Industrial / Residential / Existing buildings

A body
of work.

The BLAST portfolio brings together projects designed and delivered by Brendan Leadbeater, AIA. Each record notes its status, Brendan's role, and the practice or collaborators involved at the time.

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BLAST / Selected work

One portfolio

Industrial buildings, residential additions, existing conditions, and feasibility studies—one continuous architectural practice, with the project record stated clearly.

Visualization of a proposed brick and black metal industrial infill building

Industrial / Flex / Proposed

13 Arlington

A 4,174-square-foot industrial and office study for a vacant lot only 25 feet wide.

Location
Kearny, New Jersey
Type
Industrial / Flex
Record
Feasibility + concept design / Proposed
Warehouse at 31 Schoolhouse Road during construction

Industrial / Warehouse / Under construction

31 Schoolhouse

A 74,800-square-foot speculative warehouse carried from early planning into architect-of-record and construction work.

Location
Franklin Township, New Jersey
Type
Industrial / Warehouse
Record
Construction + continuing documentation / 2026
Design visualization of a distribution warehouse at 485 Elizabeth Avenue

Industrial / Distribution / Completed

485 Elizabeth

Building redesign, permit documents, coordination, and construction administration for a 76,230-square-foot distribution building.

Location
Franklin Township, New Jersey
Type
Industrial / Distribution
Record
Completed / 2026
Architectural study for a second-story residential addition in Closter

Residential / Addition / Permit design

Closter Residence

A compact one-story house reconsidered through infill, a second floor, and careful studies of massing, daylight, and shadow.

Location
Closter, New Jersey
Type
Residential / Addition
Record
Permit design / 2025
Interior visualization of a residential kitchen addition in Summit

Residential / Renovation / Permit documents

Summit Addition

A 700-square-foot, two-story addition that reorganizes a compact home around kitchen, bath, and primary-suite needs.

Location
Summit, New Jersey
Type
Residential / Renovation
Record
Permit + construction documents / 2023

A continuous practice

2009—
today

The practice name evolved; the authorship and responsibility continued. Architectural judgment accumulates project by project: in field measurements, approval meetings, drawing sets, construction questions, and buildings put to use.

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