Sustainable design is a priority and is consciously integrated in the design process at every level.  Thread Collective has completed a 4,500sf renovation in Brooklyn—a green conversion of a warehouse to residential and commercial art studios.  Green design was considered throughout, from thermal sealing to non-toxic materials to energy efficiency and solar panels.

Current work further investigates sustainable design principles with the introduction of BIODRIVE, an educational portable greenhouse powered on 100% biodeisel, to be made available to various learning institutions; a seven condo unit building designed to meet LEED certification; the development of sustainable housing units, and a committed relationship with GreenHomeNYC. 

Our firm is fully licensed and insured in the state of New York, and is in the process of attaining LEED accredation.

We approach all our designs from a green perspective; we utilize local, renewable and recyclable (or recycled) materials and design with a passive solar approach to maximize efficiencies while integrating more active systems where appropriate. Principal Tracy Stone has been involved with sustainable design since 1982. She is a member of the US Green Building Council, the AIA Committee on the Environment, and teaches sustainable design at Art Center College in Pasadena and at Woodbury University. She received her LEED Accreditation in February of 2003.

Tranquil Spaces founder Shannon Del Vecchio began her design career as a feng shui expert specializing in creating healthy home and office environments. She began using and specifying non-toxic finish materials, fabrics and paints nearly ten years ago with clients who suffered from environmental illnesses. Today, approximately 80% of her projects involve a strong green directive (both residential and commercial). Shannon has designed a number of “deep green” kitchens and baths, and has assisted dozens of clients in creating more efficient floorplans, so they can enjoy luxurious spaces for living and working without adding square footage. One of Shannon’s residential projects was selected for the Marin Green Home Tour in May of 2007, and she is currently working on a commercial project in the San Francisco Bay Area that is on target to receive a LEED rating of platinum in 2008.

Translation of Space is an architectural collaborative made up of architects, interior designers, landscape designers, developers, and real estate professionals.  Our goal is to promote sustainable, modern design that directly reflects the needs of our clients.

Sixty-three green projects completed (both commercial and residential), and twenty-two designed. All green without compromise. All projects include an ecological site use plan, materials salvage and recycling.  We have also developed the resource-full showcase trailer for Alameda County Waste Management Authority, a traveling display and training tool for green building. Built of and featuring over 60 different green materials, techniques, and furniture.

We have been designing and building green for over 16 years. We are LEED Certified, USGBC Certified Green Building Professionals, and have received several environmental awards for our work, most recently the Mountain View Mayor’s Award for Environmental Contribution to the Community. Vox is a member of the USGBG and Build it Green, and our principals lecture and write for several local newspapers on green technologies and construction techniques.

I am a LEED Accredited Professional hoping to merge the realm of living sustainably and living well.