Boston, Massachusetts The 1919-1920 Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill is Boston’s last intact early 20th century synagogue building. Its sanctuary interior has recently been recommended for landmark status by the Boston Landmarks Commission due to its architectural significance as an intact building type and its historical value to Jewish history in Boston. The Vilna Center…
The interior of the Paine House is the largest remaining domestic interior designed by H.H. Richardson. The Great Hall, with its terracotta red walls and stenciled Japanese designs, anticipates the flowing spaces of modern architecture. Another significant feature of Stonehurst is the grand staircase, one of the most famous in American architecture. With its carved…
Newton, MA Designed by The Architect’s Collaborative in 1958, Temple Reyim was a trendsetter in temple design with its articulated assemblage of worship, social and educational zones. Now, nearly fifty years later, the congregation has embarked on a major renovation, including improvements to infrastructure, redesign of office space, restrooms and related areas, refurbishment of the…
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Claude Emanuel Menders, Architects Inc. produced a survey and assessment of the various properties on the site including the synagogue building, the 1830¹s Levi Gale House (listed on the National Register of Historic Places), the Rabbi’s house, the parking area, cemetery and Patriots Park for the active congregation of Touro Synagogue, Congregation Jesuit Israel. A…
Boston, Massachusetts In order to provide universal access to the most-visited church in Boston, Claude Emanuel Menders, Architects Inc. redesigned the main entrance doors, vestibule and brick forecourt of the Old North Church. At the same time, the wrought iron fence, gates and stone base were restored, with the new steps to the sidewalk allowing…
Worcester, Massachusetts The 1997 expansion of the WJCC is divided into three segments: an educational addition, a recreational addition and general renovations to the existing facility. The educational component, a day care center for preschool age children, is in a separately controlled wing located off the main center and is composed of seven classrooms equipped…
Boston, Massachusetts Implementation of our Master Plan for the Old North Church began with a three-part construction program. Work was performed in the tower entrance vestibule, the lower study room above and in the tombs below the vestry. Upstairs, within the tower, a former organ pump room and office have been renovated into an archival…
There is a pleasure in good architecture. A timelessness that transcends passing fashions and critical fancies. The art in architecture is achieved when a balance of volumes and spaces, and proportions and forms is met in a visual harmony that is human in scale, environmentally enriching, and delightful to all senses. Architecture is also a…