Return From Exile

Beginning nearly a year ago, an inventory was made of the various architectural and vintage artifacts that could be saved for re-use. Many of the items were impractical or ultimately undesirable. Some, such as the multiple paned warehouse windows and the impressively worn freezer door shown here have made the final cut. They will provide accent and definition for our spaces and connect them to their early roots.

What is that sound?

It could be music. It will be music.

These photos feature details of the new Citadel Music Center. The odd round window was a flat belt pulley in a former life and the multiple paned warehouse window and the doors on the left were salvaged from the original ice cream factory. Overhead you may notice the pan-poured structural concrete ceiling of the music center.

Keep listening...

Indecent Exposure

Over a period of several months the building is stripped in stages of the more modern sheet metal and stucco facade. The original brownstone is revealed and then stripped as well, exposing the rough brick under layment. A new course of brownstone will restore the building to its original state.

Stairway to Heaven

Here are two shots of the stairway in our largest residential unit. The apartment, once a windowless, cork-lined refrigeration room of the Hill Ice Cream Company now features

2-1/2 baths, exposed brick walls and expansive views of the nearby golf course. A true loft, the second floor remains open to the living space below.

Rock Photo

Inspections finally complete, the drywall crew has descended into the space that will become home to the Citadel Music School. This nine-man "rock band" will complete the initial "hanging" process in about 3 days. Nearly 3000 sq feet will be devoted to music instruction for students of all ages. The school will feature a waiting room, director's office and 10 instruction studio rooms as well as a larger group ensemble and "kindermusic" room. Brass, String, Woodwind, Piano, Percussion and Voice instruction - all under one roof.

Ghost Stories

We pass them everyday without giving them a second thought. Their influence on our consumptive impulses has long since passed. Yet they linger - fading over time until their clouded message loses its connection to our modern world... These few samples are tucked away in alley ways and side streets - no longer frequented by the retail public that were once drawn in.

We're Beaming!

Gloss black paint has been applied to the exposed iron I-beams that support our roof. The exposed ceiling joists have been stained and sealed and we are very pleased with the way the colors compliment each other. The original brick surfaces add additional contrast to the newly finished ceiling components.