look for our book at the Blurb.com Bookstore
3six0’s 100-page portfolio is now available at Blurb.com for preview and purchase. The latest version features our recently completed Shepherd of the Valley Chapel and Au Bon Pain stores.
3six0 Book Available @ Blurb.com
November 10th, 2008 § Nick
Providence Architects
November 9th, 2008 § Chris
The Westminster Street entry to 3SIX0
The third floor foyer to our studio
models are everywhere
everyone is busy, including Echo who is watching for the mailman
This blog is a new door for us swinging wide open. Let’s see what comes in, and what we’ll be sending out. The photomosaic above is part of a terrific animation Josh Lantzy our summer intern compiled, documenting a walk to our studio at 146 Westminster street in Providence. See below for the full animation:
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water conservation awareness @ IMAX
November 7th, 2008 § Eleanor
3six0 + 3D effect
With popcorn and 3D glasses, 3six0 staff went to the IMAX movie: “Grand Canyon Adventure 3D: River at Risk” last night at the Providence IMAX theatre. Narrated by Robert Redford, the movie spoke about the beauty and magnificence of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River.
Some facts from the movie:
Over the course of 8 years, Lake Powell’s water volume has diminished by 50%. With heavy consumption of water usage upstream, the water level has dropped to almost nothing and it is taking a toll on the people who live near the delta.
Sustainable Design Conference in Our Backyard
November 7th, 2008 § Karynn
3six0 is proud to boast two premiere educational institutions as its neighbors; RISD, the Rhode Island School of Design, is a block from our office, and Brown University is right up the hill from downtown. This weekend Brown and RISD have come together to put on A Better World by Design conference. Over the next 3 days, students, educators, and professionals will examine the intersections of design and technology and look at ways in which the two are being married to improve our world and solve economic, environmental, and social problems.
ProJo Finds Treasure in 3six0
November 7th, 2008 § Karynn
3six0 recently unveiled its first church, which was created for the Shepherd of the Valley Church. On Wednesday, William Morgan over at the Providence Journal wrote a review of our work entitled, “A treasure of a new church.”
Morgan writes
Consecrated in October, the chapel is small and unassuming — an inexpensive addition to an ordinary church on a road far from “downtown.” Almost in spite of itself, the 60-seat chapel achieves a quality and dignity that fancier buildings with huge budgets rarely achieve.
. . .
[3six0] imagined the building as an endless spiral. The floor, ceiling, and tapering, slightly pitched walls — built of cedar and Brazilian mahogany — form a continuous container, almost as if the chapel interior were the inside of a wooden bowl made on a lathe. These details are as thoughtful as they are understated: Not obvious, they play on the subconscious and offer a slight tension, perhaps necessary when contemplating the metaphysical.
We are very appreciative to William Morgan and the ProJo for their review of our work.
Kickoff from the Non-Architect
November 3rd, 2008 § Karynn
Without trying to pat the firm on the back, I have to commend my fellow coworkers and bosses for taking this dive with me into the blogosphere. It is never easy to take something as unfamiliar and unregulated as blogging into the structure of a business. During the next few weeks, my fellow writers will likely push and prod the blog until they find their own comfort level with the medium. Having just joined this firm a few weeks back with relatively no architecture background, I’ve been drawn into their world – materials, designs, colors, textures – and am beginning to see, what I hope you will come to see, the world as seen by architects.