On the Boards: We are excited to be working on a small mixed-use project in West Philadelphia. This project includes three apartments and a small commercial space at grade. These images are from the early stages of schematic design. Images by Josh Fabrizio.
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Street Development On The Boards: We often do feasibility studies for clients who are trying to evaluate options for potential development. These studies may or may not lead to eventual construction of a project. The studies are a means of testing out what a site can yield, and whether a project may be workable…
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Sunroom Addition Fishtown Philadelphia, PA On the Boards: Sunroom Addition. This year, it seems that many folks are considering adapting, renovating, and adding onto their existing houses. This is an example of a small addition we are designing on the rear of a Fishtown rowhouse, with the goal of creating a stronger link between…
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Mixed-Used Development West Philadelphia, PA Total GSF: 35, 493 SF On the Boards: We are excited to share some images of a schematic design we are working on for a 28 unit mixed-use development in West Philadelphia. This project is still in the early stages. Thanks Josh Fabrizio for the renderings.
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We are excited to be working on the design on small residential project here in East Kensington. ‘Mother’s Tower’ is a four story rowhouse that is designed with the goal of creating the opportunity for vertical living, while still allowing for accessibility and aging in place. The lot is challenging, in that it is only…
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We are excited for the construction of the Market Street Development to begin in the early months of 2020. This development project consists of eighteen apartment units throughout four buildings, located in West Philadelphia, PA.
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We were happy to have the renovation of the Holy Name of Jesus Convent here in Fishtown featured in the Real Estate section of the Inquirer on 12/09/2018. The Philly.com version can be seen here: http://www2.philly.com/philly/business/real_estate/residential/philadelphia-apartments-convent-flats-holy-name-of-jesus-church-20181205.html
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Our Mixed Use project on Frankford Avenue here is Fishtown is coming along quite nicely. The masonry is up, and the installation of the patinated zinc façade is underway.
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The Thompson Street Flats here in Fishtown are coming along quite nicely, with the structure topped out and windows beginning to be installed.
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We were happy to have the Kohn Residence here in Fishtown featured in the Real Estate section of the Inquirer on 11/19/2017. The Philly.com version can be seen here: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/real_estate/philly-home-designed-to-match-church-neighboring-houses-20171118.html
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‘Skinny House’ is a small spec house that we designed for a builder here in Fishtown. It is notable in that it is located on an infill site that is only 12′-0″ wide. That means that the distance between the existing party walls is a little more than 11′-0″. Getting a sense of openness, light…
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We are excited to be working on the design of a new triplex on a corner lot in south Philadelphia. The attached images are from our upcoming zoning presentation.
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Demolition of the interior finishes is underway at the convent, and they are exposing some very interesting materials. This is the rear section of the building that once housed the bedrooms of the nuns. The original finishes of the chapel, entry lobby and main stair at the front of the building are being preserved.
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We just wanted to post an update on progress of the Thompson Street project. We were very happy to receive the support of the FNA, and today, the approval of the required variances by the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment. We look forward to seeing construction commence within a month or two. The project proposes…
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We are excited to see the installation of the slate facade is underway on the Kohn Residence, here in Fishtown.
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We are excited to be working on a small mixed-use project on Frankford Ave, here in Fishtown. These are some early studies looking at materials and massing along the street frontage.
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We had some fun working on this design for a small single-family residence in Fishtown. It is on a 12′ wide site, which definitely comes with its challenges. It is a very interesting site in that it has a rather spectacular view of the city skyline, and the master suite and roof deck will both…
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We were very happy to receive the positive voting results at the Fishtown Neighborhood Assn Zoning meeting last night. We are looking forward to moving ahead with the renovation and excited to be a part of saving this structure. It is a real gem, and it will be nice to see it have a new…
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Kohn Residence is coming along nicely, with the structure topped out, and the windows going in.
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We are excited to be working on some schematic studies for a multi-family project in the Brewerytown section of Philadelphia. These images show the massing at the street face.
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We are excited to be working on some single-family residences in the South Kensington section of the city. This represents our schemetic design work for the project – and looks to incorporate both solid and perforated metal screens to impart a translucency to the reading of the facade.
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We are excited to be involved in the proposed renovation of the Holy Name Convent on Susquehanna Ave in Fishtown. It is a beautiful building and an important part of the varied urban fabric of Fishtown. The intent is to transform the structure into apartments, with the goal of maintaining as much of the original…
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Towards a New/Old Architecture September 13, 2015 – January 17, 2016 As a recipient of a 2014 AIA PA Architectural Excellence Design Award, RKM Architects was pleased to be invited to participate in a four month exhibit, “Towards a New/Old Architecture” at the Susquehanna Arts Museum in Harrisburg, PA. For more information, click here.
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Shifting the lines between art and architecture, architect and artist Curt Dilger presents his work at RKM Architects studio in Fishtown. Refreshments will be served. This exhibit is a part of Design Philadelphia. For more information, click here. Friday, October 9th, 2015 6:00pm-9:00pm 1230 Marlborough Street Philadelphia, PA 19125
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3-23-2015 The Case Study House Series was included as a part of the ‘On the Rise’ exhibit that is taking place at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture. It is an ongoing study that looks at the typical Philadelphia rowhouse and proposes a 3′-0″ ‘zone of opportunity’ within which the facade may be manipulated materially and…
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2-15-2015 As recipients of the 2014 Philadelphia Emerging Architecture Award, RKM Architects will stage an exhibition of our built and unbuilt work at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture. Please join us for the opening reception of the ‘On the Rise’ exhibition on the evening of March 19, 2015. The reception will include wine,…
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2-9-2015 These images represent the schematic design of a residence in Fishtown, which is planned for a vacant lot at the end of a row of existing rowhouses. Directly to the south, an existing church of Wissahickon Schist and slate faces the south side of the new residence across a common lightwell/side yard. The design…
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12-4-2014 These are progress photos of a rowhouse renovation that is nearly complete in the Bela Vista section of the city. The project is a gut-renovation which involved some structural work to open up the first floor space and create a more expansive open floor plan between the entry and the garden space at…
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12-3-2014 This is a mixed use project in Germantown that is a replacement for a walk-up mixed use building that is falling down. The proposal includes a retail base with four apartments above with access to a shared roof deck. The project should be going to bid shortly.
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11-12-2014 It was a great honor to receive a Merit award from the Pennsylvania AIA last night for ‘Lantern House’. The awards ceremony was at the Barnes last night and you really could not have asked for a more beautiful venue.
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10-20-2014 RKM Architects was awarded the Philadelphia emerging architect award for firms that have been in existence less than 10 years. We could not be more pleased. Thanks to the AIA, Silent K, Brett, Steph, Maria for making this happen. This is a great thing for our practice.
read more10-6-14 http://2014.designphiladelphia.org/events/aia_philadelphia-s_meet_the_architect As part of Design Philadelphia this year, RKM Architects will be participating in the ‘Meet the Architects’ event at the rotunda at Liberty Place on Friday, October 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This is a part of the AIA Awards for Design Excellence for 2014 and we will be there…
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8-5-2014 This design was created for an oddly shaped corner lot in the Fairmount section of the city. The design deals with the issue of seeing and being seen via the views framed by the wood ‘blinders’ that project from the facade. This project went incompleted due to a property purchase falling through, and…
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7-29-2014 Stack house is an adaptive reuse project in the South Kensington Section of Philadelphia. In this project, we are converting what was formerly a two-bay auto detailing shop into a single family residence with home office and work shop. We are working on some publication images of ‘Stack House’ using a new rendering program….
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7-29-2014 Stack house is an adaptive reuse project in the South Kensington Section of Philadelphia. In this project, we are converting what was formerly a two-bay auto detailing shop into a single family residence with home office and work shop. We are working on some publication images of ‘Stack House’ using a new rendering program….
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4-11-2014 House for a Music Collector: An initial sketch for a rowhouse renovation project. This one will be very interesting in that the design will accommodate and display his considerable collection of vinyl. It will also include a home recording studio.
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3-13-2014 We are coming up on a presentation for the “Stack House” project in South Kensington, so we have some updated images to share. This is an interesting project, in that it is an adaptive reuse of a single story garage. We are converting the garage to workshop and office space, with a large green…
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2-17-2014 Congrats go out to Kimberly Miller, (silent K), for receiving the 2013 Outstanding Preservation Award from the University City Historical Society. This award is for the “Smart House”, which Kim worked on as a part of her role at Drexel University. The Smart House project included the renovation of an historic mansion into housing….
read more5-6-13 Our house and studio, “Lantern House”, was featured on HGTV’s “You Live in WHat” series that deals with adaptive reuse projects. It will air several more times over the next couple of months, so please feel free to check it out. The scheduled times are in the attached link. We are the final piece…
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We were very happy to be featured in Residential Architect Magazine, the publication of the American Institure of Architects.
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1-3-2013 We were very happy to have Lantern House featured in Context Magazine, the regional publication for AIA Philadelphia. Its very flattering to be included.
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10-11-2012 Very proud to have received this recognition from the AIA. Thanks go out to: Matt Wargo – for some great photography. Brett Kielick for making them look even better. MacIntosh Engineering for making it stand up – elegantly. Urban Technology Inc for keeping us warm. The Iron Studio for some good iron. Paul’s Woodshop…
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