Category: Community

Rice Building

Rice Building

In 1998 this rare Moorish/Victorian style building in downtown Troy was so deteriorated that the city was on the verge of demolishing it. Originally built as a six-story office building in 1871, The Rice Building was damaged in a serious fire in 1916. The 6th floor and three spires were completed destroyed. During the 1980s… Read more >

Pruyn House

Pruyn House

This historic residence now serves as the Town of Colonie’s Cultural Center. Exterior work included extensive masonry rebuilding. We added climate and temperature control systems to protect historic artifacts and paintings. Original features such as the stoves and bread ovens remain. In addition, we preserved the grounds, out-buildings and barn to provide an interesting setting… Read more >

Mamakating Library

Mamakating Library rendering

Although they have been serving the community for almost a hundred years, Mamakating Library has always been located in rented space. architecture+ provided architectural services for this public library’s first new building. We began by conducting a program review with representatives of the Library to understand their needs and prepared a detailed collection and space… Read more >