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TIA Architects provides architectural services for projects of all sizes: renovations and additions, new homes, commercial buildings, and sustainable communities. We also provide generic designs as prototypes. These designs can be customized for individuals according to site conditions, owner needs and budget. In addition to the projects that have been realized, we have developed a variety of noteworthy project proposals.
Our firm also works in conjunction with our non-profit, Nacul Center for Ecological Architecture, Inc., to provide architectural services for other non-profits committed to socially and environmentally responsible work. Architectural interns under staff supervision work on the projects on a volunteer basis. In these cases, TIA receives reduced compensation for completion of construction drawings.
For every project we incorporate the Principles of Ecological Architecture which the non-profit Nacul Center for Ecological Architecture Inc. researches and promotes.
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Published on January 19, 2024 in > Design Proposals > Andromeda
Andromeda
The world’s population is increasing by one million people every four days, or nearly ninety million people per year. The rapid urbanization currently taking place in China, for example, is devastating the biosphere, producing tons of carbon dioxide and, generally, contributing to global warming and planetary pollution. In response to this urgent issue, TIA. has developed an eco-city named Andromeda.
Read more »Published on January 19, 2024 in > Design Proposals > Andromeda
Andromeda Update
Recently we developed the design for one of Andromeda’s residential buildings. The form is a triangular spiral encompassing mixed use housing with a green roof and intermittent pocket parks throughout. Intern Margeaux Fischer has created a model of one of the more compact dwellings, as well as a mass study model of the building itself.
Read more »Published on October 07, 2010 in > Generic Design > The Perfect Cape
The Perfect Cape
Imagine: instead of having to pay several thousand dollars a year for oil or gas (non-renewable fossil fuels) and pay the electric company, the electric company pays you. At TIA Architects, we have designed a house that will produce more energy than it needs to sustain itself. It stays warm in winter, cool in summer, and produces its own hot water and electricity on-site.
Read more »Published on September 10, 2010 in > Commercial Design > Gas Works
Gas Works
Winner of a 1986 Historic Preservation Award in Northampton, Massachusetts, the Gas Works project consisted primarily of a renovation of the “roundhouse” and its annex. The building now boasts a Main Street address, thanks to architect Tullio Inglese who added a bridge connecting the upper level of the Roundhouse to a small park on Main Street, making it more accessible to the public. The materials used to build the bridge were all recycled.
Read more »Published on September 10, 2010 in > Commercial Design > Montague Book Mill
Montague Book Mill
In the 1990s, Tullio Inglese was asked to investigate the structural integrity of an old mill in Montague, Massachusetts, and to prepare architectural drawings of the existing buildings. The drawings, together with schematic overlays indicating how the spaces could best be used, were the basis by which the developer acquired a construction loan from the local bank.
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