Studio Belief: GEORGEBOYLEARCHITECT pllc is a multi-disciplinary architectural and interior design studio in Tribeca, New York. Rather than specializing in any building type or style, GBA has learned to converse with various forces influencing a design to create an autobiographical result rather than pre-determined solutions. Therefore, designs differ in approach, but all share in having a singular response that speaks to the project context. This method has been successfully used for historical adaptive use, residential, commercial, and high-end retail designs.
Principal Profile: George Boyle earned his Masters of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelors Degree from the Catholic University of America. His awards include The Architectural League of New York’s Young Architect Award, The Richard Kelly Grant from the Illuminating Engineers of North America, an Architect Fellow Award from the New York Foundation of the Arts, and the Greenwich Village Historical Society’s Village Award. George is a LEED-accredited professional and registered Architect in New York.
His work has been exhibited at the Urban Center Gallery, Ward-Nasse Gallery, and the National Building Museum. The work has also been published in several magazines, including; Interior Design, This Old House, Surface, and Venue. He has also lectured at the Parsons School of Design and participated in the Visiting Artists Series at Skidmore College.
Previous experiences include designing high-rise commercial projects in New York, Japan, and Israel, private residences in Amagansett, New York, and Beverly Hills, California, as an Associate at Eli Attia Architects. Before Attia, George Boyle was involved in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Olmsted Walk Master Plan, and Gibbon Habitat at the National Zoological Park for the Cooper-Lecky Partnership.
lumenWorks:
All glass is optic. It transmits differently than it absorbs. These glass samples are part of an ongoing research and development project. The glass is a combination of ribbed and textured float glass with dichroic coatings that alter the direction and color of the light. The process creates an architectural glass that is an optic of light, color, and time.
4140:
Mirror Obscura: When light hits a mirrored surface, its reflection is always the reverse angle of the incoming rays. This project follows this phenomenon by creating a moving drawing of the sun. At any given time, our location to the sun can be seen.
Pinhole Diazo Camera: This is the most primitive form of recording light. Prints are developed using diazo [blueprint] paper and FedEx boxes that describe the sun's path.
Fulton/Church Shadow Study: [prepared for Eli Attia Architects] This study was presented to the Landmarks Commission for a new building downtown. A 1:1000 scale model, calibrated sundial, and diazo mylar were exposed to the sun and sky at multiple times not only to show the shape and path but also its nature.
glassGlyphys: Designed for the grounds of a private residence along the Hudson River, this sun clock/calendar charts three solar events: Solar Noon, the Summer Solstice sunset, and the Winter Solstice sunset.