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A Client’s needs are always unique. eai’s approach to projects is to superimpose rigor, constructability, simplicity, light, space, and order on each Client’s goals. In the end, research, tenacity and process are fundamental to a successful project.
Cultural | Medical | Educational | Civic | Office | Retail
Design Team Collaboration | Existing Building Adaptive Reuse | Barrier Removal | Value Engineering | Appeals | Compliance Alternatives | Owner Representative Services
Third Party Agency | Preliminary Reviews | Government Relations | Interpretations
Reports | Expert Witness | Building Forensics | Investigations | Advisory
Sergei C. Matveiev, AIA
PRINCIPAL
projects
Carnegie Library Electrical Enclosure
Concern over decades-old electrical switchgear was the impetus for this project. The solution involved constructing a parallel electrical service space where new switchgear could be gradually energized without service interruption to the facility. The architectural expression of the enclosure was an understated zinc-clad addition, which took its cues from the original historical edifice, without Read more about Carnegie Library Electrical Enclosure[…]
Residence
You need to break a few eggs to make an omelet. Still in the design phase, this proposed project came with the realization that the existing ranch house that sat on the site had its day, and it was time to move-on. elagin architecture advocates for saving a building when possible, but on occasion, Read more about Residence[…]
Vieux Carre Residence Façade Restoration
The residence located in Vieux Carre, 912 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, LA is proof that diminutive scale can be demanding. This project involved the restoration of the facade’s gable end, and the only data that was available at the start was a circa 1950 photograph hinting at floral patterns.The residence located in Vieux Carre, Read more about Vieux Carre Residence Façade Restoration[…]
Scaife Galleries Hardscaping
The 1970 Scaife Gallery has a grand main pedestrian entry paved with granite and marked by a modern water feature. Most, however, enter the museum from the parking lot side, which lacked identity. elagin architecture worked with a Eichenlaub Landscaping to soften the parking lot edge and create visual markers for visitors. The intervention Read more about Scaife Galleries Hardscaping[…]
International Poetry Room Renovation
A library’s reading room showing an aging design with underperforming systems and lacking infrastructure for new technology was redesigned to include LED lighting, A/V systems, IT systems, ventilation, and new casework for shelving, laptop stations, displays cases, radiator enclosures & matching doors. The challenge was re-establishing the room’s Beaux Arts lines while providing all Read more about International Poetry Room Renovation[…]
Carnegie Library Employee Area
Readily achievable accessibility improvements to public buildings have become more important than ever. This renovation was not just about aesthetics, but also barrier removal. The original spaces in the work area included a women’s toilet room and an employee lounge. Limited by three narrow loadbearing masonry bays in the basement, elagin architecture was able Read more about Carnegie Library Employee Area[…]
Lecture Hall Accessible Route
This 1907 lecture hall space is well known for it’s acoustics, but has also been known for its lack of accessibility. As part of an ongoing effort to remove barriers, the Client engaged elagin architecture to provide an accessible route to and throughout this facility, including restrooms serving the space. The solution was complex Read more about Lecture Hall Accessible Route[…]
Carnegie Institute Facade Restoration
Dedicated in 1895, the Alden & Harlow designed Carnegie Institute has undergone exterior restorations in the past mostly to clean the decades of steel mill blackening from its sandstone. Starting in 2015, a new phase of façade work commenced to ensure the Institute would continue to age gracefully. elagin architecture developed a scope of Read more about Carnegie Institute Facade Restoration[…]