Carnegie Center for Creativity - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Weldwerks Brewing Company misc. projects - Greeley, Colorado
Coldstone Creamery tenant finish - Fort Collins, Colorado
Mtn View Management Office & Warehouse - Larimer County, Colorado
KL&A restroom remodel - Loveland, Colorado
Cold Stone Creamery tenant finish - Loveland, Colorado
Pinot’s Palette tenant finish - Westminster, Colorado
Clergy Advantage office remodel - Loveland, Colorado
405 Linden Street [au]Workshop office - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Encore Lounge tenant finish - Loveland, Colorado
Home State Bank remodel - LaFayette, Colorado
RFI Ingredients processing facility renovation - Longmont, Colorado
New Belgium Brewery pilot brewery - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Markley Motors Buick GMC remodel - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Odell Brewery expansion - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Midtown Arts Center - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Aims Community College remodel - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Washburn University projects - Topeka, Kansas*
-WU Student Recreation & Wellness Center
-WU Art Building
-WU Stoffer Science Hall renovation & remodel
University of Kansas projects - Lawrence, Kansas*
-KU Eaton Hall School of Engineering
-KU Memorial Student Union renovations & remodel
-KU Multidisciplinary Research Building
-KU Structural Biology Building
-KU Spahr Engineering Library renovations & remodel
-KU Learned Hall Engineering Building renovations
-KU Adams Alumni Center site study
Food Bank for Larimer County Food Share remodel - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Food Bank for Larimer County Headquarters & Distribution Facility - Loveland, Colorado*
Northern Colorado Regional Forensic Laboratory - Greeley, Colorado*
Metropolitan Waste Water District Operations Center & Fleet Maintenance Facility - San Diego, California*
Mountain Sage Community School remodel, Poudre School District - Fort Collins, Colorado*
Niwot High School athletic addition, St. Vrain Valley School District - Niwot, Colorado*
Erie Elementary School renovations, St. Vrain Valley School District - Erie, Colorado*
Niwot High School additions & renovations, St. Vrain Valley School District - Niwot, Colorado*
Niwot Elementary School addition & renovations, St. Vrain Valley School District - Niwot, Colorado*
Severance Middle School, Weld RE4 School District - Severance, Colorado*
Mountain View Elementary School addition, Adams 12 School District - Broomfield, Colorado*
Adams 12 School District summer renovation projects*:
-Horizon High School - Thornton, Colorado
-Niver Creek Middle School - Denver, Colorado
-Northglenn Middle School - Northglenn, Colorado
-Legacy High School - Broomfield, Colorado
-Mountain View Elementary School - Denver, Colorado
-Skyview Elementary School - Thornton, Colorado
-Northstar Elementary School - Thornton, Colorado
-Centennial Elementary School - Denver, Colorado
-Tarver Elementary School - Thornton, Colorado
-Thornton High School, DECA Coffee Shop remodel - Thornton, Colorado
Loveland High School pool renovations, Thompson School District - Loveland, Colorado*
San Diego School District projects, - San Diego, California*
Lawrence Public School District projects - Lawrence, Kansas*
KidsPak - Loveland, Colorado
Exit Paradis - Stavanger, Norway
Exit Stavanger - Stavanger, Norway
Colby Community College - Colby, Kansas*
Rogers Middle School design charette, Rogers Public Schools - Rogers, Arkansas*
PromiseLand Ranch - Campo, California*
Chilson Recreation Center repairs - Loveland, Colorado*
Bent Tree Church entry remodel - Loveland, Colorado
American Baptist Church feasibility study & remodel - Fort Collins, Colorado
Bent Tree Church administration remodel feasibility study - Loveland, Colorado
Indian Creek Community Church addition & remodel - Olathe, Kansas*
St. Paul's United Methodist Church addition - Lenexa, Kansas*
First Presbyterian Church addition - Topeka, Kansas*
St. Lawrence Catholic Student Center administration office expansion & remodel - Lawrence, Kansas*
St. Lawrence Catholic Student Center parking structure - Lawrence, Kansas*
Denney remodel & addition - Tahoe, Calfornia
247 Linden Street - Fort Collins, Colorado*
629 Howes Street - Fort Collins, Colorado*
1305 Lindenwood Drive elevation studies - Fort Collins, Colorado
Avery Cabin - Red Feather Lakes, Colorado*
Jones/Howat Kitchen remodel studies - Greeley, Colorado
Pancheri/White Cabin addition - Drake, Colorado
Novato House - Novato, California
Rigby Accessory Dwelling & Garage - Loveland, Colorado
Sparling Cabin deck addition - Drake, Colorado
Elderhaus Adult Daycare - Loveland, Colorado
Birch Assisted Living - Greeley, Colorado
Pofahl Basement remodel studies - Greeley, Colorado
Lamar Valley Craftsman, Two Moons exterior color palette - Loveland, Colorado
Seaman Residence remodel - Loveland, Colorado
Beck House - Water Valley/Windsor, Colorado
Brown Master Suite addition and remodel - Loveland, Colorado
McQuade Basement remodel design study - Loveland, Colorado
Hartford Homes/Mosaic East Ridge Community Association design review committee - Fort Collins, Colorado
Hartford Homes/Timbervine Community Association design review committee - Fort Collins, Colorado
Trailhead Community Association design review committee - Fort Collins, Colorado
Wyndham Hill Community Association design review committee - Frederick, Colorado
*denotes work completed with a previous firm or in consultation with another design firm
This project was a simple facade study performed for the client in order to obtain a facade improvement grant from the City of Loveland.
Several options were considered in a more traditional style with modern elements and materials to accentuate the entry. The original building was a single-story tenant space that had acquired an ill-proportioned, over-exaggerated facade that enabled the possibility of scaling down the presence of the elevation to the sidewalk.
LOCATED: Loveland, Colorado
STATUS: Facade study was completed & delivered to the client in 2011
The Beck home was designed to reside in a comfortable golf-resort community in Northern Colorado with a wide and expansive view of the front range and located off of the back 9.
At over 3000 square feet, the two full stories could accommodate an active family of 5 with room to grow and a large, central living room to take advantage of the beautiful outdoor surroundings.
Modern methods and materials included Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) to provide for more efficient installation and improved energy values. This also allowed for a more open volume of space throughout the house utilizing daylighting to the west and north with a large covered outdoor area and high clerestory windows. The finishes also expressed a more modern language with the use of low-maintenance and integrally-colored cement panels in coordination with local stone, plentiful windows and a color palette that distinguishes this family residence from its neighbors and makes for a welcome place to call home.
LOCATED: Windsor, Colorado
STATUS: Design development documents were completed & delivered to the client in 2012. The client ultimately sold the property prior to construction due to dissatisfaction with surrounding development.
Bella Sera is an upscale, multi-family residential complex intended to provide opportunities for work and play with many amenities and classic Mediterranean environs in the heart of Kansas.
Located close to the heart of the Kansas University campus, the gated 5-story building provides 37 luxury units, including penthouse units, all with vast views of the surrounding prairie and downtown Lawrence. Unit-owners are able to enjoy an outdoor pool, hot tub, community grilling patio & kitchen, common indoor living room & kitchen area, media room, fitness center with sauna & steam, library, guest suites, and a conference room.
(work completed with Gould Evans Associates)
LOCATED: Lawrence, Kansas
STATUS: Completed 2007
The facade study was a two-week-long sketch project as a sort of introduction to curtain-wall construction and the study of context and vernacular.
Park Street Church in Boston had previously built a ministry annex on the property just behind the main chapel in the historic Beacon Hill District. The challenge was to design a facade for the existing structure that would represent the functions of the annex in a contemporary manner.
The office building was a simple five-story reinforced concrete pan structural system with dual party walls. A hung concrete panel system seemed to adapt itself to the structure in a way that each floor could be individually represented on the facade. On the ground level, the entrance scooped in to create a recess for visitors and workers to engage with the Commons across the street. The middle three levels were similarly represented with a band of windows and the sky room at the top opened up by means of a large 2-story opening. Facing the south created the opportunity for textural play with light and shadow through undulating seams within the interconnected panels.
LOCATED: Boston, Massachusetts
STATUS: Unbuilt design study
The Brown addition was simply an expansion of the master bedroom to the existing mid-century modern home that could accommodate a larger bathroom and closet as well as a roof-top deck for stargazing.
While speaking the same language and making a place of its own, the addition employed similar, but more modern construction methods and materials. The addition sits discreetly at the back of the home but has visual connections with the surrounding homes, so it was a consideration to address issues of privacy. The low profile of the existing roof was subtly reflected while a gradually eroding wood screen to the south was utilized to provide that privacy to both the homeowners as well as their neighbors. This also screened a small outdoor storage area under the stairs as well as provide filtered light from the south into the large, open shower.
LOCATED: Loveland, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2012
The infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre set the site for the community police center in Chicago.
A small satellite police center with holding cells, administration, classrooms, and a basketball court was an intimate three-week project based on a group visit to the area. Sketches and study models initiated most of the design for this center.
The bloody past and the compact nature of the site created crumpled and distressed forms. With the cells below ground, the office above ground level and the basketball court two stories above, a large multilevel, sunlit lobby was designed to connect the public spaces over the area where the crimes of Al Capone were committed. Where the execution wall once stood, a rusty grated walkway allows the visitors to explore the nature of the site and look down into the small windows of the holding cells and the subterranean donut shop.
LOCATED: Chicago, Illinois
STATUS: Unbuilt design study
Encore Jazz Lounge has evolved over a series of exercises and locations as both an interior tenant finish and a study of facade improvements.
Initially, the location was to be in a dilapidated space that had previously been occupied by a restaurant but had gone into serious disrepair. The facade and exterior of the existing building were of significant importance due to their prominent location with frontage on 4th Street in Downtown Loveland as well as a pedestrian alley to the side with enormous potential to engage passerby.
In addition to plan studies, several facade studies were completed to examine the extent to which it could be improved and perhaps qualify for an improvement grant through the City. The idea of utilizing the alley as an extension of the performance stage with the possibility of opening up the sidewall via an overhead door was also explored.
Ultimately an alternate site was chosen that would require a much-improved floor plan, including a full commercial kitchen, and minimal exterior work. The overall space, which was roughly L-shaped, was to include a more formal lounge area for quiet conversation upfront, a central and prominent bar, and a kitchen area and an entertainment area in the back of the building.
LOCATED: Loveland, Colorado
STATUS: Construction documents were completed & delivered to the client in 2012. The client ultimately abandoned the property prior to construction completion due to conflicts with the property owner.
Exit Paradis was a visioning project to see what was possible in the old abandoned rail yard in Stavanger, Norway. The team envisioned a self-sustainable urban setting that would enhance and strengthen the community of Stavanger.
We feel that what had been proposed is possible and poses many important questions. How can these ideas be taken further in order to create and support a project of this magnitude and potential? Many more meaningful issues and conditions must be taken into consideration. How could this fruitless site begin to speak to the people of Stavanger and welcome others from around the world? How can the architecture express and celebrate the increasing technology familiar to the region?
These are just a few of the issues that have been taken into consideration throughout the design process. The next step in this process is the realization of the importance of this site to the future of Stavanger and what lies ahead. As we have experienced ourselves, the path is unbounded but very much a reality.
LOCATED: Stavanger, Norway
STATUS: Unbuilt master planning program
Exit Stavanger started as a continuation of two other projects, both sited within the city of Stavanger, Norway. Each of the three projects revolved around the idea of site revitalization and the larger effects on the city as a whole.
This particular project began with the effort to compose documentation that expressed the collective thoughts about architecture today. In the end, what resulted was an intense and personal manifesto covering such topics as metaoperative architecture, balance, freedom, and order, the rhizomatic city and architecture for the liberation of the spirit. The project developed from a philosophical discussion into a physical exploration of contemporary urban planning and architecture.
The next process of the project was to individually recreate an urban link within the existing site of the Stavanger railway station. A man-made lake sat to the north of the aging station and just south of the old downtown area. With nothing more than a bus terminal and a rarely used pedestrian promenade, the railway station had created a barrier among the surrounding neighborhoods and downtown. An additional consideration was the station's location among the city's heaviest traveled vehicular pathways, both highways and underground tunnels.
The process that became a leading force for this design was ultimately contextual issues of scale, movement throughout the site and other surrounding elements of the city. Redevelopment of the urban landscape was also introduced into the program so that the site could familiarize itself not only with the occasional passerby but the people of Stavanger as well.
The site was enormous and allowed for numerous activities to engage people of all ages. In addition to the railway and bus terminals, various shops and eateries were incorporated as well as theatres, event areas, offices, single-family residential units, and a cyber-cafe.
Because of the severity of the surrounding architecture and its brutal scale, pedestrian-friendly spaces were created at every opportunity. The lake was also embraced not as a bordering element, but an amenity of outdoor entertainment and activity.
The linearity of the site and its surrounding traffic patterns informed the design and the arrangement of programmatic spaces. It was important that all areas of public interest be easily accessible by foot as well as the visual connection of the station and surrounding city.
LOCATED: Stavanger, Norway
STATUS: Unbuilt master planning program
This is Phase Two of First Presbyterian Church’s master plan in Topeka, with a new entry, library, administrative offices, and youth spaces. The entry and library are positioned adjacent to the existing Disciples Hall to create a grand entry and direct connection between the two spaces. The new administrative area, located adjacent to the entry on the main level, provides for visual security and reception during the week.
Additionally, new junior and senior high classrooms and commons were added to the second level of the church. The addition of 9,500 square feet brought the total square footage of the facility to 28,000 square feet. (work completed with Gould Evans Associates)
LOCATED: Topeka, Kansas
STATUS: Completed 2005
(work completed with Gould Evans Associates)
LOCATED: Lawrence, Kansas
STATUS: Completed 2005
The Foodbank for Larimer County purchased an existing warehouse building to better fit it’s expanding needs. A thorough project program was completed to better understand the relationship between equipment and employee/volunteer safety while also considering efficiency & comfort. As a non-profit, fun spaces were introduced using simple, yet somewhat uncommon materials & methods to reduce the overall budget.
Selective elements were demolished while keeping the vast majority of the existing building envelope & equipment in place. This allowed for a more open interior and room for growth while simultaneously cleaning up the exterior facade. Stacked shipping containers were introduced into the warehouse space to create unique & inviting volunteer spaces. The administrative area incorporated an open stair as it’s main feature, allowing for donor recognition. The exterior received a much-needed facelift utilizing a cost-effective, extremely low-maintenance system of corrugated metal panel, paint, and stucco over the existing split-face CMU. A series of pre-engineered canopies were also included to create a uniting language at the multiple entries, while also offering new outdoor spaces. (completed with [au]Workshop)
LOCATED: Loveland, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2018
The Foodbank for Larimer County currently houses its Fort Collins Food Share program in an existing warehouse. In order to better suit it’s clientele’s expanding needs, and following the remodel of their new headquarters in Loveland, it was decided to remodel and expand the space. Similar to their recently completed Loveland facility, and as a non-profit, fun elements were introduced using simple, yet somewhat uncommon materials & methods to reduce the overall budget.
The restrooms were brought up to ANSI standards, unnecessary walls were demolished, and simply exposed wood framing was utilized to create an implied and welcoming entry space. New doors were installed to allow for easier access, and a guided path was introduced to create an intuitive experience for clients. (completed with [au]Workshop)
LOCATED: Fort Collins, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2019
Indian Creek Community Church was an existing church that included a small multi-purpose space/fellowship hall, classroom and administration offices. Due to a growing congregation, the need had arisen for a much larger and formal sanctuary, hospitality accommodations, a prayer room as well as additional offices and classroom spaces. All of the existing spaces were also remodeled and renovated to correspond with the expansion effort.
In order to appeal to the younger, non-denominational congregation, the church embraced modern materials such as zinc panels with expansive open spaces to convey that they are open and welcome to everyone. (work completed with Gould Evans Associates)
LOCATED: Olathe, Kansas
STATUS: Completed 2004
Masterplanning projects such as "Promiseland Ranch" and "Colby Community College" are often a means to study viability of a project or to help understand relationships between existing elements and how these can be improved or updated. In either case, the projects were not carried through to completion and instead served a more meaningful purpose of informing the client of their underlying issues and concerns. (work completed with RNTA Architects (formerly RNP Architects) and Gould Evans Associates - respectively)
The MOC-9 project was a study in conjunction with the Metropolitan Waste Water District in San Diego, California to design a new 16,200 sf facility to house and provide for the maintenance of the MWWD fleet, including pump trucks and light vehicles.
Spaces include an administration area, 9 maintenance bays, tire shop, truck wash, storage, and other support spaces, and a staff lounge with an adjacent exterior courtyard.
The structure was designed to exceed California’s Title 24 requirement by means of a deep overhang to provide shaded outdoor work areas as well as direct sunlight control. Efficient and timely construction were to be aided by the use of structural tilt-up concrete panels and a lightweight steel frame roof structure. (work completed with RNTA, formerly RNP Architects)
LOCATED: San Diego, California
STATUS: Unbuilt
The Midtown Art Center rehabilitated and repurposed an abandoned 22,000 sf four-plex theater building in order to expand services currently available by the Carousel Dinner Theater.
The main features of the renovated spaces include a 230-seat dinner theater and balcony seating for private parties with dressing and green rooms, a full-service kitchen, a 200-seat banquet hall, an enhanced lobby and entry with a stylish bar, pre-event gathering area, and administration areas. The remaining theater spaces, not yet renovated, are projected to be a 200-seat theater and black box theater available to the community. (graphic modeling support - work completed with RB+B Architects)
LOCATED: Fort Collins, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2010
The Mountain View Elementary School addition is a 15,800 sf, 11-classroom addition. The addition also included support spaces such as restrooms and storage, a small administration addition for the kitchen, as well as an expansion of the existing serving and prep area, including a new cooler and freezer.
Daylighting at the classrooms with sun-shading devices were used on the south side to reduce solar gain and glare while optimizing the use of natural lighting. Extensive code-compliance studies were conducted throughout this project due to the constraints incurred by adding area onto an existing non-complying, non-sprinkled building built in the 1970s. An outdoor classroom and courtyard were created as a required separation between new and old construction. (project architect - work completed with RB+B Architects)
LOCATED: Broomfield, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2010
Mtn View Management was looking for a design-savvy home centrally located in Northern Colorado for their quickly-expanding operations. The client was interested in creating a budget-friendly building that will welcome their employees to innovative & inspiring office & training spaces.
At under 7,300 sf, the facility accommodates a large warehouse for equipment, including workspaces & laundry, a training room for employees, and an open office workspace with associated private offices, a conference room, and a breakroom with adjacent exterior courtyard. Thoughtful space programming as a part of schematic design allowed for seamless transitions, adjacencies, and allocation of areas to provide an efficient and highly functional project for the client.
The structure addresses the local vernacular by utilizing both expressive timber and masonry as well as metal building elements. Daylighting through southern clerestory windows and architectural shading approaches provide functional workspaces while controlling associated heat gain. Buiding location on the site was carefully considered to take advantage of both visibility and entry as well as southern exposure for the abovementioned methods.
LOCATED: Larimer County Colorado
STATUS: To be completed end of 2020
In 2008, local residents approved a bond issue to provide for building repairs, additions, and infrastructure updates at Niwot High School. The original building, having been built in the 1960s and continually added to over the past 50 years, was much in need of renovation throughout.
Work within this school included interior renovations and miscellaneous remodels including an expansion to the current administration and commons area, a general 5-classroom addition, and a separate science curriculum addition consisting of 3 lab classrooms, a science prep room, and other supporting spaces. The locker rooms also required a complete remodel due to abatement and to increase accessibility and available lockers for PE students. The competition-size gymnasium received a new maple floor and electronically controlled bleachers on the main floor and loft above. All restrooms brought up to ANSI standards for accessibility along with all new finishes and plumbing fixtures, new flooring and wall surfaces throughout corridor spaces were abated and replaced, and all hardware and doors were replaced. A general classroom was remodeled to accommodate a computer lab classroom with flexible smart carts, classroom technology, and building security systems were updated, interior environment conditions were improved by the replacement of roof-top units, and the remainder of the building was sprinkled. Exterior sight improvements were made to the entry plaza such as site lighting, pedestrian flow into the building, and an improved seating area for students and visitors with added sun-shade elements on south windows to reduce solar gain and glare.
As part of the landfill mitigation effort utilized on this project, the maple athletic floor that was removed from the gymnasium improvement was salvaged and repurposed as a finish material at another St. Vrain Valley School District project, Red Hawk Elementary in Erie, Colorado. (project architect - work completed with RB+B Architects)
LOCATED: NIwot, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2009
Following a year of renovations, remodels, and additions, the school district decided to pursue a master plan design for an athletic addition at Niwot High School.
Currently, the district-wide competition equipment for gymnastics occupies the small gym throughout the fall, preventing PE classes to overflow from the main gym. The wrestling loft above the main gym is only large enough for team practice.
Additionally, the existing football field is used for track, football, marching band, soccer, lacrosse, and many other school-wide events. However there is currently no formal spectator seating, no exterior lighting, no access control to the field, and the existing turf field is in dire need of repair.
In an effort to address the schools numerous athletic challenges, the proposed addition would include a large competition gymnastics space with spectator seating, a large wrestling room, locker rooms and changing areas with offices for coaches and officials, public restrooms, concessions, and field storage. The field would be improved to include new synthetic turf with stadium seating, lighting, an announcers booth, and a continuously controlled perimeter to allow the school to hold district-wide games. It would also house a few PE spaces such as a large weight room, a large aerobics room, and supporting offices and storage spaces.
The challenges that came with this project included code-required separations from the existing building while keeping the space continuous for safety and security, a large drop in elevation from one end of the site to the other, and the area of the building that currently houses athletics and PE such as the gym and locker rooms are also associated with the main entry into the large auditorium. Due to the programmatic and site-related issues, the addition required dual, multi-level entries and a cohesive delineation between them to guide visitors and students alike. (project architect - work completed with RB+B Architects)
LOCATED: NIwot, Colorado
STATUS: Unbuilt design study
The Novato house was designed to reside in a compact neighborhood community built out between 50-70 years ago in the North Bay area of California.
Although it is around 2500 square feet, the compact footprint & two full stories thoughtfully fit into the flag site while providing the family with a comfortable home. A large, central living room & kitchen open up to the secluded rear yard & pool area to take advantage of the beautiful outdoor surroundings.
Modern methods and materials were utilized to provide a desired aesthetic for the homeowners while also meeting California’s strict energy & construction requirements. This included the use of sustainable building materials, rooftop solar power, greywater collection, and natural daylighting just to name a few.
LOCATED: Novato, Colorado
STATUS: Construction documents were completed & delivered to the client in 2018. The client ultimately sold the property prior to construction due to the inability to acquire a competitive bid - Novato is in the North Bay area near Santa Rosa that was devastated in the 2017 fires, so contractors are overwhelmed as they are currently focused on rebuilding that area.
The 48,000 sf addition to the Odell brewery includes an expansion to the existing production area from a new fermenting tank farm, bottling line, warehouse storage, and a new cooler at the relocated truck docks. The administration area and taproom were also expanded to include community meeting rooms, additional office spaces, and a more spacious serving area.
Sustainable features implemented into the project include permeable parking pavers to prevent site runoff, numerous reused materials from the existing building throughout such as roofing, windows, doors, light fixtures, and casework, solar photovoltaic rooftop array, natural ventilation and daylighting in both public and private areas. In 2010, the Odell Brewing Company expansion was awarded first place in the Commercial Category of the Colorado Sustainable Design Awards. (project architect - work completed with RB+B Architects)
LOCATED: Fort Collins, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2009.
The Palazzo Porto-Breganze sets the site for the Palladian Academy. An unfinished two-bay Palladian facade, the Palazzo sits at the south end of the Piazza del Castello. The surrounding area of Vicenza consists of narrow, winding streets and dense multi-story buildings; a true Renaissance village.
Through a series of programming and additional schematic studies, a 75,000sf. academy for the arts was to be designed just behind the classical palazzo. Some of the programmatic spaces included event areas, administration, classrooms, a library, studios and residences for students, faculty, and visitors.
The academy within this culture-laden area needed to establish its own identity while connecting to the immediate context at the same time. Because of the nature of the irregular site and necessary restrictions, many of the spaces relied on interior spatial connections in order to create a cohesive and meaningful scheme. Light, materiality and the quality of the interior spaces became the overriding design determinants to solidify the project. Within the organization of the program, the spaces were situated much like the surrounding Italian palazzos; public spaces on the ground level, semi-public spaces above, and private spaces on the top-most levels.
LOCATED: Vicenza, Italy
STATUS: Unbuilt design study
Just outside of Fratta Polestine, Italy sits the most complete villa by Palladio, Villa Badoer. A three-week sketch project was created to design a small guest house for the grounds of this renaissance villa.
Exploration of Palladio and the proportional systems that he used in addition to the surrounding context resulted in a thematic personal interpretation. A small two-story residence that afforded a reading room, sitting area, sleeping areas, and bathrooms sat just to the northwest behind the villa, sharing the immensely barren grounds.
The importance of this scheme was balance and this was achieved by added vegetation adjacent to the guest house as well as on the opposite side of the site. The north end of the site represented the private quarters of the villa and was completely surrounded by a masonry wall giving seclusion to the residence and the guest house.
LOCATED: Fratta Polestine, Italy
STATUS: Unbuilt design study
This project was a facade improvement to complement an interior renovation in the salon's southwestern style while accenting the existing wood structural elements.
LOCATED: Lawrence, Kansas
STATUS: Completed 2005
Severance Middle School is a 109,000 sf new middle school designed to serve 600 students. Precast concrete panels were designed to accentuate the gymnasium using a circular form that replicated the crop formations that occur in the surrounding rural farming communities. Extensive daylighting and integral sun-shading devices were utilized throughout with dual-story solatubes in order to allow natural light into classroom spaces. The round, 2-story entry features a large metal wind vane created by a local artist. Local beetle-kill wood paneling and insulated SIPS panels were used throughout public spaces. (project architect - work completed with RB+B Architects)
LOCATED: Severance, Colorado
STATUS: Completed 2009
The Structural Biology Center is a large, multidisciplinary project that was completed through several phased periods. The original core of the building included an 800-Mhz magnetic resonance spectrometer and supporting offices, research spaces, and classrooms. An additional wing was programmed to include further support spaces, laboratories, classrooms, collaboration and meeting rooms, and offices for research staff and student teachers. The building currently houses the Specialized Chemistry Center, the Center of Excellence in Chemical Methodologies and Library Development, High-Throughput Screening Laboratory, the Center for Cancer Experimental Therapeutics, and the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence. The Structural Biology building was the catalyst for what is now the University of Kansas West Research Campus, housing numerous research facilities contributing to a wide range of science-related fields. (work completed with Gould Evans Associates)
LOCATED: Lawrence, Kansas
STATUS: Completed multiple phases
The existing lobby, located on the second floor of Learned Engineering Hall was remodeled to house the Veatch-Robinson administrative offices of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering on the University of Kansas campus.
The space included a large conference room and faculty offices along with department administrative offices. (work completed with Gould Evans Associates)
LOCATED: Lawrence, Kansas
STATUS: Completed 2004