2 family home on an urban lot with simultaneous communal and private experiences. 2 balconies, 2 bathrooms, outdoor shower, planted walls, large roof garden.
Flood proof and resistant to climate change. Living and utilities raised 12’ to be above flood plane. Hydropanels for clean water. Solar for electric. Gas-free.
In Progress
An ongoing research project to create carbon-negative limestone from waste concrete and other sources.
Objects are grown slowly underwater in an electro-chemical process similar to the origin of life.
The resulting objects are colored by their environment - red irons, cream and white limestones, green coppers, blue algaes.
D A S . L T D Devang Arvind Shah Architecture PLLC
registered architect New York State 038806
DAS is a New York City based studio working on building design, special projects, and public spaces.
Projects include the flood-resistant Neptune House (2024-present), lab-grown limestone (2022-present), Bed-Stuy Aquarium (2024), and sculpture Bed of Roses (2022), a finalist in the Times Square Arts competition.
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