BRUSH PLACE The architect’s office is an assemblage of highly refined elements inserted into a former furniture factory. Galvanized steel shutters secure the space from the industrial neighborhood. A sliding steel and glass door, full-height hot water radiators, a cylindrical aluminum conference room and drawing tables fabricated of Baltic birch plywood and galvanized steel combine in a play of materiality and function.
Jim Jennings’s studio transforms mundane materials into an elegant essay on abstraction. His thoughtful, highly crafted expression of materials counters conventional prejudice with a serendipitous melding of art and technology.
Architecture 06/90 We awarded this project for the architect’s artful use of standard materials. Although we saw many projects using a similar aesthetic, we felt this studio’s combination of refinement and directness of construction made it worthy of high honors. I.D. 07/93 Annual Review: Best Environment An architectural gem in its own right. DBZ (Germany) 10/92
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