Category Archives: News + Press

Q&A with Tangram 3DS – Part One (of Two)

In our last post we discussed our partnership with Tangram 3DS and the exciting ways they render our architectural drawings and bring them to virtual life. So for this installment we thought we’d actually sit down with Tangram 3DS owner, Stefan Vittori and Marketing Manager, Marie MacDonald to discuss their business (where they are, where they’ve been, and where they’re going), and how they’re revolutionizing the marketing possibilities of their clients with their robust digital development tools. SOMMA: Please introduce Tangram 3DS. What were the goals behind the company at the outset?…

Real-Life Renderings of Working “Parkside” Architecture in Portsmouth

Creative Collaboration with Tangram 3DS Leads to Supreme “Real-Life” Renderings of Working “Parkside” Architecture in Portsmouth At SOMMA, we’re very transparent about our mission. We’re an architectural design firm constantly pushing the envelope of the limitless possibilities that can be achieved in our industry – from humble homes, to corporate projects (and everything in between). Opportunity is abound. As stated as a working piece of our mission, we believe design is best when collaborative. We’re in the business of creating, and we continually exercise the age-old conversation of problem solving….

Kline’s Site Plan Gets Final Approval

By Dave Choate September 18. 2009 2:00AM Kline’s site plan gets final approval PORTSMOUTH — The plan to replace the old Kline’s Furniture building is a go. The Planning Board granted site review approval to a five-story, 11,995-square-foot, mixed-use building at the site of the now-closed Islington Street store, the final evolution of a plan which originally called for a pair of multi-story buildings but was scaled down for a less intense use of the property. John Chagnon of Ambit Engineering, who presented to the board Thursday night on behalf…

HDC OKs Kline’s Furniture site project

By Dave Choate Posted Feb. 5, 2009 @ 2:00 am PORTSMOUTH — The Historic District Commission gave the nod to a planned project on the current site of Kline’s Furniture, moving it ahead to the site review process. The commission voted unanimously to grant a certificate of appropriateness for the project with stipulations. The estimated $14.6 million project would create a mixed retail and residential building and a residential-only building on the lot, one 3.5 and one 4.5 stories, through the course of three phases that will begin with the…

State Street Inn Clears Hurdle

PORTSMOUTH — The Historic District Commission on Wednesday night approved plans for a five-story “boutique inn” at 68 State St., clearing the way for the developer to seek site plan review with the Planning Board. By Susan Nolan Posted Apr. 12, 2007 Jennifer Ramsey, the architectural designer who presented the plans to the HDC, said she is calling it a “boutique inn” instead of a “hotel” because the latter term implies a large chain, and the developer is hoping the 25-room “inn” will be locally run. “We don’t know yet,…