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          Centennial Housing
          CA CAC 58-1-354 · Subseries · between 1982 and 1986
          Part of Moshe Safdie

          This project consists of 267 units of housing designed to be occupied by moderate income, permanent residents who are employed in the Aspen area. The three-story structures utilize prefabricated modular wooden units, completed off-site, to reduce on-site construction time which is limited due to weather conditions. The buildings are clustered around open spaces and have glass enclosed terraces which overlook panoramic views of the resort community of Aspen and Aspen Mountain. The units are entered from parking areas at the rear of the complex. The project was realized during the 1984 construction season.

          Safdie Architects
          Carillon Barracks Museum
          CA CAC 1-3-458 · File · Juy 1938-August 1938
          Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

          File consists of architectural drawings for museum. Also includes a file folder of specifications. Drawings include:
          29 measured drawings: site plan, floor plans, roof plan, sections, architraves, eaves, dormers, chimney, seating, fireplace, windows, ceiling, handrail, gallery and stair foundations, doors
          10 detail drawings: site plan, floor plans, tea gallery, finishes, flue, woodwork (trim)
          7 Record drawings: floor plans, elevations, section, doorway, trim, old barracks

          CA CAC 58-1-279 · Subseries · between 1980 and 1981
          Part of Moshe Safdie

          Located on a triangular parcel, Cambridge Center was designed as a mixed-use development project in an area known as Kendall Square. Safdie's master plan called for several mid- and high-rise office and research buildings, a 25-storey hotel, and a street-level retail centre. The hotel encloses Cambridge Plaza and is the primary public focal point of the complex. The plaza paving and features were designed by world-renowned artist Karl Schlamminger of Germany.

          Safdie Architects
          Callahan Residence
          CA CAC 58-1-258 · Subseries · between 1978 and 1981
          Part of Moshe Safdie

          Alston and Elivor Callahan owned a piece of property atop Red Mountain overlooking Birmingham, Alabama. The Callahans requested a house that would give them the sense of living in a control tower, similar to the one at Dulles Airport in Washington, DC, to overlook the city. Safdie's proposal comprised of a series of intersected cubes rotated at 45 degrees with the horizontal. The unique geometry with an elongated rectangular plan suited this unusual site. The design approach resulted in an extroverted yet transparent building that commands its surroundings.

          Safdie Architects
          CA CAC 58-1-557 · Subseries · 1980 - 2015
          Part of Moshe Safdie

          The Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives building serves as the national headquarters for a government agency with the highest security requirements. Located at the intersection of New York and Florida avenues, this building has been a catalyst for urban renewal and rejuvenation in the surrounding district. The program called for general office space, extensive training facilities, an auditorium, and auxiliary services.

          Notwithstanding security setback requirements, the complex engages and animates the surrounding street edges. The entrance is positioned across from the new Metro station on the southeast corner; retail facilities line 2nd Street (to the east); and a trellised garden wall defines N Street (to the south). In addition a three-story planted, arcaded crescent contains the site to the north and west, enclosing a 48,500-square-foot internal garden and inconspicuously serving as a security barrier.

          Auxiliary elements such as loading docks and an inspection booth are integrated into the overall fabric of buildings and garden walls. The provision of a technical subfloor for the distribution of data and mechanical services allows for maximum flexibility. The office space consists of relatively narrow floor plates surrounding a large atrium, thus affording daylight for all workspaces.

          Safdie Architects
          Brading Trophy
          CA CAC 1-1-48 · File · 1951; 1954
          Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

          File consists of 1 detail drawing of trophy. Also includes file folder of correspondence, notes, and clippings, 1951 and 1954.

          Nobbs, Percy E. (Percy Erskine), 1875-1964
          Block 38 Housing
          CA CAC 58-1-10002 · Subseries · between 1972 and 1983
          Part of Moshe Safdie

          Block 38 is one of several parcels located in the once destroyed Jewish quarter, overlooking the Western Wall precinct, forming the outer edge of Jerusalem's Old City. Moshe Safdie was retained to plan the restoration and reconstruction of 7 buildings to be made suitable for 37 modern apartments totaling 6,144 square metres. Characteristic architectural details included large arched windows, terraced enclosures and roof gardens covered by convertible domes. The domes were partially opaque, partially transparent, and rotated on a track which slid open to form roofless terraces, or closed to form greenhouse solariums.

          Safdie Architects
          CA CAC 58-1-xx · Subseries · between 2011 and 2015
          Part of Moshe Safdie

          Located in the neighborhood of Bishan, a residential area in the suburban heartland of Singapore, this 38-story residential complex explores the balance of high-density living with humanistic concepts of community, landscape, gardens, and daylight.

          Breaking down the scale of typical singular tower residential development, the community-based solution of Sky Habitat is a three-dimensional matrix of homes with private terraces, balconies, and common gardens, bringing landscape into the air and maintaining porosity on the skyline. The complex's strong stepped form recalls the community texture of ancient hillside developments and provides for lush vertical greenery, multiple orientations relative to the sun, naturally ventilated units, and generous views, all without compromising planning or structural efficiency.

          Three bridging sky gardens link the two stepping towers and create a series of interconnected streets, gardens, and terraces in the air, which provide a variety of areas for common recreation and congregation. As a result, the overall mass is porous and open, allowing breezes to flow through and daylight to penetrate deep into the structure. The stepping geometry allows every residence multiple orientations and a private outdoor space, resulting in a more humane and delicate urban fabric.

          At the ground plane, above a sunken parking podium, more than 70 percent of the site is developed into a series of lush gardens, which offer additional outdoor event areas, swimming pools, a tennis court, and walking paths.

          Safdie Architects
          Birks Building
          CA CAC 1-3-364 · File · May 1929-September 1929
          Part of Percy Erskine Nobbs Fonds

          File consists of architectural drawings for retail store and office building (basement, 4 floors; brick and stone; marble; composite), including:
          8 development drawings: floor plans, elevations, section, tilework
          12 working drawings: floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections
          47 detail drawings: elevations, plan of outlets, stairs, tilework, cornice, soffit, elevator, fittings, doors, office layouts, fire escape, stonework (including cornice), marquise, staircase, screens, lighting, sash, bronzework, windows, woodwork (cornices), plasterwork, marble work (including entrance), ironwork (including marquise, window)
          22 shop drawings: elevations, lift, elevator, penthouse, lighting, door, marquise, stairs
          8 consultant drawings: roof plan, structural plans