Quartet
An Urban Mixed-Use Building with Four
Unique Residences
East End District, Rochester, New York
Mr. Patrick Dutton, Realtor
Winner of 2009 AIA Rochester Design Excellence
Award
The intent of this project is to
renovate an existing unoccupied, and underappreciated, building in
Rochester's emerging east end district (home to the Rochester
International Jazz Festival). The approach is to increase the lot
density while satisfying the growing need for downtown residential
units by the introduction of four rooftop residences above a new
restaurant with live music.
The residences are oriented in a 45 degree sawtooth pattern to
direct the views towards East Avenue. This arrangement provides
privacy for the exterior terraces, allows the southwestern sun to
infiltrate the spaces, and offers a sunset view and 'piece of East
Avenue' for each tenant.
The design was inspired by two architecturally significant
adjacent buildings: The Little Theater (located directly to the
east) and the Hallman's Chevrolet building (located to the west
across Winthrop Street). The result is a simplified, modern,
three-dimensional interpretation of the art deco cues provided by
the details of these buildings.