TMS Project, Regeneration Park, Wins AIA NH Award

January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The exterior of Regeneration Park with a glimpse of the rain garden on the side.

Shannon Alther,  TMS Architects Principal and AIANH ‘s President-Elect, was on hand January 11th at the Bedford Village Inn to accept an AIA Award of Excellence for his work on Regeneration Park in Portsmouth, NH.  A former abandoned auto dealership, the building was re-used and re-purposed into a a state-of-the art, near net-zero office, retail…Read More

Green Products to Watch for in 2013

December 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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A new year is upon us, and with it will come new trends and interests. But, one part of 2012 that we don’t expect to lose is the public’s growing interest in all things green.  This past year the construction and architectural industry has witnessed exciting new developments in environmentally friendly products and techniques. At…Read More

Abandoned Walmart becomes Award-Winning Library

July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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It’s been happening in small towns across the U.S. over the last few years. Businesses big and small have been shutting their doors for good, leaving a smattering of outter shells that were once flourishing and succeeding. So when a Walmart store in the southern tip of Texas decided to relocate to a larger facility,…Read More

London’s Olympic Park Goes Green

July 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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  When the 2012 Summer Olympics commence next week, we’ll all be viewing a masterpiece of sustainability. How so?  Well, in a nutshell, London’s entire 500-acre Olympic Park was designed with sustainability in mind.   Rubble and stones from all demolished buildings were crushed and used to construct most the park’s bridges The River Lea…Read More

Sign Up for10 Minutes with an Architect!

June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Greenovations, a fellow member of The Green Alliance and valuable Seacoast resource, is hosting an event called “10 Minute Architect” on Wednesday, July 11th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm in their York, Maine facility located at 470 US Route 1.   Greenovations is a resource for green building materials and  specializes in FSC-certified and recycled…Read More

Seriously Repurposed Materials!

May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Standard Napa Valley oak barrels can easily be cut to transform into a variety of container types. Image courtesy repurposedmaterialsinc.com

Every once in a while, something comes to our attention that really resonates. TMS Architects just received a newsletter from a firm called “repurposedMATERIALS “, located in Denver, Co. that prompted further investigation. According to their website, “repurposed MATERIALS is a unique business in the sustainability industry. While many green businesses focus on the recycling…Read More

Bottomline Technologies Opens New Office Space

April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A view of the new cafe with its generous wall of windows designed to let in naturall light

  TMS Architects recently completed a project for Bottomline Technologies in their headquarters located at Pease Tradeport, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  Bottomline is a world leader in automating and managing processes involving payments, invoicing, global cash management, supply chain financing and transactional documents.  To meet the growing demand for their services and products, Bottomline chose to…Read More

Renew, Restore and Repurpose

February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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One of  TMS’s more interesting projects in 2011 was the revitalization of an old automobile dealership into a state-of-the-art, near net-zero energy office, retail and restaurant building now known as Regeneration Park.  We  recently showed you photographs of the steak house, Demeters, and will now move you upstairs to the office spaces.  Many of the…Read More

A NEW PORTSMOUTH RESTAURANT!

February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Demeters-enomatic-wine-machine

As we have written about before, TMS Architects has been involved in the evolution of Regeneration Park since the beginning of its transformation from a Toyota dealership into a sustainable, multi-use green office, restaurant and retail building.  The restaurant, Demeters Steakhouse,  recently opened and below are some glimpses of the sophisticated interiors. Some of the…Read More