About the project… We have completed building this new, zero energy ready house located directly on the lake. The lake was the main factor of this design. We wanted to be sure we were able to get the best views of the lake for the living areas and bedrooms. The property of this new […]
Sustainable Design
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 […]
Hampton Inn Visual Impact Study, New Paltz, NY
About the project… We worked with the owners and designers of the Hampton Inn and created a Visual Impact Study to show how the new hotel would effect its surrounding area and buildings using both computer studies and physical studies. The finished Hampton Inn, now a successful hotel with many sold out weekends in the […]
New Paltz Karate and Offices – Project Summary
Project Summary Once home to Alfandre Architecture, we designed a space for New Paltz Karate. Located adjacent to the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail and near Historic Huguenot Street, our design goal was to compliment and improve the surrounding area, while also creating an efficient karate studio and office building. The stucco, stone and timber façade […]
New Entrance at Graymoor Friary, Garrison, NY – Project Summary
Project Summary Alfandre Architecture renovated an existing loading dock and security area into a new, ground floor welcome center to better accommodate the guests and service entries with the least amount of conflict. Our design included a new lobby space, reception, public restrooms and security details. The exterior part of the entrance needed to be […]