Alexander Severin

Architectural photographer based in New York City.

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Just launched https://t.co/OEVhHlnLip
Special shout-out to @todd_pederzani for the OG Jens Quistgaard peppermill catalog.

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Fun to be back in a lab after a childhood of being an lab-interloper. Thanks @sgvarchitects!
#Repost @sgvarchitects
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SGVA loves science! Photos of our recently completed university lab by @_as__ap_ #sgvarchitects #architecture

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Tres Puentes East creates a neighborhood beacon with a dramatically lit polycarbonate lined exterior egress stair. The lighting of the stair is controlled by occupancy sensors, resulting in a variety of shapes and configurations of the facade, shown here with all the stair l…

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Looking west from Tres Puentes, we can see one of the Three Bridges the complex derives its name from, with Manhattan beyond.
Designed by @sgvarchitects
Built by @procidacompanies
#architecture #design #southbronx #threebridges #trespuentes #motthaven #seniorcenter #desig…

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Looking up Tres Puentes West. The project’s interior facade shows a wonderful interplay of repeating patterns over a set of irregular shapes. #lookup
Designed by @sgvarchitects
Built by @procidacompanies
#architecture #design #facade #facadedesign #designforseniors #design…

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Tres Puentes West’s interior facade, shimmering in the early afternoon sunlight.
Designed by @sgvarchitects
Built by @procidacompanies
Garden by @jpla.design
#garden #courtyard #landscape #landscapearchitecture #building #seniorresidence #architecture #design #curbed #des…

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Stepping into the courtyards of Tres Puentes West, shifting orange planes overwhelm the senses.
Designed by @sgvarchitects.
Built by @procidacompanies.
Landscape by @jpla.design.
#garden #courtyard #design #architecture #architecturaldesign #landscape #affordablehousing #se…

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Turning the corner on Tres Puentes West - iridescent orange metal bursts forth, as if from underneath the contextual brown brick.
Designed by @sgvarchitects.
Built by @procidacompanies
#architecture #design #color #buildingcolor #building #architectural #affordablehousing …

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The street-facing side of Tres Puentes West uses a band of orange metal as the building’s awning and a hint of what awaits visitors around the corner. 😁 #orangesurprise
Designed by @sgvarchitects.
Built by @procidacompanies
#design #architecture #building #housing #senior…

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Tres Puentes, a recently completed, fully affordable senior residence in the South Bronx neighborhood of Mott Haven. The project adds two wings to an existing affordable senior building, creating a variety of new indoor and outdoor amenity spaces throughout the complex.
Des…

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Original cast iron elements of the Harlem Watchtower were restored, with pieces lost or beyond repair were replicated. New tensioning rods, in stainless steel, will help mitigate some of the structural issues experienced by the tower since the very beginning of its service. …

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The Harlem Watchtower is the last of a network of fire watchtowers built throughout the city in the nineteenth century. Sentries would keep round-the-clock smoke and fire watch, and communicate with fire brigades via a coded system of bell rings. This watchtower survived dec…

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The newly restored Mount Morris Fire Watchtower. After an extensive campaign to save, stabilize and restore the Watchtower, an incredible team of community organizers, civic leaders and technical experts have brought the landmarked structure back to its original condition. C…

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Tower28 #towering in Long Island City.
Designed by Hill West Architects.
#lic #queens #queensborobridge #architecture #design #tallbuilding #residential #tower #highrise #architecturalphotography @hillwestarchitects

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Shepard Fairey’s “Power and Equality” among its glorious context.
@obeygiant @greatbowery @ayonstudio
#bowery #shepardfairey #springstreet #newyork #nyc #skyline #watertower #architecturalphotography

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@obeygiant created a mural of @rosariodawson for the #watertower above @greatbowery headquarters at the landmarked 190 Bowery Street. Angel Ayón of @ayonstudio guided the project through @nylandmarks review – no small feat. And I got to photograph the results! Hooray for gre…

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Late into magic hour, 287 East Houston Street is dressed to impressed.
Designed by Aldo Andreoli of Habitat2Art. @alandreusa
#magichour #architecture #design #curbed #facade #building #les #lowereastside #manhattan #nyc #realestate #condo #architecturalphotography

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The base of 287 East Houston has another material change to stone, retaining the same elegant proportions found throughout its facade.
Designed by Aldo Andreoli of Habitat2Art. @alandreusa
#architecture #design #building #les #lowereastsidenyc #realestate #facade #architec…

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Owing to a change of reflectivity, the material break at the setback of 287 East Houston changes contrast over the course of the day.
Designed by Aldo Andreoli of Habitat2Art. @alandreusa
#architecture #design #detail #facade #glazedbrick #metalfacade #setback #realestate …

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287 East Houston Street’s setback reveals a material change. While the window proportions stay the same, the reading of the surrounding grid offers a surprising contrast.
Designed by Aldo Andreoli of Habitat2Art. @alandreusa
#les #nyc #architecture #design #building #condo…