparatus bay for current fire truck technology under the NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) program. This building will serve as a temporary emergency shelter for […]
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NPFD Firehouse, New Paltz, NY – Project Summary
Project Summary As a model for green building, Alfandre Architecture designed this state-of-the-art, ultra-energy-efficient 16,600 square foot Fire Station in New Paltz, NY. This resilient, $8 million building will use substantially less energy than comparable buildings. A new Fire Station for the New Paltz community was envisioned for many years. After Hurricane Irene and Tropical […]
New Paltz Municipal Building: Police Station and Courthouse – Project Summary
New Paltz Municipal Building: Police Station and Courthouse — Project Summary With a focus on air quality and energy efficiency, Alfandre Architecture designed a new 2-story municipal facility within an existing pre-engineered metal building at 59 N. Putt Corners Road in New Paltz. The 16,800 SF New Paltz Municipal Building houses the Town of New […]
Net Zero Energy Office Building, New Paltz, NY – Case Study
Click Button to Play Video About the project… “We designed and built our office building located on Main Street in New Paltz, New York. The building received LEED Platinum certification in 2015 and again in 2019 and is Net Zero Energy verified. We have been certified LEED Zero Energy and LEED Zero Water. Meanwhile, the […]
New Residence, Gardiner, NY – Project Summary
Project Summary We designed a stunning, three-story house which included highly insulated walls and a geothermal system controlled online. The house was a passive solar design where the windows, walls and floors were designed to collect, store, reflect and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter and reject the solar heat […]
High-Performance Earth-Sheltered Home Inspired by Kingston, NY’s Rondout Historic District
Project Summary Designed to blend with the natural surroundings and topography of the site, this earth-sheltered home was constructed using insulated concrete form walls and precast concrete roof panels. Almost the entire roof is covered with soil and is a planted landscape. The design aesthetic is reflective of the architecture of Kingston’s Rondout Historic District. […]