Spicing Things Up RATA J-KRUEGER
With a pinch of contemporary spice, a dash of upscale flavor and the ever-important personal touch, Ginger Bay Salon and Spa, Town & Country receives a high-end transformation.
Desert Oasis L AKE|FL ATO
In the heart of the Sonoran Desert the design for a five-building expansion to the Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus reflects both the spirit of the desert and the college community.
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Nearly 50 years since the original design of Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., the hospital receives an elegant two-phased addition that feels like a high-end hotel.
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In Atlanta’s uptown commercial and financial district of Buckhead, the Charles Schwab building stands out in a good way.
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Polytechnic Campus for Arizona State University. Located in the Sonoran Desert, the architects had to design a perforated metal scrim to protect from thermal and solar loads. The buildings are arranged around three courtyards linked by a series of open-air atriums, portals and arcades.
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20 Marianna Thomas Architects
St. Paul’s Church had been serving the needs of its congregation since 1929. But with almost 3,000 parishioners by the year 2000, it was time for an updated master plan.
26 NK Architects
The Center for Integrative Proteomics Research at Rutgers is a four-story, 75,000 square-foot facility that houses highly technical imaging instruments for studying proteins. The project required the expertise of niche firm NK Architects.
30 Page Ayres Cowley Architects
The Pelham Golf Course and Clubhouse has a history dating back to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal era. Located in the Bronx and built in the Art Deco style, Page Ayres Cowley Architects had to take special care when performing the renovation.
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The Bosarge Family Education Center at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is the first nonresidential net-zero and LEED Platinum structure in the state. Architects Scott Simons and Bill Maclay worked in joint venture alongside various oversight committees to bring the project to life.
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Sandywoods Farm is an artistic and agricultural community designed to combine affordable rental and market-rate housing with a working farm. Union Studio has been with the development from the master planning phase.
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Fifty years after building Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., VOA Associates returned to design an addition — a new emergency department and women’s health clinic. This two-phase project began in 2008 and is expected to complete in late 2013.
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Walt Disney’s impact on Orange County in the 70’s was huge — by employing 5,500 people, he unintentionally fuelled a housing boom and many schools were built during this era. Forty years later, they are in need of a face lift.
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The Stablewood Springs resort is a village of 100 units along the Guadalupe River. It is a celebration of the Texas lifestyle with large living spaces, scenic views and amenities that encourage outdoor living.
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The Charles Schwab building in Atlanta had one main requirement — stand out. The client wanted to stand out from the other financial buildings in the business district.
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For the 700-unit Prentiss Creek community outside Chicago, Kurtz Associates strived to provide the owners with a sense of control throughout the project. Kurtz designed new common areas like a multipurpose room, fitness center, cyber cafe and pool deck.
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Ball State University alum, Lawrence Timperman, wrote his architectural thesis on redeveloping the riverfront in New Albany, Ind. Thirty-five years later, he is bringing his thesis to life.
58 Rataj Krueger
Ginger Bay Salon was designed in what Rataj Krueger describes as “couth industrial gallery” style. It’s contemporary and sustainable to attract a new clientele base in a new location. They used ceiling elements to define spaces throughout.
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After sitting dormant for over a decade, the Oliveto Winery had become a community eyesore. E & J Gallow Winery hired Alan B. Cohen to convert it into an office building. Like many schools built during mid-century housing booms, Ellerhorst Elementary was in dire need of modernization that would allow students a 21st century education.
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Only one World War II-era Quonset hut remains in Santa Monica — at Luxe @ Broadway, a 97-unit, mixed-use building designed by Killefer Flammang Architects.
110 TAB Associates
Located in mountainous Colorado, TAB Associates keeps scenic view on their list of top priorities when planning a site. They also keep the surroundings in mind to create a traditional mountain home that promotes outdoor lifestyles.
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While CBSA has designed many schools, Snow Creek Elementary was the first one that needed to achieve LEED certification. Placards around the school educate students about the sustainable elements used. Riviera Preparatory School’s new site is situated on a 10-acre plot in Miami — a big step up from the tiny plot in Coral Gables that the students had been occupying since 1950. It allowed Civica to take advantage of the road front and design to the traditional Florida vernacular architecture.
Almost 50 years ago, Lowell Springer attended Montana State University on an athletic scholarship. Today, he is still heavily involved at his alma mater. Recently, he designed a series of additions to create the school’s 18,000-seat stadium. “Buildings, first and foremost, are about the ecological and environmental context in which they reside. Buildings inherently have to respond to those factors that make a specific place unique.” This is how the architects at Lake Flato approached the ASU Polytechnic project.
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THE ARCHITECTURE OF FASHION By Siska Lyssens First published in DASH Magazine Issue 02, Autumn/Winter 2012
BOTH FASHION AND ARCHITECTURE REVOLVE AROUND IDEAS OF SPACE, VOLUME AND MOVEMENT, A MEANS OF PROVIDING SHELTER OR WRAPPING FOR THE HUMAN BODY. BOTH ARE FORMS OF EXPRESSION, GIVING SHAPE TO A PERSONAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY.
The tag ‘architectural’ is an oft-used and clichéd term in fashion criticism. It denotes a structured look that primarily makes use of geometric and clean lines, and conspicuously lacks frills and frivolity. The usual suspects placed in this category are designers like Hussein Chalayan, Rei Kawakubo and Martin Margiela — in other words, intellectualistic and esoteric visionaries. Perhaps it’s easier for journalists to pigeonhole those designers in this little box; it’s an abstract term that no one really dares to contradict, after all, maybe, if you don’t understand it, maybe, you’re just not in on it. Looking at Rococo architecture quickly exposes the problematic nature of the general interpretation of this denomination. So how should critical observers of fashion take the term architectural in relation to garments? Both fashion and architecture are artistic expressions of an aesthetic sensibility. Like all of the arts, none really stands alone, in isolation, it is the interaction between them that raises the whole to a higher level. The architecture of a cathedral is enhanced by the impressive paintings and sculptures in its interior. These tangible elements become even grander with the overwhelming sound of a pipe organ being played to full effect. Compare this with any fashion venue, show or commercial space, and it becomes quite clear how the architectural can complete the total fashion picture. Fashion is about creating a constructed image, so what better way to make the clothes stand out but to showcase them in a purposefully built environment? Looking at the brick-and-mortar properties of fashion surroundings might seem like an all too literal approach to investigate the topic of architecture and fashion, but these are the elements that have become invisible and therefore a definite sign of good design. Both fashion and architecture revolve around ideas of space, volume and movement, a means of providing shelter or wrapping for the human body. Both are forms of expression, giving shape to a personal and cultural identity. Similar techniques and textures are being used to design clothing and buildings. A fashion designer’s collection can literally reference materials and latticework that mirror architectural base structures, while architects might borrow from the tailor’s techniques, incorporating pleated, draped and cut-out elements in their creations. Especially when keeping in mind how the way in which fashion is presented determines its appeal, it’s only logical that boutiques and department stores are carefully created spaces meant to enhance the product that determines the company’s bottom line. The structure, working in synergy with visual merchandising that manipulates the relation between the clothing and the space, is designed to establish a stimulating retail environment. Often, the goal behind it is to craft a conceptual entity that makes sense to the consumer. Take, for example, the Prada flagship store in New York, designed by cerebral architect Rem Koolhaas. Housed in what was formerly the SoHo branch of the Guggenheim Museum, the space was conceived as a reinvention of retail space. It’s largely empty, save for an army of mannequins standing on the impressive staircase. Most of the merchandise is relegated to the basement, clearly knocking pure consumerism off its hardly-ever-questioned pedestal. The interior boasts a rotating stage and other technological gadgets that can transform the store into an events and performance space. These extras don’t enhance the shopping experience at all, but actually interfere with it. For all its innovation, it renders the store virtually static and lacking in human flexibility, ultimately giving it the feel of a museum rather than a boutique. The message of this retail space is instead focused on communicating the Prada brand’s market identity, widening it to import more than just fashion. As the store attracts more curious visitors than it does paying customers, it functions much like a symbolic landmark0 on the fashion landscape. It embodies and emphasizes the intellectualized image of the fashion brand they represent, leaving a figurative mark on the retina of an entire generation of fashion enthusiasts and beyond. The material construction they are becomes a cultural construction forever linked to a particular aesthetic.
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The most extreme effort as yet made to conceptualise the relation between architecture and fashion, unsurprisingly, also involves Prada. Titled Prada Marfa, the installation artwork by Elmgreen and Dragset located in the middle of the desert in Valentine, Texas, merges fashion, architecture and art aptly. The permanently installed sculpture was designed to mimic a Prada store. The building, made of materials including Adobe bricks, aluminium and glass, has in its display windows actual pieces of Prada’s Autumn/Winter 2005 collection hand-picked by Miuccia Prada — but, unfortunately for a stray shopper, a non-functional door. The artwork can be viewed as a negative commentary on fashion. It was intended to sit in its desolate surroundings untouched, slowly disintegrating through nature’s wear and tear, into the landscape. It wasn’t granted this symbolic rendering of fashion’s fleeting nature, as it was vandalized and robbed just days after its completion. The sculpture’s quick repair and restock, however, is testament to fashion’s material resilience and thought-provoking potential as well. Though the installation may have been vacant on the inside, the Marfa vandals still found the object meaningful enough to spray it with the words ‘Dumb’ and ‘Dum Dum’. As a work of art, built like an architectural structure and epitomizing fashion’s retail culture, it created enough of a stir to attract adversaries. In this particular case, the multidisciplinary effort of a sculpture that combines architecture, installation art, paining and fashion created a complex artistic representation of constructed ideas and entities. Prada Marfa has functioned as an addition to Prada’s fashion DNA, and so do all material constructions that enhance the fashion experience. In a world where the concrete items of clothing seem more and more removed from the imagery that makes up the brand concept, the physical set-up of the retail environment plays a vital part in how its chosen audience perceives the brand. As a result, a well-thought out combination of fashion and architecture is so much more than just putting the two together, but instead gives rise to a true architecture of fashion.
ABOVE: The installation artwork titled "Prada Marfa," by Berlin artists Elmgreen and Dragset is located in the middle of the desert in Valentine, Texas. The author states, "In a world where the concrete items of clothing seem more and more removed from the imagery that makes up the brand concept, the physical set-up of the retail environment plays a vital part in how its chosen audience perceives the brand. As a result, a wellthought out combination of fashion and architecture is so much more than just putting the two together, but instead gives rise to a true architecture of fashion."
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The New Word of Mouth each firm’s portfolio of work. The website allows potential clients to search by style, location or practice area and then quickly scroll through firms by viewing images of their past projects. The website is all about connecting potential clients with the right firm for them. “We seek to inform the public about the many possibilities when looking into any building project, large or small,” the website says. “We seek to connect people so that the client’s dream and architect’s vision combine to create inspired design. Finally, through our own growth, we seek to assist those who recognize the social power of design.”
ARCHITECTURE FIRMS GET WORK IN MANY WAYS NOW. WITH ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY ON TOP OF NEW STRATEGIES FOR CONNECTING WITH CLIENTS AND SECURING NEW PROJECTS.
The whole idea of word of mouth is changing. Most architecture firms rely on word of mouth testimonials and recommendations to secure new business in this competitive field. But now, the new word of mouth dialogue is happening online. Instead of consulting friends and neighbors, many potential clients take to the web to do their own research and find the right match for them. When it comes to establishing your online identity it is a must to have a website that is attractive, easy to find and, most importantly, easy to use. There are a lot of programs and plugins out there to make your website stand out with animations, slideshows, music, etc. But when it comes to designing your site, you want to err on the side of simplicity. Potential customers may be distracted by cutesy, misleading links or confusing navigation. If they cannot find the information that they are looking for quickly and easily than they will leave your site and move on to the next firm. “As effective as “word-of-mouth” networking can be, the Internet is extraordinarily useful for discovering other local architects and researching the work of those you already know about,” reads the website StructureHub.com. StructureHub is a national directory of local designers that includes
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The American Institute of Architects is also a place where some of the more informed clients will go to find the right firm for their job. It is important to maintain a membership with your local chapter of the AIA. The more of a presence your firm has with the local AIA chapter, the more clients will become familiar with your firm and interested in hiring you for projects. Many of the local chapter websites for the AIA have a searchable database — this is something to take advantage of. Keep your membership information up to date, so that when clients enter a search, they will be referred to your practice. Just like it is essential to stay current with new design techniques, sustainable strategies and area zoning regulations, the successful firm will stay up to date on technology as well. Show your clients that you are a progressive firm by keeping up with your website and using the internet to better serve your customers.
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Depending on search criteria, the website lists in alphabetical order all firms that serve a specific area. The user or potential client can quickly scroll through the firms and look at pictures of projects, get quick facts on the size of the firm and see what other services the firm offers, like interior design, engineering, urban planning, landscape architecture and consulting.
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OPPOSITE , CLOCKWISE: Le Meridien Hotel in Philadelphia, Pa.; a rendering of the rooftop deck at the Parc Rittenhouse condominiums in Philadelphia; a detail from the Perelman Jewish Day School – Stern Branch, in Wynnewood, Pa. BELOW: Stuart Rosenberg, founder and principal of Stuart G. Rosenberg Architects, PC in Philadelphia.
Architecture of Historic Proportions by Drew Grossman
Adaptive reuse expert Stuart Rosenberg has been a “code nerd” for 30 years.
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lot is expected from architects. To many, the architect is responsible for creating the vision of the project. The architect has an eye for the aesthetically pleasing, but many are mistakenly labeled as having an artist’s aloofness when it comes to the other tangible aspects of the business. Those who have done the job know that architects do it all. From design, to navigating the building codes, to negotiating with contractors, the architect has to make the project work. That is the job of Stuart Rosenberg, founder and principal of Stuart G. Rosenberg Architects, PC in Philadelphia, Pa. Although Rosenberg’s background is as an artist and a design-focused architect, he has become an expert in understanding building codes, seeking out and taking advantage of tax credits and designing programs for the adaptive reuse of historic buildings. “Because I started my own practice at a very young age, I became a real expert in technical code issues,” Rosenberg said. “I had to teach myself, because I started early and I didn’t really go through formal training in
building codes, but I became a code nerd in the highest sense of the term. I didn’t want that to get out into the public because I wanted to be thought of as a designer, not a technocrat or a nerd.” Rosenberg has more than 30 years of experience in architecture and founded Stuart G. Rosenberg Architects in 1986. Since its founding, Rosenberg has played an active role in all aspects of the firm including design, operations, marketing and project management. However, as principal-in-charge, Rosenberg’s main role is to establish the creative direction for the team and maintain a focus on the client’s goals and objectives. Rosenberg received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Pennsylvania State University and his Master of Architecture from the Yale School of Architecture. “I taught art history at Yale University, as a teaching assistant, and I learned traditional architecture and historical architecture in a really intense way,” Rosenberg said. “But I was raised as a modernist, when I was younger. So I had this sort of love for both genres, or like architecture as a totality.” As an architect, Rosenberg touches on his background in architectural history, painting and drawing to create unique structures that are completely suited to his client’s needs. His interest and knowledge of architectural history have attracted clients looking for the adaptive reuse of historic buildings. One such project is the restoration of the historic Center City YMCA for the Le Meridien in Philadelphia, a 200-room, five-star hotel. SgRA was responsible for exterior restoration, renovation of the major interior spaces, zoning and code analysis and the firm served as liaison between the many parties involved in the project. ALT is featuring the Le Meridien project in the upcoming January/February 2013 issue. “I started getting a reputation with my clients as someone who could interpret the building code of old and new buildings and in ingenious ways solve really complicated problems,” Rosenberg said. “In ways that worked. Those are the skill sets that I brought to the table and it was just a matter of time before I had a project like this where I could exercise my strengths.” Rosenberg compares his work to solving three-dimensional puzzles. He is an architect and his job is to make the project work. ALT November/December 2012 9
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Fiscal Cliff May Cost Industry $2 Billion THE BUDGET CONTROL ACT is
a federal statute that brought an end to the 2011 U.S. debt-ceiling crisis, which had threatened to lead the country into sovereign default. The fiscal cliff is a term that encompasses the series of measures outlined in the Budget Control Act that will automatically take effect at the end of 2012 if the government fails to reach an appropriate budget reducing compromise. The Budget Control Act requires some $1.2 trillion in spending cuts absent an agreement by Congress and the White House to reduce the federal deficit by other means. According to a recent study by the AIA, the looming fiscal cliff impasse could cost the design and construction industry more than $2 billion in lost work. AIA analysis identified 48 separate budget accounts targeted for spending cuts that directly fund the design, construction and rehabilitation of buildings and other infrastructure. As of August 2012, numerous agencies across all three branches of government accounted for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of federal construction put in place of $25.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Budget Auth FY2013 ($ millions)
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HOUSING STARTS HIT 4-YEAR HIGH IN SEPTEMBER HOUSING STARTS WERE UP 15 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER from August numbers,
showing increases in every region of the United States except the Northeast, the Commerce Department reported. Housing permits, which are less erratic than housing starts, rose 11.6 percent and showed solid gains in all four regions of the U.S. Although these strong numbers may not be replicated in the following months, they are a good indicator that the housing recovery is underway, said David Cowe, chief economist at the National Association of Home Builders in an October piece in USA TODAY. The economic crash brought down home prices, but resulted in slow years for people working in home construction. The industry suffered a loss of more than 1.4 million jobs since the housing bubble burst in 2007. Population growth and low interest rates are helping to grow the housing market and in recent quarters, housing has shown rising prices and yearover-year increases in existing and new home sales. In 2011, home builders began construction on 434,000 single-family homes, making it the worst year on record for home construction. This year, the NAHB forecasts that single family homes will be up 21 percent from last year and will increase 26 percent and 30 percent over the next two years. Multifamily homes saw a 56 percent surge in construction due to pent-up demand, but the NAHB projects that construction will be up 26 percent this year and then will slow to 6 percent. The Federal Reserve’s efforts to lower interest rates have pushed down the average 30-year mortgage rate to 3.39 percent for the week ending October 11. At the same time last year, the average 30-year-fixed rate was 4.12 percent. The lower interest rates help bolster a recovering housing market. Household formation is at about half of its historic level after falling to about a quarter of that in 2008, said Zillow economist Stan Humphries in USA TODAY. New homes have to be built to meet rising demand.
AIA Accepts Grant for Promoting Exports THE AIA ACCEPTED AN AWARD FROM THE U.S. COMMERCE DEPARTMENT to promote the
export of American architectural services to developing areas in India and Sri Lanka. It was the first time the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration’s Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) awarded funds to the AIA. The money is intended to help jump-start nearly $50 million in exports of architectural services and other related products over the next three years. The AIA has committed to making a significant investment to match the award and pledges to sustain the project after the initial MDCP period ends. Money from the MDCP will allow the AIA to help U.S. architects secure projects abroad, with a focus on large buildings infrastructure and campus-type developments in India and Sri Lanka. India alone projects to invest $1.2 trillion in infrastructure projects during the next five years. In mid-October, leaders from the AIA and the Commerce Department returned from the first architectural services trade mission to India to kick off the program. The AIA is also supporting American architects by preparing them for trade mission, supplying market and cultural information to help firms develop long-term business development strategies.
Industry Events ARC-US 2012 Nov 1-4 San Diego, CA Free to the trade arc-us.com Arc-US is North America’s leading architecture forum. It brings America’s top architects together in one place for four days. It provides effective platforms for suitable supplier companies to get to know the senior decision-makers of the big architectural firms with major construction projects throughout North America and Canada. ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY: DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN, LIVE Nov 12-15 San Francisco, CA Prices vary architectureforhumanity.org This two-day event brings together designers, architects, academics, philanthropists and real estate, business and finance professionals to address the challenges and lessons learned in humanitarian design. A Design Open Mic allows emerging and established designers and architects to present their humanitarian projects and design ideas. GREENBUILD 2012 Nov 14-16 San Francisco, CA greenbuildexpo.org Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. For three days, thousands of building professional from all over the world will come together at Greenbuild. There will be educational sessions, renowned speakers, green building tours, special seminars and networking events. ART BASEL Dec 6-9 Miami Beach, FL $29-90 artbasel.com Miami will host the 11th edition of Art Basel, the most prestigious art show in the Americas. More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part. There will be more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st century showcased.
DWELL HOME TOURS Nov 2-4 Silicon Valley, CA $25-$100 dwellhometours.com THE CITY THAT NEVER WAS Nov 9 New York, NY $15-30 archleague.org MEIER & FRANK AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF AMERICAN RETAILING Nov 10 Portland, OR $10-18 visitahc.org TOPOLOGICAL MODELING + 3D PRINTING Nov 10-11 Brooklyn, NY $550 Modelab.nu ABX 2012/ARCHITECTUREBOSTON EXPO Nov 14-16 Boston, MA Starting at $15 abexpo.com KEVIN ROCHE: ARCHITECTURE AS ENVIRONMENT ends Dec 2 Washington, DC $8 nbm.org AIA+2030 PROFESSIONAL SERIES Dec 14 Boston, MA $110 per session, $1650 for entire course architects.org/programs-and-events MODERNISM WEEK Feb 14-24 Palm Springs, CA modernismweek.com
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real style Groove by Treefrog treefrogveneer.com
At Treefrog Veneer there is no limit to their laminates. The company offers a selection of more than 50 real wood veneer laminates that represent the most beautiful wood species in the world. Treefrog veneers are ideal for both commercial and residential interiors. Treefrog Veneer features composite wood technology, an innovative process that creates the look, feel and warmth of almost any wood species. The newest products from Treefrog include Walnut, Wenge, Zebrawood, Grey Oak Lati, Black Oak and Ash Lati. All of the new products are prefinished with a groove topcoat.
office comfort ReGeneration by Knoll knoll.com
The beauty of ReGeneration by Knoll is in its simplicity. The work chair allows you to sit how you want. Its design responds to your movements throughout the day, creating a comfortable chair that also has strong support. The high-performance elastomer Flex Back Net gives essential lumbar support and is adjustable for comfort and fit. The chair is designed for 270 degrees of sitting with three sides of seat edge flex. Weight is also compensated by Dynamic Suspension control with a smooth, synchronized recline and four independent flexors that respond to multidirectional movement.
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foldable luxury Cricket by Folditure folditure.com
Folditure is redrawing the blueprint for foldable furniture. Using modern materials, new geometries and unique inventions, Folditure progresses past the idea of single-axis foldable furniture. The Cricket table is designed for two people to sit comfortably opposite each other, but multiple tables can be clipped together to form a larger table. Setting up the Cricket is completely effortless, the table opens by simply lowering it onto the floor. While holding the hook, push down slightly and the table will expand to the fully opened position, push down the hook and the table locks into place.
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Style Moderne by Samuel Heath samuel-heath.com
English-based bathroom fittings manufacturer Samuel Heath is launching its Style Moderne collection of Art Deco-inspired bathroom fixtures. The line is inspired by the glamour and elegance of the 1920s and 1930s. The collection is manufactured in solid brass and offered with a choice of three finishes. “We are extremely excited about launching the Style Moderne collection of bathroom products as it has been designed to capture the eye with refined style,” said Adam Daniels, head of design at Samuel Heath. “Through meticulous research, and an unswerving design vision, we have reimagined one of the most dynamic and influential artistic periods in history.”
bathe in style Jason Wu for Brizo brizo.com
Fashion designer Jason Wu has teamed up with Brizo to launch an exclusive bath collection that combines the aesthetic sense of a renowned fashion designer with the innovation of Brizo. Wu has received praise from the press and consumers for his beautiful collections and for dressing VIPs like Michelle Obama and Natalie Portman, but now he is taking his talent to the new Brizo bath collection. The pieces are available in three finishes: Brilliance Brushed Nickel, Chrome and Matte Black. The collection features bath accessories ranging from the Glass Wallmount Shelf to the stylish Single Handle Lavatory.
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KOHLER introduces a new line of colored sinks featuring designer Jonathan Adler. The lead judge on Bravo’s Top Design, is a well-known designer and potter in his own right and he is using his expertise to bring a burst of color to the KOHLER kitchen line. The new special edition sink colors are fresh, original and bold; it includes colors like Piccadilly Yellow, Greenwich Green, Palermo Blue and Annapolis Navy. KOHLER Colors Featuring Jonathan Adler are available in three different kitchen sink styles, all complemented by a special edition white Purist faucet, available on request.
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hot and steamy Steam Oven with MasterChef Technology by Miele mieleusa.com
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Miele was the first appliance manufacturer to design a built-in oven for residential use. This product offered customers a smarter way to prepare, cook and reheat food. Now the company has released the Miele Steam Oven paired with the Miele MasterChef Oven, creating a new paradigm for the “double oven.� The Miele Steam oven uses fresh steam to cook. This process displaces the oxygen responsible for chemical reactions which dissipate nutrients in food. Steam is generated in water outside the oven, providing for gentle cooking that does not dehydrate the outer layers of food.
hands-free Proximity Sensing Technology by Delta deltacommercialfaucets.com
Poximity Sensing Technology is the newest hands-free technology from the Delta Faucet Company. The unique sensing technology forms a four inch field around the body of the faucet and once the user’s hand enters the field, the faucet is turned on. When the user removes their hands from the water stream, the faucet turns off within two seconds. Installation is very user-friendly, as the product is designed to selfcalibrate once it has been installed. The surface mount control box makes it easy to access the controls for installation and routine facility maintenance.
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“There was a lot of focus on what we could do sustainably that would fit within the context of affordable housing.� Douglas Kallfelz, Union Studio Architecture & Community Design Photo by Rupert Whiteley
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The Historic Church
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Marianna Thomas Architects designed a new master plan for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by Marc Lamkin except where noted
Outside of being a house of prayer, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church offers education, daycare and various outreach programs and social functions. To better understand the needs of all of the church members, MTA conducted interviews, questionnaires and focus-group workshops. The process allowed the firm to lead a diverse congregation toward a consensus-based, phased master plan.
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ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Structural Engineer: DCF Engineering, Inc. Cost Consultant: Becker & Frondorf Civil Engineer, Landscape Architect: Stimmel Associates, P.A. Contractor: Frank L. Blum Construction Co. Acoustical Consultant: Kirkegaard & Associates MEP Engineer: Padia Consulting
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t. Paul’s Episcopal Church has quite the history in Winston-Salem, N.C. The church is the landmark institution of the turn-of-the-century West End historic district, the city’s first suburb. The neighborhood began as a regional spa resort and developed into an exclusive community of wealthy tobacco and textile families. Today, Winston-Salem’s West End is a dining and shopping center, but the district still maintains its vintage charm. In 1929, St. Paul’s moved from downtown to its third location, a Cram and Ferguson designed English-Gothic style church. Ralph Adams Cram of Boston was the leading church architect in the country at the time. Over the years two more buildings joined the church and a pre-existing nineteenth century carriage house on St. Paul’s campus, including a 1957 classroom building addition and the acquisition of a Georgian revival apartment house. In the early 2000s it had become clear to the church that their current setup was not really working for them. St. Paul’s congregation had grown to approximately 2,700 people and their campus was lacking the necessary space to accommodate all of them. It was also clear that the buildings had very poor adjacencies. To remedy the problem, the church hired Marianna Thomas Architects to design a new master plan that would expand and alter the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church campus. St. Paul’s is more than just a place for prayer. The church offers education, daycare and various outreach programs and social functions. To better understand the needs of all of the church members, MTA conducted interviews, questionnaires and focus-group workshops. The process allowed the firm to lead a diverse congregation toward a consensus-based, phased master plan and a successful implementation. 22 Architecture Leaders Today
“We conducted a lot of background studies first,” said Marianna Thomas, a principal at Marianna Thomas Architects. “We worked through workshops, two day workshops, which was the best way to get everybody’s attention at once and to get them to listen to each other about the needs of different programs.” The new master plan addressed the church’s needs for improved circulation, a larger assembly and dining hall, a flexible chapel, expanded music facilities and a space for consolidated administrative offices. Previously, the street front entrance to the church was located too far from the parking lot/drop off area, causing many people to walk through the church’s kitchen or create other impromptu circulation paths disrupting the use of major spaces. A complete internal reorganization and new circulation restores adjacencies within and between church programs. MTA designed a loggia that connects the church and the new chapel. “In the master plan we drew a loggia to create a connection at the upper level, the sanctuary level, with a new chapel and a new assembly space,” Thomas said. “The project was going to basically double the facilities and that loggia became so much the symbol of the project that there was no way we could change it.” The third floor location of the new chapel and the Colhoun Room, the assembly/dining hall, enhances the flow between these spaces and the sanctuary. The library, also located on the third floor, doubles as a lobby and overflow seating for activities in the Colhoun Room adjacent to it. The church’s new entrance also helped to reorganize the space. The entrance bridges architectural differences between the 1928 Cram-designed church and the 1957 classroom addition. The entrance provides vertical circulation to all three levels as well as orienting visitors in the church.
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ABOVE: The new master plan addressed the church’s need for improved circulation, a larger assembly and dining hall, a flexible chapel, expanded music facilities and a space for consolidated administrative offices. RIGHT, TOP: Previously. the street-front entrance to the church was located too far from the parking lot, causing many people to walk through the church’s kitchen or create other impromptu circulation paths disrupting the use of major spaces. Photo by Marianna Thomas RIGHT, BOTTOM: The church’s new entrance also helped to reorganize the space. The entrance bridges architectural differences between the 1928 Cram-designed church and the 1957 classroom addition. The entrance provides vertical circulation to all three levels as well as orienting visitors to the church. Photo by Marianna Thomas
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THIS PAGE: The chapel is a flexible, 150-seat space intended for more intimate services. The lower windows were intentionally sized for historic stained glass from the congregation’s first church. The chapel also has three large windows that may someday be fit with stained glass as well. OPPOSITE: The Colhoun Room is a multi-use facility that serves as an auditorium, banquet and conference hall. The room has seating for 400 people and was one of the major considerations for the new master plan.
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“We were trying to give people views to the courtyard as a way to orient themselves,” Thomas said. “By seeing the exterior wall of the existing church and seeing the new construction of the 50s building and even newer interventions that we were adding.” The courtyard vistas through the stairwell in the main entrance and from the third floor “cloister” hallway keep the church in view and orient visitors to the larger complex. MTA made alterations to St. Paul’s to consolidate the music program, enlarge the youth area and add a full commercial kitchen, while still maintaining the necessary preschool classrooms and expanding the meeting places for the Christian education program. There is also a new administrative suite that is centrally located on the second floor, directly below the Colhoun Room. The Colhoun Room is a multi use facility that serves as an auditorium, banquet and conference hall. “Creating the assembly space became the elephant in the room in terms of size,” Thomas said. “Once that was determined, it had to be taken out of the existing facilities because they needed seating for 400 to dine. While we evaluated the best floor level for the assembly space, we always looked at the same downhill location for the addition because we were trying to keep the footprint small and minimize massing.” Circulation flows from the assembly hall to the new chapel, a flexible 150seat space intended for more intimate services. The lower windows were all
intentionally sized for historic stained glass from the congregation’s first church. “The windows of the chapel were all designed to have stained glass windows,” Thomas said. “When we finished with the project it was all clear glass, but I understand that they have come around to putting the historic windows into the openings that were designed for them. There are also three huge windows for which maybe someday somebody will donate stained glass.” With the design of the new church it was important to maintain the historic look and feel of St. Paul’s. St. Paul’s massing and facades had to receive approval for compatibility with the turn-of-the-century aesthetic of the surrounding architecture in the West End Historic District. Simplified buttresses, roof slopes and fenestration of the chapel facade pay homage to the church’s design. A hipped roof and ground level arcade reduce the massing of the three story downhill facades, while the fenestration rhythms mediate between the institutional scale of the church and the proportions of surrounding residences. “From the neighborhood we tried to break down the massing by using residential-scaled windows, hip roof, a colonnade at the parking/drivethrough, everything that we could think of to make it as residentially scaled as possible,” Thomas said. The project won 2005 Preservation Award and Thomas has received very positive feedback from the church. Although the project was a little far from their home in Pennsylvania, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church was the perfect kind of historic renovation for Marianna Thomas Architects. ALT November/December 2012 25
Research Meets Design New Jersey-based NK Architects recently completed the design of the Center for Integrative Proteomics Research at Rutgers University.
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INTEGRATIVE CENTER FOR PROTEOMICS AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY Roofing: Elkin/Sobolta & Associates Architects Vibration: Acentech Incorporated CM @ Risk : Turner Construction Company Audio/Visual: Harvey Marshall Berling Assoc. Civil Engineer: Langan Engineering & Environmental Services MEP/FP Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers Structural Engineer: Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.
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The four-story, 75,000 square-foot facility houses research accommodations and sophisticated imaging instruments for exploration in the field of proteomics — the study of proteins, their structures, functions and interactions. Proteomics increases the ability of scientists and healthcare providers to zero in on each patient’s unique biological profile.
his year marks the 40th year in business for the New Jersey based firm NK Architects. In that time, the architects at NK built a reputation for themselves by designing functional and attractive institutional buildings. The firm specializes in education and science buildings, a specialty which they were able to apply on their recent design of the Center for Integrative Proteomics Research at Rutgers University. The four-story, 75,000 square-foot facility houses research accommodations and sophisticated imaging instruments for exploration in the field of proteomics, which is the study of proteins, their structures, functions and interactions. Proteomics increases the ability of scientists and healthcare providers to zero in on each patient’s unique biological profile, which could eventually lead to advancements in medicine. The lowest floor of the building is occupied by an imaging suite filled with equipment and data servers. Instruments on this level include X-ray imaging, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron microscopes. “It’s arranged in such a way that the temperature and vibration-sensitive instruments are best protected by being placed on the ground floor in order to shelter them with the earth as much as possible and remove vibration,” said Daniel J. Topping, principal at NK Architects. The facility is built on a hill and really has two ground floors, so NK designed the building so that it would have an obvious and intentional entrance on the higher campus side of the building, while also addressing the building identity on the lower ground floor. The nuclear magnetic resonance suite, a 3,900 square foot space located on the lowest floor, is a relatively large space when compared to traditional NMR suites. NK designed the suite so that it can accommodate up to seven magnets within the space. The magnets vary in size and imaging power, but all are quite heavy instruments that can reach weights of eight tons each. Some of mounting configurations cause the NMR units to be quite tall, requiring platforms to be built around them in November/December 2012 27
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order to access key components of the instruments. “Electromagnetic fields, measured in gauss lines need to be protected from each other and from interference from ferrous metals,” Topping said. “The five gauss radials of each NMR were carefully plotted to ensure that there was no interference between each unit and to enable circulation routes to be located to avoid passing through these fields.” Strict ranges of air temperature must be maintained in the NMR in order to assure accuracy of data collection. To best shelter the NMR suite from solar gain, the exterior walls and roof were intensively insulated. A green planted roof was placed over the NMR in order to maximize solar sheltering. The lowest level is also home to a shared research lounge and an informal meeting area for researchers and visiting researchers. The building is designed to be a shared resource, so there are researchers assigned to the facility, but there are also research groups from around New Jersey who can get assigned time to work in the facility. “We arranged the collaborative space so that it could also serve as work space for visiting researchers that may come spend a couple of days gathering data from the NMR units,” Topping said. The protein data bank is located on the first floor of the facility. The bank is a research group that creates computer models of 3D structures and macromolecules. Researchers at the data bank construct 3D models of proteins and DNA streams and organize them into a data bank, from which pharmaceutical companies and other researchers can gain access to the models for their own use. “In order to both spur on the research related to proteomics research, all interrelated disciplines have been placed in the building,” Topping said. Wet bench laboratories have been placed in close proximity to research groups that focus on mathematic analysis of data. “NMR units capture images of microscopic structures which are then translated into 3D computer models,” Topping said. “We’ve also fit out, down in the imaging suite an electron microscope, X-ray crystallography and mass spectrometry. All 28 Architecture Leaders Today
components of the building, from top to bottom, support the mission of proteomics research.” The floor plan shows some separate offices for the researchers, but largely the space is arranged as large open work-stations for quite modeling work and collaboration among the annotators. There is a large exchange of computer data: each desk has two or three monitors, connected to computers sending data back and forth to the main servers. “The work in these open suites, which although they contain quite a number of work stations when you’re in the space, it’s actually extremely quiet,” Topping said. “You hear the clicking of keyboards and quiet collaboration from one station to the next. All can see what the others are doing and they can go ask questions etcetera.”
There is a flex seminar room that can be broken into two spaces if needed, in order to accommodate both large seminars and multiple smaller meetings. The seminar room is a shared resource, but it is largely used by the protein data bank, as they often run seminars and bring in a lot of outside researchers. For NK Architects, the goal was to make a multidisciplinary kind of environment, where the purpose built spaces like the protein banks or lab spaces, can interact with flexible spaces like the seminar room. The architects arranged the building so that the maximum number of interactions can occur between disciplines, which promote an academically stimulating environment of collaboration between biological, mathematical, physical biology and chemistry research. ALT
ABOVE: The goal was to create a multidisciplinary kind of environment, where the purpose-built spaces like the protein banks or lab spaces, can interact with flexible spaces like the seminar room. The architects arranged the building so that the maximum number of interactions can occur between disciplines. RIGHT, TOP: The floor plan shows some separate offices for the researchers, but mostly the space is arranged as large, open work-stations for quiet modeling work and collaboration among the annotators. RIGHT, CENTER: There is a large exchange of computer data: each desk has two or three monitors, connected to computers sending data back and forth to the main servers. The work space is designed so that researchers can see what others are doing and easily seek help from one another. RIGHT, BELOW: There is a flex seminar room that can be broken down into two spaces if needed, in order to accommodate both large seminars and multiple smaller meetings. The seminar room is a shared resource, but is largely used by the protein data bank, as they often run seminars and bring in a lot of outside researchers.
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THE elegance of HISTORY Page Ayres Cowley Architects recently completed a rehabilitation and restoration of the Neoclassical Revival style Pelham Clubhouse in Bronx, N.Y. by Drew Grossman
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n 1935, deep in the throes of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established a Federally-funded emergency employment and relief agency called the Works Project Administration or the WPA. The WPA was the largest and most ambitious of Roosevelt’s New Deal agencies, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects. Because of New York City’s strong political and social ties to Federal administrators, the city had one of the most powerful branches of the WPA, with a budget of approximately $20 billion a month. WPA-funded projects accounted for 60 percent of new construction in New York City at the time. One such project was the Pelham/ Split Rock Golf Course and Clubhouse in Bronx, N.Y. Built in 1936, the clubhouse was designed by one of the premier architects of the era, Aymar Embury II. However a majority of the clubhouse’s existing facilities were in need of attention at various levels of intervention--replacement, alteration, replication, renovation and adaptation. Page Ayres Cowley Architects, LLC (PACA) renovated the art deco of the interior of the clubhouse, to expose and celebrate the original design while simultaneously updating the building to meet new aesthetic ideals as well as the current building codes. “Virtually every architect and designer in our office has an architecture degree and then a second specialization, whether it’s art history, historic preservation, building conservation, planning, interior design; they come as a pair,” said Page Cowley, a principal at Page Ayres Cowley Architects. “We don’t specialize by building type; we specialize in old or existing and over the last few years have seen a shift in our work to include new buildings in historic districts.” The defining features of the Pelham Clubhouse are the rotunda, main club room, snack bar, grill room and the outdoor terraces and portico. One of the main challenges for PACA was creating a new dining hall, without altering the building’s original architecture. “It was very difficult, how to add the large dining pavilion without detracting from the original design concept,” Cowley said. “The building is already on an elevated platform with a beautifully symmetrical terrace and an extraordinary landscape of mature trees that we could neither alter nor cut down.” PACA teamed up with De Boer, an international leader in temporary structures, to design an all white, three-peaked tent to accommodate the LEFT: The central loggia facing the practice putting green at the rear terrace. PACA renovated the Neoclassical Revival style clubhouse, to expose and celebrate the original design while updating the building to meet new aesthetic ideals.
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OPPOSITE, TOP: View of the rear facade with the cleaned Virginia marble columns, restored wrought iron roof railings and cast metal acroterion. The new event tent, although seasonal, was intended to recall the “Gatsbyera” garden party tents.
BOTTOM: The furniture in the club room is modern in order to appeal to the young golfers that use the space. The firm purposely did not try to replicate the old furniture that was there because they wanted all ages to be able to relate to the space.
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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Circles and waves are nautical references used in the original design. The entrance faces a restored cobble stone driveway and court that is laid out in concentric circles. The vehicular gates and upper story windows feature the same wave motifs.
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The grill room was restored using the NYC Parks Department archival collection of photographs with some artistic freedom to replace missing elements that could not be replicated and create a casual dining area for golfers and their guests.
PACA worked with American Golf Corporation and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to renovate a total of four clubhouses including Pelham. The architects also worked on Clearview in Bayside, N.Y.; Dyker Beach in Brooklyn and La Tourette in Staten Island.
PELHAM/ SPLIT BAY GOLF COURSE AND CLUBHOUSE General Contractor/Builder: ICS Builders, Inc. Code Consultant: Noel Building Consulting Landscape Architect: Quennell Rothschild & Partners Geotechnical / Civil Engineering: Langan Engineering Structural Engineering: Eipel Barbieri & Marschhausen MEP Engineering: Arthur Metzler & Assciates Event Tent Manufacturer: De Boer Structures BV Interior Design: Thiel & Thiel
new dining hall. Although the tent is classified as temporary, it is up for nine months out of the year. The tented dining hall is enclosed on two sides by sturdy fiberglass panels, the other sides are fully glazed to take advantage of the view. The tent pavilion is connected to an exterior heating and cooling system by all-weather cords to allow for comfortable dining in almost every season. “We were trying to imitate what you might have had at an English garden party or a Great Gatsby era garden party, under this amazing tent,” Cowley said. The tent sits adjacent to the clubhouse, functioning as a part of the building. There is a large catering kitchen that PACA designed to accommodate large events including golf award ceremonies, weddings and banquets. The clubhouse’s main entrance is located on the east elevation and opens up into a grand rotunda space. PACA renovated the rotunda’s original basalt wainscoting and concentric circles of the white and black marble floor. The wainscoting and brick and slate floors carry over into the main club room right off of the rotunda space. The club room is an elegant space, with a fireplace on each side of the room and thirty-foot high ceilings that are reminiscent of a time before dropped ceilings were necessary. Through five pairs of beautifully replicated, 12-foot-tall French doors, the club room opens out to a square marble colonnade onto a wider terrace that steps down onto a putting green. The furniture in the club room is modern in order to appeal to the young golfers that use the space. According to Carlos Carrera, the project manager, the firm purposely did not try to replicate the old furniture that was there. This is a sports facility, not a museum, he said. We need to update the space so that visitors of any age can enjoy and relate to it. Along the top of the club room is a series of circular pivot windows. Pelham is close to City Island and the yachting community, so water is a major theme in the clubhouse. The circular windows have a wave design across them, creating a nautical motif, that is a nod to the area boating community. There are two large murals painted by the artist Allen Saalburg that were in the original clubhouse. The murals were salvaged and sent off to West Lake Conservators, who stored them until American Golf Corporation, the licensee of Pelham, increased their budget to include the artwork restoration. “They remind you of a cross between Picasso and Salvador Dali, in terms of its extraordinary treatment of arbitrary figures,” Cowley said. “One has a bullhead and a matador and a beach, the other a horse head-- they’re very strange motifs, but they suit the era and fit the space well.” The murals are likely to go back up by the end of 2012. Page Ayres Cowley worked with American Golf Corporation and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to renovate a total of four clubhouses including Pelham. The architects at PACA are also responsible for restoring the beauty of Clearview in Bayside, New York; Dyker Beach in Brooklyn and the landmarked golf facility at LaTourette in Staten Island.ALT November/December 2012 33
Scott Simons Architects designed the environmentally friendly Bosarge Family Education Center at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
Grace in the Gardens by Drew Grossman
OPPOSITE: Scott Simons Architects LLC designed the Bosarge Family Education Center at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Before this project, there were no non-residential net-zero energy buildings in the entire state of Maine. The LEED Platinum certified education center is the first in the state.
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net-zero energy building is one that annually produces the equivalent of the energy it consumes and in some cases, net-zero buildings produce more energy than the amount they consume. Net-zero buildings are the ultimate testament to society’s ability to live within its means, but they are rare. Before the architects at Scott Simons Architects LLC designed the Bosarge Family Education Center at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, there were no non-residential net-zero energy buildings in the entire state of Maine. The LEED Platinum certified education center is the first. Scott Simons Architects designed the project in a joint venture with Bill Maclay and Maclay Architects out of Waitsfield, Vt. “Bill Maclay’s office has a track record of net-zero buildings,” said Austin Smith, a principal at Scott Simons Architects. “So we benefited from that joint venture.” The team worked with a long list of consultants and committees to design an education center that would fit the needs of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The garden’s trustees determined that to fulfill their educational mission, they required more space for programs and administration. Education is a significant part of the mission of the gardens and teaching environmental sustainability is a big component of that. The 8,000 plus square foot building features two wings that are con-
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nected by an open glass lobby and display area. The east wing of the center is the Education and Cultural Hall and provides a flexible space that can either function as one great room or can be divided with partitions into three distinct classrooms. The space accommodates more than 175 people and is used for everything from workshops to meetings, artists-in-residence and cultural events. “Basically, the first need was for flexible space,” Smith said. “The botanical gardens in general have been an incredible success. I think they have said that it is the second most visited site in the state of Maine, tourist wise, and because of that they’ve expanded their program to year-round operation.” In the Education and Cultural Hall, the gardens hold a variety of different programs, including cooking classes, yoga in the gardens, musical performances and a lecture series that is centered around landscaping and planting. This multipurpose space is designed to accommodate all of that. “It’s one large space that can be subdivided into three classrooms,” Smith said. “They’re operable partitions and each bay has its independent systems, independent skylights and light switching and so forth. It’s a very flexible space.” The two-story west wing of the Education Center houses offices for the garden’s educational, administrative, development and financial staff, as well as some much needed meeting spaces. 36 Architecture Leaders Today
The primary reasoning behind the sustainable design of the building is to teach. “They wanted to show the average visitor, a homeowner, what they could do to make their homes more green,” Smith said. “We wanted to use technology that was simple enough and adaptable for every home in Maine. We didn’t want anything so sophisticated that the technology wouldn’t be within reach of a homeowner, everything there they could do to their house as well.” The architects at Scott Simons purposefully designed the building’s sustainable features to be very visible to visitors at the education center. The center’s 45 kW photovoltaic array provides 100 percent of the energy needed to power the building, but most of the panels are actually located off-site. There is an old tennis court on the property where about 60 percent of the panels are located, but the architects wanted to have the remaining panels on the building so that they can be seen by people as they come and go through the center. Some of the building’s other sustainable elements include rainwater collection, low-flow plumbing fixtures, energy recovery ventilators and solarheated water. The building was constructed with pre-manufactured wall panels engineered with green wall systems by Bensonwood of Walpole, N.H. There are meters that measure and verify energy usage by indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, mechanical systems and plumbing systems that can be viewed on
OPPOSITE PAGE: The 8,000-plus square-foot building features two wings that are connected by an open glass lobby and display area. The east wing of the center is the Education and Cultural Hall and provides a flexible space that can either function as one great room or can be divided with partitions into three distinct classrooms. THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The team worked with a long list of consultants and committees to design an education center that would fit the needs of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The garden’s trustees determined that to fulfill their educational mission, they required more space for programs and administration. Education is a significant part of the mission of the gardens and teaching environmental sustainability is a big component of that. The multipurpose spaces are meant to accommodate various classes. The ceiling is pine with a whitewash that lightens the wood to enhance day lighting, but also is transparent enough to allow the grain of
the wood and the knots to show through. The primary reasoning behind the sustainable design of the building was to teach. The staff at the education center wanted to show the average visitor, a homeowner, what they could do to make their homes more green. The firm used technology that was simple enough and adaptable for every home in Maine. The firm kept the material very natural. They used a lot of wood on the education center and gave it a natural clear finish. The floors are polished concrete, with visible aggregate and it is all locally sourced. In the Education and Cultural Hall, the gardens hold a variety of different programs, including cooking classes, yoga in the gardens, musical performances and a lecture series. The architects at Scott Simons purposefully designed the building’s sustainable features to be very visible to visitors at the education center. The center’s 45 kW photovoltaic array provides 100 percent of the energy needed to power the building, but most of the panels are actually located off-site.
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COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDEN EDUCATIONAL CENTER Civil Engineer: Knickerbocker Group Lighting: Swaney Lighting Concrete: Newman Concrete Mechanical/Electrical: Allied Engiinering Doors and Hardware: HCI Construction Manager: H.P. Cummings Pine Siding and Trim: Hancock Lumber LEED Consultant: Fore Solutions Lighting Designer: J & M Lighting Design, Inc. Mechanical Subcontractor: Johnson & Jordan Specifications: Lowell Specifications Polished Concrete Floors: Vermont Eco-floors Electrical Subcontractor: Favreau Electric Acoustical Consultant: ACENTECH Roofing/PVs: THE IRC Company Panel Fabricator: Bensonwood Flooring: Paul White Tile
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the energy dashboard located in the lobby. The architects intentionally opened up the building with large windows and plenty of doors out into the garden. “We worked with the existing topography, which was a big factor and we did want the exterior to open into the gardens,” Smith said. “We were very sensitive to the fact that we were in these beautiful gardens and we wanted it to be as open as possible.” The firm kept the material very natural. They used a lot of wood on the education center and gave it a natural clear finish. The ceiling is pine with a whitewash that lightens the wood to enhance day lighting, but also is transparent enough to allow the grain of the wood and the knots to show through. Likewise the floors are polished concrete, with visible aggregate and it is all locally sourced. Since its opening in the summer of 2011, the Bosarge Family Education Center has become an active part of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden. Thanks to the architects at Scott Simons Architects, the center’s sustainable lessons are not only found in the displays and lectures given there, but also in the very walls of the structure itself. ALT
PREVIOUS SPREAD: Since its opening in the summer of 2011, the Bosarge Family Education Center has become an active part of the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden. Thanks to the architects at Scott Simons Architects, the center’s sustainable lessons are not only found in the displays and lectures given there, but also in the very walls of the structure itself.
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An Artist’s Community
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Union Studio designed and master-planned Sandywoods Farm, an arts and agriculture community in Tiverton, R.I. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by Rupert Whiteley
SANDYWOODS FARM Builder: Behan Brothers Siding: Tecton MEP Engineer: Engineering Design Concepts Civil Engineer: Civil Engineering Concepts
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PREVIOUS: Sandywoods Farm is an arts and agriculture community designed to combine affordable rental and market-rate housing with a working farm. The plan for the community includes a mixture of cottages, single-family homes, retail space, studios and galleries and performance spaces for the artists. The project also preserves 147 acres of land for a working farm.
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ABOVE: The cottages, which are affordable rental cottages, are designed to reflect a fresh farm aesthetic based on the image of many of the farm and agricultural buildings and homes that are common throughout rural Rhode Island. Tiverton especially has a long agricultural history and the architects at Union Studio said they wanted to reference that history.
BELOW: Sandywoods Farm preserves 147 acres of land for a working farm, open space and the community gardens. The cottages are arranged around the most fertile of the existing farmland and the architects also designed a house for a tenant farmer. Union Studio planned the community to function with a certain amount of community involvement.
ete Seeger is an icon of American folk music. Songs like “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and “Turn, Turn, Turn!”, became popular hits, while still maintaining Seeger’s steadfast dedication to civil rights issues and environmental causes. Seeger is now 93-years-old and still plays, but during his life Seeger had four children, one of whom, Mika, is responsible for Sandywoods Farm, a new artist and agriculture community in Tiverton, R.I. Mika and her husband Joe owned a farm with a lot of land in Tiverton. They decided that they wanted to divest themselves of some of the land, but did not want it to become just another conventional subdivision. The couple approached a community development corporation called Church Community Housing in Newport, R.I., who bought the land off them and hired Union Studio Architecture & Community Design to plan and design the community. “She is a well-known ceramic artist who always envisioned living in a place that was surrounded by a community of artists,” said Douglas Kallfelz, a principal at Union Studio Architecture & Community Design. Sandywoods Farm is an arts and agricultural community designed to combine affordable rental and market-rate housing with a working farm. The plan for the community includes a mixture of cottages, single-family homes, retail space, studios and galleries and performance spaces for the artists. The project also preserves 147 acres of land for a working farm, open space and the community gardens. Union Studio is one of the rare architecture firms that specializes in both master planning and architecture and Kallfelz said that it is for this reason that he believes Church Community Housing chose Union to design Sandywoods. “We do planning at the community design and neighborhood scale at a pretty fine level as well as the architecture that supports that,” Kallfelz said. “I think we’ve built a reputation and pride ourselves on knowing all of the pieces that need to go together to make real communities and neighborhoods work, so that means having a familiarity with the landscape, the architecture, the planning, the parking, the nuts and bolts, as well as all of the aesthetics that allow all of that to come together and get the texture of the place right.” Although Sandywoods serves as an artists community, Union did not want to create a place that was detached from the greater community of Tiverton. The firm envisioned an artist community that linked to the broader community through the common ground of galleries and performance spaces. The common spaces provides a seamless transi-
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tion between the artists cottages and the rest of town. “It allows the artists to have their repose in their cottages and engage the community as they need to through their galleries and performance spaces,” Kallfelz said. The cottages, which are affordable renter cottages, are designed to reflect a fresh farm aesthetic based on the image of many of the farm and agricultural buildings and homes that are common throughout rural Rhode Island. Tiverton especially has a long agricultural history and the architects at Union Studio said they wanted to reference that history. The homes are built of recycled fiberglass clapboard siding and hardie board and batten, the trim is also recycled fiber glass. The homes are insulated with blown-in cellulose insulation and have electric air-to-air heat pumps, which is pretty unusual for affordable housing. There is also an on-site wind generator, which combined with the community’s other sustainable measures provides roughly 80 percent of the energy that the cottages use throughout the year. “There was a lot of focus on what we could do sustainably that would fit within the context of affordable housing,” Kallfelz said. The cottages are arranged around the most fertile of the existing farmland and the architects also designed a house for a tenant farmer. One of the main features of the community is the Sandywoods Center for the Arts. The architects designed the Center to look like a traditional grange hall, which is common in a lot of rural communities. The space is programmed by the co-op that oversees and runs all of the public functions for the community. The space is used as a gallery for artists within the community as well as visiting artists, there are live shows for both music and theater, and the space is also used as a community space that anybody can rent. “It has a wide range of potential uses and it’s really designed to be as flexible as possible to accommodate as much of those as it can,” Kallfelz said. “It’s a revenue generator for the community because they can rent the space to outside users.” Union Studio planned the community to function in a certain way, but Kallfelz said that the residents have exceeded his expectations. “As we were imagining what this place could become, we knew it would rely greatly on the community of people that ended up there to give it life,” he said. “From my perspective it has exceeded our hopes. The community has really taken to heart the opportunity to make something unique and they’ve run with it. That’s been really encouraging to see.” ALT
TOP: Although Sandywoods serves as an artist’s community, Union did not want to create a place that would be detached from the greater community of Tiverton. The firm envisioned an artist’s community that linked to the broader community through the common ground of galleries and performance spaces.
ABOVE: Mixed-use buildings are constructed of recycled fiberglass clapboard siding and hardie board and batten, the trim is also recycled fiberglass. The homes are insulated with blown-in cellulose insulation and have electric air-to-air heat pumps, which is unusual for affordable housing.
BELOW: The development has an on-site wind generator, which combined with the community’s other sustainable measures provides roughly 80 percent of the energy that the cottages use throughout the year. Kallfelz said there was a lot of focus on what they could do sustainably that would fit within the context of affordable housing.
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Hospitality-Inspired Healthcare
VOA Associates Inc. recently designed the new emergency department and women’s health center at Community Hospital in Munster, Ind. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by Charlie Mayer
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Community Hospital emergency department Community Foundation of NW Indiana — Munster MEP Engineering: North Star Engineering Civil Services: Schneider Corporation Structural Services: McCluskey Engineering Low Voltage: Tri-Electronics Piping & Med Gases: Arctic Engineering HVAC/Temp Ctrl/Louvers: Mechanical Concepts Flooring: Master Tile Plumbing: Gatlin Plumbing Electrical: Emcor/Hyre General Contractor: Berglund Construction
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previous spread, left: The project was divided into two phases. The first was the twostory emergency department facility,which was completed in May of 2008. The facility was designed to accommodate a vertical expansion of four floors. The second phase of the project, a women’s wellness center, is expected to be completed in late 2013.
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previous spread, right: The hospital has been named one of the top 50 hospitals in the country and is highly respected in the medical community across the country. Now with the new additions provided by VOA Associates, the hospital can continue to provide high-quality care to the people of Munster.
above, clockwise from top left: In the 1970s, a firm that VOA Associates aquired designed the Community Hospital in Munster, Ind. Nearly half a century later, the hospital still stands, but VOA Associates, with most of the original design personnel still on board, has returned to the site, not to renovate the hospital, but to add to it.
The two-story addition was designed to provide expanded state-of-the-art emergency department facilities. The 63,000 squarefoot space includes two trauma rooms, four treatment rooms, two new x-ray rooms, a CT scan suite and a large glass enclosed nurse station. The second floor of the expansion provides an additional 14 beds and a 23-hour holding area with a nurse’s station.
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There is a lot of glass on the exterior of the building. The firm designed a window wall and a curved canopy that allows maximum light into the facility. The glass areas serve the visitor lounges on each floor of the facility, so visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the town of Munster, Ind. while they wait for appointments or to visit friends and family in the emergency department.
The design team implemented sheet vinyl flooring, laser-cut vinyl, ceramic tile and plush carpeting in the interiors of the emergency department. The main waiting spaces are also characterized by an abundance of glass and natural light, which opens up the spaces and creates a more relaxing atmosphere for patients and visitors.
n the 1970s, a firm that was later acquired by VOA Associates Inc. designed the Community Hospital in Munster, Ind. Nearly half a century later, the hospital still stands, but VOA Associates, Inc. with most of the original design personnel still on board, has returned to the site, not to renovate the hospital, but to add to it. VOA Associates’ Highland, Ind. office recently designed the hospital’s new Emergency Department and Women’s Health Center. “We have a strong commitment to understanding our client’s goals and it’s resulted in an outstanding level of repeat business,” said Ken Gurtowski, senior vice president/managing director at VOA Associates, Inc. “It serves as a testament to our design philosophy and client-service approach.” The project was divided into two phases. The first is the two-story emergency department facility, which was completed in May of 2008. The facility was designed to accommodate a vertical expansion of four floors. This is the second phase of the project, a women’s wellness center, which is expected to be completed in late 2013. The two-story addition was designed to provide expanded state-of-the-art emergency department facilities. The 63,000 square foot space includes two trauma rooms, four treatment rooms, two new x-ray rooms, a CT scan suite and a large glass enclosed nurse station. The second floor of the expansion provides an additional 14 beds and a 23-hour holding area with a nurse station and support facilities. “They were outgrowing their existing emergency department and they had the need to expand,” Gurtowski said. The firm’s hospitality inspired healthcare design creates medical facilities that are warm and welcoming. The idea is to create a space that patients can be comfortable in. “It’s as if you were resting in a hotel as opposed to facilities that might have been designed in the late 60s or early 80s, which were pretty austere back then,” Gurtowski said. The main hospital is constructed primarily of textured and color striated limestone, so VOA extended those design features into the emergency department addition to create a good, consistent dialogue between the buildings. “We took the existing architectural vocabulary and for the new emergency department we’ve added flair, combining sustainable design concepts like day lighting and local materials,” Gurtowski said. November/December 2012 49
There is a lot of glass on the exterior of the building. The firm designed a window wall and a curved canopy that allows maximum light into the facility. The glass areas serve the visitor lounges on each floor of the facility, so visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the town of Munster, Ind. while they wait for appointments or to visit friends and family in the emergency department. One of the most attractive features of the interior space is a transitional ceiling element that the architects at VOA refer to as “wavy gravy.” The wave-like fixture is made out of alternating perforated metal panels and translucent light panels. The architects programmed LED lights into the piece so the colors change, creating an interesting focal piece for the emergency department’s common space. There are also a number of water-wall features throughout the lobby space. “It’s very welcoming, you would not realize that you are in a hospital,” Gurtowski said. One of the truly luxurious features of the hospital is an escalator that services the six-foot height difference from the ground level to the first floor. The firm employed the small escalator, which brings visitors up into the space where they are immediately greeted with another water-wall feature. Also in the lobby is an elegant spiral floor pattern that identifies the central point of the space. “The curved floor patterns are reflected in the ceilings as well as in the case work in the lobby,” Gurtowski said. “We introduced curves and soft sightlines into the design. The exterior façade of the hotel is a series of blocks, which create the building, so our design approach was to soften it. Once you enter the building, we’ve designed curves and that soften the environment. It’s a design feature that’s part of the hospitality concept.” The architectural design team, consisting of Gurtowski, Len Kendra, Marybeth Radzienda, Jeff Napiwocki, Olga Dauter, Jerry Granato and Carol Opyt implemented sheet vinyl flooring, laser-cut vinyl, ceramic tile and plush carpeting in the interiors of the emergency department. All of the newer patient rooms have a vinyl plank material that resembles wood. It warms up the space and increases the comfort of the patients. The woodlook makes the space feel less like a hospital and more like a residence or hotel. The women’s wellness center, which will be built four stories up directly on top of the emergency department, is designed with similar hospitality techniques and features. Patient rooms are enriched with Topaz Khayawood finishes, covering casework and headwalls, which conceal medical gas outlets. The new facilities will include a postpartum; a medical intensive care unit with a level two nursery; 12 labor, delivery and recovery rooms and two cesarean suites. One floor will be left as a shell in the event that the hospital wants to install another women’s wellness function in that space. The hospital has been named one of the top 50 hospitals in the country and is highly respected in the medical community across the country. Now with the new additions provided by VOA Associates, the hospital can continue to provide high-quality care to the people of Munster. alt 50 Architecture Leaders Today
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above, clockwise from top left: One of the most attractive features of the interior space is a transitional ceiling element that the architects at VOA refer to as “wavy gravy.”
The architects have a strong commitment to understanding the goals of their clients, which has brought them a significant amount of repeat business. This serves as a testament to the firm’s design philosophy and clientservice approach.
The wave-like fixture is made out of alternating perforated metal panels and translucent light panels. The architects programmed LED lights into the piece so the colors change, creating an interesting focal piece for the common space.
All of the newer patient rooms have a vinyl plank material that resembles wood. It warms up the space and increases the comfort of the patients. The wood-look makes the space feel less like a hospital and more like a residence or a hotel.
The women’s wellness center is being built four stories up directly on top of the emergency department. It is designed with similar hospitality techniques and features as the emergency department.
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“What we needed to do was truly create a new contemporary image, using sustainable materials and components...� Principal Kurt Krueger of Rataj-Krueger Architects, Inc. Photo by Film That House
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PREVIOUS: Kurtz Associate Architects designed a new multipurpose community room, a cyber cafe, a fitness center and new outdoor enhancements to the pool area. Along with these additions, the owners are making small renovations to the housing units in order to take this property to a new level of luxury.
The Beauty of Predictability Kurtz Associates is designing the Prentiss Creek Clubhouse in Downers Grove, Ill.
Story by Drew Grossman Renderings courtesy of Visualized Concepts, Chicago, IL
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t Kurtz Associates Architects, the firm strives for predictability. “What I hear from owners is that the greatest problem is they believe the entire process is something that can’t be controlled,” said Walter Hainsfurther, the president of Kurtz Associates Architects. “There is not certainty whether it’s building performance or it’s other goals that they have.” The architects at Kurtz Associates Architects try to bring more certainty to their projects and that is what they delivered with the firm’s design of the Prentiss Creek Clubhouse in Downers Grove, Ill. When Kurtz’s client bought the property in April of 2011, the 700-unit complex had just a pool and a small leasing office. The architects designed a new multi purpose community room, a cyber cafe, a fitness center and new outdoor enhancements to the pool area. Along with these additions, the owners are making small renovations to the housing units in order to take this property to a new level of luxury. Instead of mimicking the complex’s original architecture, which was a little dated, Kurtz designed the additions to work with the existing buildings. “What we’ve tried to do is maintain some of the roof lines that they’ve used and some of those kind of features,” Hainsfurther said. “But the other thing we wanted to do was really expand the use of natural light in the public spaces, because that is important.” Unlike many properties in the Chicago area, Prentiss Creek is a nicely landscaped area with attractive terrain that helps guide the design of the new buildings. 54 Architecture Leaders Today
“The grounds of the project are really quite nice,” Hainsfurther said. “We wanted to take advantage of that, both with the orientation of the spaces and with the aesthetic, we have windows that look onto those rolling hills and the creek that runs right behind where we are.” The community room is a multi purpose space that the tenants will use for everything from cooking classes to banquets and birthday parties. The main room will be carpeted and serve a dual role as the community center and it will also house an after school program for children in the community. There is a computer lab attached to the community center, which will be utilized by the after school program. There is also a kitchenette to support any events that tenants hold in the space. “The biggest thing that I think is going to draw your attention to it is it will have exposed trusses and an open ceiling so the idea is that it is going to look like a country club house,” Hainsfurther said. The cyber cafe will have laminate flooring product called Armstrong Country Oak, that looks like wood, but has the durability of vinyl. The cyber cafe will serve as a 24-hour business center with high-speed internet, computers, copy and printing capabilities and even single-cup coffee brewers. “It’s a great amenity,” Hainsfurther said. “It’s taking a 1960s complex and hopefully adding amenities that will make it more attractive to leasers as they look for options in today’s housing market.” The cafe has dropped acoustical ceilings and granite countertops that complement the wood-look on the flooring. There are also large windows that overlook the pool and allow natural light into the space. The fitness center utilizes the same Armstrong County Oak in the flooring, the center is a combination of carpeting in parts and the simulated wood, cushion stepped product. The main feature of the space is the open ceiling and many windows. “We wanted it to be very light and bright,” Hainsfurther said. “We want to get as much natural light from as many sources as we can into the space. People just feel better in general when there is natural light in a space and because this space is in large part about feeling good, we think that that’s an important attribute.” The fitness center is meant to be comparable to a small health club and offer value that will give Prentiss Creek an edge over competing housing communities in the area. Although the pool was already a feature of the original complex, Kurtz Associate Architects added an outdoor kitchen and dining area to the space. “In the summer it is of major importance around here to have this as an amenity,” Hainsfurther said. “How do we increase the usage of it and how do we take that amenity and really enhance it?” The addition to the pool area will feature a grill and outdoor kitchen made of stone, with a prep area and refrigeration component. With additions to the pool, a new fitness center, cyber cafe and community room, Kurtz Associates Architects took Prentiss Creek and made the 1960s apartment complex feel like new. ALT
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The community room is a multipurpose space that the tenants will use for everything from cooking classes to banquets and birthday parties. The main room will be carpeted and serve a dual role as the community center and it will also house an after-school program for children in the community. The cyber cafe will have a Country Oak laminate flooring by Armstrong which looks like wood, but has the durability of vinyl. The cyber cafe will serve as a 24-hour business center with high-speed internet, computers, copy and printing capabilities and singlecup coffee brewers. The cafe has dropped acoustical ceilings and granite countertops that complement the wood-look of the flooring.
Although the pool was already a feature of the original complex, Kurtz Associate Architects added an outdoor kitchen and dining area to the space. The addition to the pool area will have a grill and outdoor kitchen made of stone, with a prep area and refrigeration component. The fitness center is meant to be comparable to a small health club and offer value that will give Prentiss Creek an edge over competing housing communities in the area. The center utilizes the same Armstrong County Oak in the flooring, it is a combination of carpeting in parts and the simulated wood, cushion stepped product. The main feature of the space is the open ceiling and many windows.
PRENTISS CREEK CLUBHOUSE Landscape Architecture: Pamela Self Landscape Architecture, Inc. Structural Consultants: Pierce Engineers, Inc. MEP: Yagla Engineering Services, Inc. Interior Design: Deneau Design
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A Student’s Vision Michell Timperman Ritz is laying out the design for the redevelopment of the New Albany, Ind. Riverfront. Story by Drew Grossman Renderings courtesy of Michell Timperman Ritz
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hirty-five years ago Lawrence Timperman was a student at Ball State University’s College of Architecture and Planning. Timperman based his architectural thesis on a plan he designed for redeveloping the riverfront in his hometown of New Albany, Ind. The thesis was well-received and earned Timperman awards and notoriety. Now Timperman has made the transition from student architect to an established professional who is a partner in the design firm of Michell Timperman Ritz Architects. But the work he did as a student is still very relevant. The firm is dusting off and updating the thirty-five-year-old thesis as they have been consulting with the city to design the New Albany Riverfront redevelopment. “Previously the firm was selected by the City of New Albany to design the downtown riverfront master redevelopment plan in 2009,” Timperman said. Originally, New Albany was a vibrant city with a prime location on the Ohio River. The city was founded in 1813 by Joel Scribner and his two brothers Abner and Nathaniel. The brothers were from Albany, N.Y., hence the city’s name. The steamboat industry was the backbone of the city’s economy in the mid-19th century and because of its river contacts to the south, New Albany became the largest city in Indiana by 1850. The river was the original catalyst that stimulated the evolution of the city. “The city flourished for many years and then in 1937 there was a major flood and it did a lot of damage to this region,” Timperman said. “In response to that, they built a floodwall and this is part of what the thesis is about. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a floodwall and levee system that essentially isolated downtown from the Ohio River.” The new floodwall and levee severed the side streets that connected Main Street, New Albany’s prominent throughway, to the Ohio River. “Even today, it is an undeveloped corridor between Main Street and the levee, significant parts of it are still a no-man’s-land,” Timperman said. “The premises of the thesis was to try to reinvigorate, reconstruct and tie the river together with the downtown area.” The overall idea of the master plan is to reconnect Main Street with the river and to establish residential and community spaces in the area. At the moment Timperman and the city’s redevelopment commission, and a local developer are looking to stimulate residential, commercial and office developments for the area. There are also hopes of building a riverfront plaza to give the area a public space to accommodate large gatherings of people. The levee infrastructure could be an opportunity to facilitate pedestrian access, thus restoring the city’s historic ties to the riverfront. “The levee is a good thing. It protects the city, but currently it also isolates it from the river, which was essentially the life blood of the city,” Timperman said. The project still has far to go, but the important thing is that a redevelopment concept is moving forward. For Timperman, who has been involved in the project for the past 35 years, that is a very good sign. ALT 56 Architecture Leaders Today
NEW ALBANY RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT Condominum Consultant: Guyon Architects Inc
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THE PERSONAL TOUCH
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The architects at Rataj-Krueger put in the personal time with their designs, that dedication showed in their recent work with the Ginger Bay Salon and Spa. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by Film That House
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PREVIOUS: RKAI recently designed the second location for the Ginger Bay Salon and Spa, a project that has brought the firm highpraise, not only from the salon, but from Salon Magazine and Ginger Bay’s product supplier, the national beauty supply company Aveda.
LEFT: Ginger Bay is a high-end salon with a loyal client base, but its original location in Kirkwood, Mo. dates back 20 years and aside from the retail space remodeling that RKAI did in 2010, the space had not had much work done since its opening. With the second location, the spa had the opportunity to establish an updated look and persona. ABOVE: Kurt Krueger said the architects were trying to create a new contemporary image, using sustainable materials and components in order to be attractive to a totally new client base in a new location.
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t was midnight at the Ginger Bay Salon and Spa in Town & Country, Mo. and architect Kurt Krueger of Rataj-Krueger Architects, Inc. was standing on a ladder and hanging artwork. Krueger may be a principal at RKAI, but this kind of hands-on approach is common from the firm. “We’re a very personable company in the fact that the principals are involved with all of our clients and we keep in touch with everyone on every project,” said Geoffrey Crowley, also a principal at Rataj-Krueger. “We bring the small-client firm feel to the project, while still providing high-tech large-firm services.” RKAI recently designed the second location of the Ginger Bay Salon and Spa, a project that has brought the firm high-praise not only from the salon, but from Salon Magazine and Ginger Bay’s product supplier, the national beauty supply company Aveda. Ginger Bay is a high-end salon with a loyal client base, but its original location, in Kirkwood, Mo., dates back 20 years and aside from the retail space remodel that RKAI did in 2010, the space has not had much remodeling since its opening. With the second location, the spa had the opportunity to establish an updated look and persona. “What we needed to do was truly create a new contemporary image,
using sustainable materials and components and be attractive to a totally new client base in a totally new location,” said Kurt Krueger. For the design of the new Ginger Bay salon, the architects at RKAI coined the term Couth industrial gallery. The firm wanted to open up the space, exposing the structure and giving more volume to the long narrow space. The HVAC ductwork was exposed and track and pendant lights were installed at critical locations above workstations. Architectural elements and bulkheads add to the visual interest of the ceiling. “We created visual elements in the ceiling to define spaces, add architectural interest, conceal equipment and provide a backdrop for our art selections,” Krueger said. Whether it is the special cloud-like elements that hang over the hair-styling concealing the weightless overhead blow drying system or the bubble-light fixtures that identify and illuminate the shampoo bowls, the ceiling elements make navigation and organization of the space inherently understood. There is a serpentine soffit that runs from the front door at the retail area through the salon to the back treatment rooms, in a sense following the process of a guest’s experience in the salon. The serpentine creates a kind of yin and yang effect in the space, which led the architects to implement light November/December 2012 61
PREVIOUS: For the design of the new Ginger Bay salon, the architects coined the term Couth industrial gallery. The firm wanted to open up the space, expose the structure and give more volume to the long narrow space. The HVAC ductwork is exposed and track and pendant lights were installed at critical locations above workstations.
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GINGER BAY, TOWN & COUNTRY Solid Surface Counters: Avonite Surfaces Retail Fixtures: Novvo Vinyl Wall Base: Johnsonite Faucets: Kohler Vinyl Wall Covering: Koroseal Salon Equipment: Freestyle Solid Surface Counters: Cambria Premium Vinyl Flooring: Centiva Tile: Dal Tile Casework: Tops Unlimited Faucets: Vigo Industries Lighting: SSL Lighting Tile: Sunderland Salon Fixtures: Takara Belmont General Contractor/Builder: J.E. Foster Building Company
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and dark flooring selections in order to enhance the effect. The floors are made of a premium vinyl plank flooring called Centiva. “With the vinyl, we got the attractiveness of almost a natural wood without the maintenance,” Krueger said. “We got a greater durability out of the premium vinyl than we would out of a natural wood.” Every component of the salon is detailed with a modern touch that is both progressive and warm, but what was most important was making the salon functional. There was a coordinated effort between RKAI, the owners of Ginger Bay and Takara Belmont, who is the manufacturer of most of the fixtures in the salon, including the chairs, washbowls, the manicure and pedicure chairs and the pedicure spas. RKAI gave special attention to designing the stations to make things simple and convenient for the stylists. The chairs have electric lifts, stations are set up at the correct height so that stylist do not have to stoop or bend and there are trays that attach directly to the chair so that tools and products are within a safe ergonomic range. The goal was to try to eliminate repeat or awkward motions that could result in injury. 64 Architecture Leaders Today
“The success of this project lies in the fact that the vision of the owner was realized and the design team is being recognized by peers and honored with design awards,” Krueger said. The high-end industrial look of the main salon space continues into the bathroom. RKAI designed full-height, soldier-stacked stained cement look tiles on the wet wall, which carries over from the mission statement wall of the retail space. The soldier stack gives the walls an impressive vertical look that the firm accented with textured tiles. The bathroom has a round mirror with full-face lighting that offsets from the linear lines of the tiles. “It was very important to us and the owner that the women and men that go into that bathroom get appropriate lighting so that they look their best at the salon,” said Whitney Lannert, RKAI’s interior designer on the project. Lighting was a critical component of the entire design. From the flooring to the customized artwork, which RKAI handpicked and hung, Rataj-Krueger Architects see a project straight through from beginning to end, with a sharp attention to detail and an even sharper attention to the client. ALT
ABOVE: Whether it is the special cloud-like elements that hang over the hairstyling stations, concealing the weightless overhead blow drying system or the bubble light fixtures that identify and illuminate the shampoo bowls, the ceiling elements make navigation and organization of the space inherently understood. RIGHT, TOP: The high-end industrial look of the main salon space continues into the bathroom. RKAI designed fullheight, soldier-stacked stained cement look tiles on the wet wall, which carries over from the mission statement wall of the retail space. RIGHT, BOTTOM: Every component of the salon is detailed with a modern touch that is both progressive and warm, but what was most important was making the salon functional.
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“We kept just the bones and everything else was redone.� Byron Lastrapes, AIA, principal and project manager at Rhodes+Brito Photo by Jeff Leimbach
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CBSA Architects designed Snow Creek Elementary, Catawba County’s first LEED certified school. Story by Drew Grossman Photos courtesy of CBSA Architects
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PREVIOUS SPREAD: CBSA Architects originally designed a prototype for Catawba County Schools, but the county decided to run with the prototype and replicate the plan on a new site for Snow Creek Elementary School. The county also decided that this was going to be a sustainable project and asked CBSA to tweak the prototype to go for LEED certification. ABOVE: The exterior of the school is largely made out of brick, which is very popular in North Carolina architecture because of the abundance of clay in the state. The school’s sloped metal roofs were installed for their durable qualities. They will not have to be replaced every 20 years. The roofs are painted a reflective white color in order to enhance the building’s sustainable qualities.
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he design of Snow Creek Elementary School in Catawba County, N.C. has an interesting history. CBSA Architects originally designed a prototype for Catawba County Schools, but the county decided to run with the prototype and replicate the plan on a new site for Snow Creek Elementary School. The county also decided that this was going to be a sustainable project and asked CBSA to tweak the prototype to go for LEED certification. “To do a LEED project when you start from scratch is fairly easy, because you’re starting from the ground up,” said Ernest Sills, president of CBSA Architects, Inc. “I think what really makes this project unique and makes it stand out is that we took a prototype plan and we got it LEED certified.” CBSA modified the original plan slightly and were able to get LEED certified, a testament to the sustainable measures taken in the original design. CBSA has a wealth of experience designing schools in the western North Carolina area, but as far as LEED school buildings go, Snow Creek Elementary was the firm’s first LEED project. And it wasn’t just CBSA who was exploring new territory, Snow Creek Elementary was Catawba County’s first LEED certified school as well. “It was a little bit of a learning curve for all of us,” Sills said. “It was our first LEED school, it was the county school administration’s first LEED school, so it was a little bit of a learning curve there, but it worked out well.” The project earned a LEED credit for the educational aspects of the school’s design. Placards are set up around campus to explain each sustainable practice, not only to Snow Creek students, but also to visiting students from other area schools. Snow Creek’s students come from an older outdated elementary school in the county.
The county school board wanted a building with as many versatile multipurpose spaces as possible. The cafeteria tables are all on rollers so that they can rearranged and cleared out to accommodate various school activities. There is a double-sided stage in the cafeteria that opens up to that space and also to the gymnasium on the back side. “It can function on either side,” Sills said. “So if you are having a PTO meeting, you would probably use the cafeteria, but if you have a big crowd, some school wide function or something, you would open the stage to the gymnasium.” The exterior of the school is largely made out of brick, which is very popular in North Carolina architecture because of the abundance of clay in the state. “Brick is pretty much an obvious choice from a maintenance standpoint and from a sustainability standpoint,” Sills said. “You don’t have to transport the brick far, it is locally made.” The school’s sloped metal roofs were installed for their durable qualities, they will not have to be replaced every 20 years. The roofs are painted a reflective white color in order to enhance the building’s sustainable qualities. Because Snow Creek was essentially a copy of another CBSA design, it was important to the architects to give the building a unique entrance. The entrance has curved awnings and a large glass curtain of windows that really identifies the space as the entrance to the school. “That entrance is individual to this particular school,” Sills said. “We tried to make it as inviting as possible and to really define what the front entrance is.” Now with Snow Creek Elementary, Catawba County’s first LEED certified school, in the books, we may see some more sustainable design come to education in western North Carolina. ALT
ABOVE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The county school board wanted a building with as many versatile multipurpose spaces as possible. Because Snow Creek was essentially a copy of another CBSA design, it was important to the architects to give the building a unique entrance. The entrance has curved awnings and a large glass curtain of windows that really identifies the space as the entrance to the school. The cafeteria tables are all on rollers so that they can be rearranged and cleared out to accommodate various school activities. There is a double-sided stage in the cafeteria that opens up to that space and also to the gymnasium on the back side. CBSA has a wealth of experience designing schools in the western North Carolina area, but as far as LEED school buildings go, Snow Creek Elementary was the firm’s first LEED project. The project earned a LEED credit for the educational aspects of its design.
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PREVIOUS: The school wanted the campus to have an aesthetic that harkened to the more traditional forms that are commonly found in Florida vernacular architecture. Civica designed the buildings with metal roofs, deep overhangs and courtyards that allow natural light into each classroom.
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PREVIOUS: Riviera Prep is a co-educational day school that strives to deliver a curriculum that encourages students to become independent, responsible, lifelong learners and thoroughly prepares students to pursue higher education. The faculty at Riviera are proud of the school’s diverse student body and say that diversity fosters a broader understanding.
PREVIOUS: The new facility is a twostory building, outfitted with cutting-edge classrooms, a media center/library, a cafeteria/ auditorium, a full indoor gymnasium, a fitness room, fine arts facilities, athletic fields, a dance studio and an aquatics center.
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Lifelong Learning Institution Civica Architecture & Urban Design drew up the plans for the new Riviera Prep School in Miami. by Drew Grossman
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RIVIERA PREPARATORY ACADEMY Traffic Engineering:: Traf Tech Engineering, Inc. FF&E: Whalen Berez Group, LLC Civil Engineering: Ford Engineers, Inc. Attorney (Zoning): Bercow Radell & Fernandez, PA Structural Engineering: De Los Reyes Engineering MEP & Fire Protection: Guerrero/Gonzalez Engineers Low Voltage Systems: TCE Technologies Surveying: Ford Armenteros & Manucy, Inc. Environmental Consulting: RS Environmental Consulting Services Pool Design: Aquadynamics Design Group
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iviera Day School was founded in 1950 in Coral Gables, Fla. The coeducational day school strives to deliver a curriculum that encourages students to become independent, responsible, lifelong learners and thoroughly prepares students to pursue higher education. The faculty at Riviera are proud of the school’s diverse student body and they say that that diversity fosters a broad understanding of the world and aids the development of cooperative skills in the students. In 1996, Riviera’s middle school was given its own building and was renamed Riviera Preparatory School. As that building became too limited to adequately serve the needs of the school, the decision was made to expand 74 Architecture Leaders Today
to a new location and build a state-of-the-art facility that would serve middle and high school levels. The architects at Civica Architecture & Urban Design were brought in to design the school, and in 2011, Riviera Preparatory School opened its new Miami location. The new facility is a two-story building, outfitted with cutting-edge classrooms, a media center/ library, a cafeteria/ auditorium, a full indoor gymnasium, a fitness room, fine arts facilities, athletic fields, a dance studio and an aquatics center. Unlike the original Riviera Day School campus in Coral Gables, which is built on a rather tight site, Riviera Prep is built on a 10-acre site.
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PREVIOUS: The type of construction is consistent with that found throughout South Florida, with materials such as concrete block, stucco, metal roofs, metal-clad windows and stone work at certain prominent entry points. The architects fragmented the building components and had the massing reflect the unique programming inside.
PREVIOUS: The architects said it was important to the school to have a lot of natural light in the classrooms. The courtyards allow natural light to get deep into the building and reach every classroom.
“The expansive width of the site allows for the facility to have significant frontage on the main road,” said Rolando Llanes, principal at Civica Architecture & Urban Design. “The fact that the buildings were going to be limited to two stories allowed us to take advantage of the site’s length. Our design approach was to fragment the school’s programmatic elements creating independent buildings, interconnected by circulation elements, so when you look at the overall complex, it is really a series of buildings that are all related to each other.” According to the architects, the school wanted the campus to have an aesthetic that harkened to the more traditional forms that are commonly found in Florida vernacular architecture. Civica designed the buildings with metal roofs,
PREVIOUS: The architects designed the school to have deep overhangs that protect students, faculty and parts of the building from the intense solar load that is a function of life in South Florida.
PREVIOUS: There is a variety of science labs and regular classrooms throughout the building. It was important to have labs that were intentionally designed for easy collaboration and learning amongst students.
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PREVIOUS: The gym can be set up in a variety of ways. When the bleachers are set up for a game, there is seating for approximately 500 people. If there is an event on the floor, there is space for more than 1,200 on the floor, plus the seating on the bleachers.
PREVIOUS: The school is built on a 10-acre site and has a large frontage on the main road. The architects knew the building would be two stories, but they decided to utilize the space and spread the building out along the site in order to avoid the look of a massive monolithic building.
PREVIOUS: Riviera opened its new preparatory school site for the 2011-2012 school year and is still awaiting construction for the final wing of the campus, which includes the library and the cafeteria. Once fully constructed, the Civica-designed school will add another unique educational facility to the firm’s already impressive portfolio.
PREVIOUS: As a firm, one of Civica’s areas of focus is education. For the Riviera Prep project, the firm was referred to the school by the school’s land-use attorney, who was familiar with the impressive work that Civica is known for in South Florida
deep overhangs and courtyards that allow natural light into each classroom. The type of construction is consistent with that found throughout South Florida, with materials such as concrete block, stucco, metal roofs, metal-clad windows and stone work at certain prominent entry points. The administration offices and lobby serve as the front door of the school. Civica designed a grand double-height space with clerestory lighting above. The space features porcelain tile floors and a laminate finish reception desk with granite countertops. “We wanted it to be an impressive space, but we also wanted it to have a certain level of warmth and practicality,” Llanes said. “As a result, we combined the use of wood, tile and plenty of natural light, in a manner that achieved both the symbolic and practical requirements of the space.” 76 Architecture Leaders Today
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The library, which will soon be moved to a new building currently awaiting construction, will be a two-story space and feature a computer lab on the second floor. Civica Architects designed the lab enclosed in glass that the client refers to as the fishbowl. It is important to the school that the computer lab be very visible so that visitors to the library get a sense of Riviera Prep’s strength in technology and its modern curriculum. Riviera Schools opened its new Preparatory School site for the 2011-2012 school year and is still awaiting construction for the final wing of the campus, which includes the library and the cafeteria. Once fully constructed, the Civica-designed school will add another unique educational facility to the firm’s already impressive portfolio. ALT November/December 2012 77
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Everything old is new again. Rhodes+Brito Architects elegant campus transformation reinvigorates the learning environment to better serve the student of today. November/December 2012 79
PREVIOUS: Rhodes+Brito Architects designed the renovations and addition to Walker Middle School, taking the outdated campus and giving it a functional and modern design. The firm fixed issues with the layout and updated the school’s infrastructure and technology. LEFT: The renovations and addition have been well-received by Walker Middle School students, parents and faculty. People appreciate the inherent functionality of the campus. RIGHT: The existing school design included a number of outdated buildings and a dysfunctional campus plan. Rhodes+Brito redesigned the campus to create a 21st-century learning environment achieved through sophisticated integration of updated architecture and the creation of new spaces. The revitalized campus provides educators inspiring learning areas for children, an overall plan that heightens security and improved site circulation.
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hen Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom opened in Orange County, Fla. back in 1971, the park employed 5,500 people. And aside from Magic Kingdom’s own staff, Disney laid the groundwork for many other business to open in the area, which contributed heavily to the Orange County housing boom of the 1960s and 70s. The county had to quickly supply the civic and educational buildings needed to accommodate these new people. Many Orange County schools were built in the 60s and 70s and now after 40 years of wear, many of the schools are in dire need of a little facelift. Rhodes+Brito Architects can help remedy this problem. The Central Florida based firm 80 Architecture Leaders Today
has a background in K through 12 school design, especially in doing renovations. The firm recently designed the renovations and addition to Walker Middle School, taking the outdated campus and giving it a functional and modern design. Rhodes+Brito fixed the layout issues that made the campus confusing and difficult to navigate, as well as brought the school up to date with infrastructure and technology. “We just went through every inch of the main building and just repowered it, re-air-conditioned it, new paint and new finishes,” said Byron Lastrapes, AIA, a principal and project manager at Rhodes+Brito. “We kept just the bones and everything else was redone.”
The original campus was basically three main buildings. The firm tore-down and re-positioned one of the buildings that had been creating a flow problem on campus. The project included the design of a new building, which mainly houses the sixth grade wing. The firm also designed some new administrative offices, a band suite, cafeteria and kitchen. The new building was designed and built in a way that makes the whole campus functional and easy to navigate. With a cafeteria in the new building, Rhodes+Brito had a large, high-ceilinged space in the old cafeteria to renovate and repurpose. The firm transformed it into the new media center. “One of the things we do when we renovate,
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WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL Landscape Architect: Nancy Prine Landscape Architect Contractor: Walker and Company Technology Consultant: Technology Research & Consulting Civil Engineer: Horizon Engineering Group Food Service Designer: Food Service Design Associates Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Matern Professional Engineering Interior Design: Ramski and Company Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineer: Bobes & Associates
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FAR LEFT: The main office is a two-story space with porcelain tile floors and a large L-shaped reception desk. The interior of the main office is a seamless amalgamation of the original building and the new addition. Rhodes+Brito designed all of the interior spaces so that there would be no distinguishing between old and new. LEFT: The firm designed a spirit wall by the parent drop-off and pick-up area at the school’s main entrance. The wall features a graphic of a Viking ship that represents the school’s mascot. The cast concrete wall with the Walker Middle School artwork on it is one of the first things students see when they are dropped off.
we take old spaces and try to give them life,” Lastrapes said. Instead of chopping the space into four classrooms, the firm took advantage of the large space and high ceilings. But, one of the most glaring functional issues with the original campus was the main entrance to the school. The entrance, what was meant to be the gateway to the campus, was positioned in a way that made the entrance hardly functional. “The front entrance of the main building was never used,” Lastrapes said. “They used a side door because it was awkward. Our criteria was to create a new front door that the public will understand and create parking for that.” The new entrance is largely made of tilt wall with brick. There are large glass windows that allow visual access into the main office and a steel and plaster awning over the front door. The transparent entrance as well as the large concrete
columns help to identify the entrance. Through the entrance is the main office, a two-story space with porcelain tile floors and a large L-shaped reception desk. The interior of the main office is a seamless amalgamation of the original building and the new addition. Rhodes+Brito designed all of the interior spaces so that there would be no distinguishing between the old and the new. The main office has a garnett column that holds the elevator shaft. According to Lastrapes, the elevator presented the opportunity for Rhodes+Brito to incorporate a little school spirit by using Walker Middle’s school colors. The firm also designed a spirit wall by the parent drop-off and pick-up area at the school’s main entrance. The wall features a graphic of a viking ship that pays tribute to the school’s mascot. The cast concrete wall with the Walker Middle School artwork on it is one of the first things students see
when they are dropped off at school. “We try to give an individual identity to each school that we do and their mascot was the vikings,” Lastrapes said. From a design standpoint, Rhodes+Brito tried to give each grade their own space. This organization provides students with a sense of belonging in their respective wings of the school. There is also a series of three courtyards that the firm designed for the students to have outdoor areas to socialize, study or play sports. The communal courtyard spaces add an element of togetherness to the middle school campus. After all of the renovations and the new additions, the school has been well-received by the students and parents. People appreciate the design and inherent functionality of the campus. With all of the firm’s K through 12 work, the architects at Rhodes+Brito look at Walker Middle School as one of their best designs. ALT November/December 2012 83
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ABOVE, LEFT: The interior living spaces have vaulted ceilings with exposed beams made of natural local cedar. Exposing some of the structure enhances the countryfeel of the villas, showcases local materials and adds detail to the interior. The living room features a deer-antler chandelier that gives the room a flare of Texas elegance. ABOVE, RIGHT: The warmth of the ranch lifestyle is not limited to the outdoors. The design of the villas brought the outdoors in with stained concrete floors in the main living spaces and dark wood floors in the bedrooms. Instead of curtains, three opted for a more rustic look with wood panels that open and close to shield the hot Texas sun. RIGHT: Perfect for a summer barbecue or a sunset poker game, each villa has an outdoor dining area and living room, complete with a double-sided wood-burning stove that is built of local Texas limestone.
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OUTDOORS three: Living Architecture designed and master-planned Stablewood Springs Resort, a 100-unit development located right off the Guadalupe River. by Drew Grossman
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tablewood Springs Resort sits on top of an escarpment about 500 feet from the Guadalupe River, a popular rafting and kayaking destination in the Texas Hill Country. The resort is a celebration of the beautiful Texas landscape, with scenic views, ample outdoor living space and a resort environment that offers services and amenities geared toward life and exploration outdoors. The Dallas-based firm three: Living Architecture designed and master-planned a 100-unit development on a 345-acre piece of land that was formerly the developer’s home and personal ranch. The developer loved the ranch and felt a connection to it that he wanted to share with other people. He brought in three: Living Architecture to design a community that would exhibit his favorite elements of country living. The units, or more appropriately, the villas range from one bedroom to three bedrooms and are very much of the Texas palette. The architects at three used limestone from the Texas Hill Country, plaster and native woods on the exterior of each villa. Sustainability was a key component in the design, so the firm actively utilized local materials. Although the villas are built of the same materials, each is uniquely designed so that they all provide different experiences. “We really varied the units, so when you go
into one, it is never the same as the next one,” said Gary Koerner, senior designer and design principal at three: Living Architecture. “You could stay in one one year and another the next year and have a different feeling, so it’s about an experience. There is a consistency in architecture, but there is a variation in space.” The warmth of the ranch lifestyle is not limited to the outdoors. The design of the villas brought the outdoors in with stained concrete floors in the main living spaces and dark wood floors in the bedrooms. Instead of curtains, three opted for a more rustic look with wood panels that open and close to shield the hot Texas sun. The interior living spaces have vaulted ceilings with exposed beams made of natural local cedar. Exposing some of the structure enhances the country-feel of the villas, showcases local materials and adds detail to the interior. The living room features a deer-antler chandelier that gives the room a kind of flare and Texas elegance. Although the interiors are very nice, the real living in this community is done outdoors. “Villa, when we think about that, we think of Tuscany and how everything’s about view and outdoors and that’s what we tried to do there, bring a little to Texas of what Italy is all about,” Koerner said. “It’s about utilizing the outdoors, but doing it in a style that is more of a Texas flair.” November/December 2012 85
LEFT: The villas range from one to three bedrooms and are very much of the Texas palette. The architects at three used limestone from the Texas Hill Country, plaster and native woods on the exterior of each villa. Sustainability was a key component in the design, so the firm actively utilized local materials. Although the villas are built of the same materials, each one is uniquely designed so that they all provide different experiences. RIGHT: Balconies and various terraces are all oriented to provide for the best views of the landscape. The unique part about this property is that it is located about 500 feet on an escarpment overlooking the Guadalupe. The site is about the views and the breezes and the idea of Texas is all about. BELOW, LEFT: Like their work on Stablewood Springs, three: Living Architecture is all about designing buildings that provide an experience, the goal is to create a transformative experience for guests. The result is a celebration of the beautiful Texas landscape, with scenic views, ample outdoor living space and a resort environment that offers services and amenities geared toward life and exploration outdoors. BELOW, RIGHT: It is hot in Texas in the summer time and the sun can be a bit much come mid-afternoon. The architects tried to shade the living spaces everywhere that they could, creating highly functional terraces and outdoor spaces.
STABLEWOOD SPRINGS Interior Design: Ginger Barber Design Landscape Architect: Talley and Associates MEP: Basharkhah Engineering Inc. Lighting Design: Design Duncan Miller Ullmann General Contractor: Earth Built
Perfect for a summer barbecue or a sunset poker game, each villa has an outdoor dining area and living room, complete with a double-sided woodburning stove that is built of local Texas limestone. It is hot in Texas in the summer time and the sun can be a bit much come mid afternoon in June or July. “Everywhere we looked at we put shade in to make sure that the space is functional,” Koerner said. “It is a highly functional terrace in this case.” Each villa has a barbecue built into the stone terrace, with a fully functional kitchen and preparea outside. “The greatest comments we get now from guests is how they feel that they are drawn outdoors,” Koerner said. Many of the two-story units have private balconies off of the master bedrooms and various other terraces around the villa, all oriented to provide for the best views of the landscape. “The unique part about this is it sits up about 500 feet on an escarpment and the Guadalupe is just a short distance from that,” Koerner said. 86 Architecture Leaders Today
“This site is really about views and this wonderful effect of what Texas is about and this breeze that continually blows through that.” There is also a system of hiking and biking trails that wind around the area and Stablewood Springs offers mountain biking trips for guests, as well as the kayaking trips in the Guadalupe River. Outside of the villas there is a communal bar with an outdoor pavillion and a pool. “The gathering space in this whole development is centered around the pool, with a sunset view that sits right out and sort of looks over everything,” Koerner said. At this point the community is up to 50 units, with a master-plan to accommodate 50 more. Like their work on Stablewood Springs, three: Living Architecture is all about designing buildings that provide an experience, the goal is to create a transformative experience for guests. “We take very seriously the opportunity to lift the human spirit through our designs,” said Rocky Berg, a principal at three: Living Architecture. “Design that lift the human spirit.” ALT
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The Sugar Cube The architects at Wakefield Beasley intentionally designed the Charles Schwab building in Atlanta so that it stands out from its surroundings. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by John Clemmer Photography
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t times a project’s design is guided by the architecture of the buildings that surround it. Whether the architect is designing to fit the architectural vocabulary of a college campus, residential neighborhood or a downtown industrial center, this kind of rubric can restrict the imagination and creativity of the designers. With the Charles Schwab building in Atlanta, Wakefield Beasley & Associates were asked to design a building that would do the opposite. They were asked to create a design for a building that would stand out in Buckhead, the city’s uptown commercial and financial district, which meant deviating from the typical skyscraper business office look. “Buckhead is a very busy, bustling financial district, there’s a lot of density in that area and there are a lot of large buildings there,” said Sasha Vinitsky, a principal at Wakefield Beasley & Associates and the director of the office/ industrial studio. Pope & Land, the developers on the project requested that Wakefield Beasley design a building unique to the area. “Our design response was a complex form based on a simple geometric module,” Vinitsky said. “The idea was to create it like a sugar cube, absolutely stark and edgy to make it look different from everything else. People say that we succeeded,” Vinitsky said.
OPPOSITE: Wakefield Beasley & Associates were asked to design a building that would stand out. In Atlanta’s uptown commercial and financial district, Buckhead, most of the surround architecture consists of typical skyscrapers and business offices. Pope & Land, the developers on the project, requested that Wakefield Beasley design a building unique to the area. THIS PAGE: The Charles Schwab building sits within a pocket of tall office buildings, so at only two stories, the roof of the building is perfectly visible to the neighboring offices. The firm was sensitive to the arrangement of equipment on the roof, they arranged the HVAC equipment in a strict geometrical order to work with the shape of the parallelogram of the second floor.
CHARLES SCHWAB, ATLANTA, GA General Contractor: Malone Construction Steel Fabricator: Steel Fab Sunshades: Peachtree Covers Signage: Henry Incorporated Mechanical System: Shumate Storefront: Harmon Inc. Electrical: Dixie Electric Company Landscape Engineer: HGOR Civil Engineer: Long Engineering Structural Engineer: Uzun & Case Engineers Developer: Pope & Land
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Although there is no unified architectural style to the neighboring buildings, many of the towers around Charles Schwab were built in the 70s and 80s American architectural style. “It’s a dominating, very imposing architecture in that area of Buckhead,” Vinitsky said. Although the 10,000 square foot Charles Schwab building is located on a half-acre site and surrounded by countless lofty structures, its unique design commands street level attention. The lower floor is oriented to optimize customer parking and pedestrian access, while the upper floor is rotated to form a canopy and balconies which invite interaction with the environment. Modern, technologically advanced materials complement the design and integrate functionality on multiple levels. The upper parallelogram shaped floor is rotated over the lower level seamlessly and projects to form a gracious canopy. The lower floor curtain wall is curved to invite pedestrian traffic across the site. Overhanging aluminum sunshades render the balconies semi-private spaces. A louvered roof screen shields equipment while completing the form. Inside the two-story atrium features a curved open monument stair that provides untraditional access to the upper level while still meeting the fire code requirement for two exit stairways. The steel structure is clad with composite aluminum and a low-E hightransparency glass curtain wall. The curtain wall glazing is primarily located on the first floor perimeter, which opens up the building interior to the outside. This particular district in Atlanta restricts advertisements on the exteriors 90 Architecture Leaders Today
of buildings. Because of that, Charles Schwab was only allowed to display their name. Wakefield Beasley designed the transparent glass first floor so that Charles Schwab can display advertisements in the interior space that will be visible to the outside. The district also required that the building have an entrance on the main street, Peachtree Road. However, Charles Schwab wanted the entrance to be in the back of the building, away from Peachtree Road, where the parking spaces are located. “We created two entrances and a passageway around the curved part of the first floor,” Vinitsky said. “In addition we placed a couple of benches in there, so it’s kind of a private park area. This unexpected scenic setting provides respite from the hustle and bustle of Buckhead.” The Charles Schwab building sits within a pocket of tall office buildings, so at only two stories, the roof of the building is perfectly visible to the neighboring offices. “Being surrounded by all of these high rises, we were sensitive about the arrangement of equipment on the roof,” Vinitsky said. “We arranged the HVAC equipment in a strict geometrical order to work with the shape of the parallelogram of the second floor. We used TPO roofing, but we put gravel on it so it’s not a stark white, which would show street pollution residue. That gave us a clean looking roof.” For their Buckhead location, Charles Schwab wanted a building that would turn heads and that is exactly what Wakefield Beasley delivered. ALT
OPPOSITE: Although the 10,000 squarefoot Charles Schwab building is located on a half-acre site and surrounded by countless lofty structures, its unique design commands street level attention. The lower floor is oriented to optimize customer parking and pedestrian access, while the upper floor is rotated to form a canopy and balconies which invite interaction with the environment. THIS PAGE: Modern, technologically advanced materials compliment the design and integrate functionality on multiple levels.
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“We try and to get a lot of bounce and hop in the way the elevation is put together.� Wade Killefer, FAIA and co-founder of Killefer Flammang Architects
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E. & J. GALLO WINERY NORTH COAST OPERATIONS OFFICES General Contractor: Wright Contracting Inc. Structural Engineer: MKM Associates Civil Engineer & Landscape Architect: Green Valley Consulting Engineers Mechanical Engineer: TEP Electrical Engineer & Lighting Designer: Suite 16
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t the turn of the 20th century, Domenico Lorenzini built his expansive Oliveto Winery in the town of Healdsburg, Calif. Over the years the classic brick building has changed hands many times. According to Healdsburg’s local newspaper The Press Democrat, the building was acquired by the Passalaqua family in the 1930s and was rented out to a series of wineries that included Paul Masson and the E & J Gallo Winery. Then in the 1990s, a subsidiary of the Gallo family bought the nearlycentury old building. Unfortunately the building sat unoccupied for more than a decade. It became an eyesore in town and a canvas for local graffiti artists. The architect Alan B. Cohen was hired to design a new office building for Gallo’s North Coast Business Group in the adjacent space next to the old winery. It had been assumed that rehabilitating the existing structure and retrofitting it for earthquakes would be too expensive. However, Cohen, along with the engineering firm MKM & Associates, developed a creative restoration and reuse plan that would allow for a cost-efficient rehabilitation. In an April 2012 article by Cathy Bussewitz in The Press Democrat, Cohen said he had looked at that building over the years and hoped that it would get saved before it faded away. The biggest challenge with big masonry buildings like that 94 Architecture Leaders Today
Alan B. Cohen took the old Oliveto Winery and renovated it to become a new office building for Gallo’s North Coast Business Group. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by John Youngblood
one is retrofitting them for earthquakes, he said. The exterior masonry wall of the structure is 22 inches thick with a 6 inch gap of air space in the middle. This was probably done to help with air circulation and cooling. The retrofitting plan called for placing reinforced steel and pumping concrete into that void, filling the space and helping to stabilize the building. The more than 15,000 square foot building accommodates approximately 80 employees who handle viticulture, marketing, hospitality and other tasks for Gallo’s North Coast Business Group. Because of the history of the building in Healdsburg, it was important to maintain as much of the original structure as possible. A significant amount of the historic brick facade was preserved as well as the 12 by 12 support posts that are on the second floor. The building features new construction and a new interior, but maintains a historic look with custom wood windows that match the originals and
the roof, cupola and eaves all have historically accurate wood moldings that have been reconstructed. One of the more modern elements of the design are two large openings on the north and south walls of the building that are filled with a glass curtain. The glass juxtaposes the old and the new elements of the design, while also allowing natural light to fill the office space. Interior elements like exposed steel columns and open web steel joists fit in with the turn-ofthe-century industrial look of the building. The project has caused a lot of excitement in the community and many people in Healdsburg appreciate that this historic building received new life. In Bussewitz’s April article for The Press Democrat, the curator of the Healdsburg Museum Holly Hoods was quoted saying, “Everyone in town would drive by this building and wish for something to happen with it. Really, I would say the whole town is very happy.” ALT
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CLOCKWISE FROM FAR LEFT: The 15,000 square-foot building accommodates approximately 80 employees. Because of the history of the building in Healdsburg, Calif., it was important to maintain as much of the original structure as possible. A significant amount of the historic brick facade was preserved. One of the more modern elements of the design are two large openings on the north and south walls that are filled with a glass curtain. The glass juxtaposes the old and the new elements of the design, while also allowing natural light to fill the office space. Interior elements like exposed steel columns and open web steel joists fit in with the turnof-the-century industrial look of the building. The building features new construction and a new interior, but maintains a historic look with custom wood windows that match the originals and the roof, cupola and eaves all have historically accurate wood moldings that have been reconstructed.
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THIS PAGE: Ellerhorst Elementary School serves approximately 360 students and is made up of an administration building, two classroom wings and a multipurpose room that serves as a cafeteria and auditorium. The school’s exteriors are largely made out of stucco and metal sunshades with a lot of glass. The site is characterized by its lush natural setting that includes hills and streams as well as by a strong sense of community. OPPOSITE: The library was a complete reconstruction. The space was stripped down to just the framework and completely rebuilt with new windows, all new finishes and new electrical and educational technology features. The library is double in size and features vinyl tile flooring and wood tables inset with plastic laminate.
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Keeping Up With the Times The architects at Hamilton+Aitken designed the addition and modernization that brings Ellerhorst Elementary into the 21st century. Story by Drew Grossman Photos Courtesy of Eric Chiu, Hamilton + Aitken Architects
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different expectations.” The project involved new classroom additions for the school and a new administration building, as well as a complete modernization and reconstruction of all other classrooms and existing facilities. The entire site received new power and lighting , mechanical units and an updated fire alarm system. “We reconstructed almost the entire campus,” Hamilton said. “All of the classroom buildings were completely reconstructed with new modern educational features.” Hamilton + Aitken Architects has been working in education design for nearly 20 years and have gathered a wealth of experience in that sphere of architecture. The firm has designed buildings at all levels of education, from elementary schools to high schools and even community colleges and universities. Ellerhorst Elementary School serves approximately 360 students and is made up of an administration building, two classroom wings and a multipurpose room that serves as a cafeteria and auditorium. The school’s exteriors are largely made out of stucco with metal sunshades and a lot of glass. The site is characterized by its lush natural setting that includes hills and streams as well as by strong community support.
LEFT: The new administration building replaces a severely undersized one and provides a new front door to the campus. It provides the campus with an entrance that is both attractive and practical. The building features reception areas, administrative offices, a conference room, teacher/staff work spaces and the campus server. THIS PAGE: Ellerhorst Elementary was built in 1959 in order to keep up with the area’s growing population. The school was built quickly and cheaply and after more than 45 years of use, the school buildings were in dire need of renovation.
ELLERHORST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Structural Engineer: TSA Structural Engineers Civil Engineer: Wilsey Ham General Contractor: West Bay Builders, Inc. Cost Consultant: Don Todd Associates Landscape Architect: Roth / LaMotte Landscape Architetcts Mechanical / Plumbing Engineer: H & M Mechanical Group Electrical Engineer: Alliance Engineering Consultants, Inc.
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THIS PHOTO: In the old school, infrastructure deficiencies included structural weaknesses, undersized data and power, accessibility problems, traffic congestion and general disrepair. Hamilton + Aitken Architects designed the addition and modernization to bring the old school back up to date and accommodate for 21st century learning. RIGHT: Hamilton + Aitken Architects has worked in education design for nearly 20 years and has gathered a wealth of experience in that sphere of architecture. The firm has designed buildings at all levels of education, from elementary schools to high schools and community colleges to universities.
“One of the good things about schools that were designed in the 50s and early 60s, is this sense of bringing daylight in,” Hamilton said. “There was a sense even back then of shading the building, so that sun didn’t blast directly in. We tried to maintain those kinds of features. We have a lot of north glass, we have new more effective sunshades on the classroom buildings.” The new administration building replaces a severely undersized one and provides a new front door to the campus. It provides the campus with an entrance that is both attractive and practical. The building features reception areas, administration offices, a conference room, teacher/ staff work spaces and the campus server. Although the administrative space is important, it is the teacher training spaces that Hamilton + Aitken designed into the administrative building that are really essential to the education process. “As teachers work to bring themselves up to date with current teaching standards and techniques, the whole No Child Left Behind has big implications, especially in terms of making teachers spend the time to figure out how they’re going to reach out and provide what the kids need to learn,” Hamilton said. “These were all things that were incorporated in that new administration building.” The No Child Left Behind Act is a public law passed by the 107th Congress of the United States in 2002. No Child Left Behind lays out policy to improve the academic achievement of the disadvantaged and help prepare, train and recruit high quality teachers and principals. The act is changing the way the country educates and Ellerhorst was designed to accommodate these new ideals. The library was a complete reconstruction. The space was stripped down to just the framework and completely rebuilt with new windows, all new finishes and new electrical and educational technology features. The library is double in size and features vinyl tile flooring and wood tables inset with plastic laminate. “Typically in public schools, library use is by classrooms or pairs of classrooms in a single grade,” Hamilton said. “Teachers bring their classes in and they will actually conduct a learning session within the library environment and the idea is to get children accustomed to the idea of going to the library, taking out books and reading books. It really gets used as an over-sized classroom with lots and lots of media materials, not just books, but also electronic media.” The new Ellerhorst Elementary has been well-received by the school district. Many of the other schools in the district were also built during the 50s and currently the district is going after a bond to raise the funds necessary to bring all of the schools in the area up the standard that Hamilton + Aitken Architects set with Ellerhorst Elementary. ALT
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Killefer Flammang Architects utilized a WWII-era Quonset hut in the design of their chic, modern mixed-use building the Luxe @ Broadway. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by Jim Simmons except where noted
PREVIOUS: Luxe is designed encompassing a courtyard space, although it is open in the corners, which gives the sense of being enclosed except for the cafe that Killefer Flammang positioned on the corner of the building. Having the cafe breaks up the building and allows light and breezes to flow into the courtyard.
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uonset huts are lightweight prefabricated structures that were popular during the first and second World Wars. During World War II more than 150,000 were manufactured and after the war, the United States military sold the surplus huts to the public. In the years following World War II, many huts found their way to Santa Monica, Calif., but today only one World War II-era Quonset hut remains in the city. The hut is located on the Luxe @ Broadway, a 97-unit, mixed-use building designed by Santa Monica based firm Killefer Flammang Architects. In Santa Monica, it can sometimes be difficult to get building plans approved, but once the site was classified as having a historic building, the process became much easier for Killefer Flammang. “That’s a really fun project. It has the Quonset Hut on it and the City Landmarks Commission said that it was a historic building, so we didn’t fight, but sort of embraced it,” said Wade Killefer, FAIA and co-founder of Killefer Flammang Architects. “We took the building apart, took it offsite and put it back together, now it’s a cafe.” Luxe is designed encompassing a courtyard space, although it is open in the corners, which gives the sense of being enclosed except for the cafe that Killefer Flammang positioned on the corner of the building. Having the cafe there breaks up the building and allows light, air and breezes to flow into the courtyard. “It made a lot of things work in a nice convenient way,” Killefer said. 104 Architecture Leaders Today
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LUXE @ BROADWAY MEP Engineer: Donald F. Dickerson Associates Structural Engineer: NCE, Inc. Consulting Structural Engineers General Contractor: Frymer Development, Inc. Shoring: Burnett & Young Owner/Developer: NMS Properties Landscaping: AHBE Landscape Architects Civil Engineer: Fuscoe Engineering Lighting Design: The Ruzika Company
The apartments at Luxe @ Broadway are 350 to 550 square-foot, single-story units, that were conceived as affordable housing in an area where modestly-sized apartments are in high demand.
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:For the exterior of Luxe, Killefer Flammang used Hardie Board, a fiber cement that they ripped into planks and painted bright, fun colors. The architects avoided the institutional look that plagues some large buildings by utilizing bright colors and breaking up the facade where they could. Quonset huts are lightweight prefabricated structures that were popular during the first and second World Wars. During World War II more than 150,000 were manufactured and after the war, the United States military sold the surplus huts to the public. In the years following World War II, many huts found their way to Santa Monica, Calif., but today only one remains in the city. The hut is located on the Luxe @ Broadway. Because of the size of the apartments, the outdoor spaces are an important aspect of the design of Luxe. NMS Properties was the client on the project and they afforded the architect free reign on the Luxe as long as the firm hit their prescribed number of units. Black and white photo by Kevin Law Photography; all other photos on this page taken by Killefer Flammang staff.
The apartments at Luxe @ Broadway are 350 to 550 square-foot, single-story units, that were conceived as affordable housing in an area where modestly-sized apartments are in high demand. Because of the size of the apartments, the outdoor spaces are an important aspect of the design of Luxe @ Broadway. Balconies and rooftop gardens increase the size of the tenant’s usable space in a cost-effective way. “It’s a nice place to sit outside and read and talk with friends or eat, to do all of those sorts of things,” Killefer said. “It makes good sense here in Southern California.” NMS Properties was the client on the project and they afforded Killefer Flammang free reign on the Luxe as long as the firm hit their prescribed number of units. According to Killefer, NMS Properties likes to push the density of the project as far as possible in order to get in as many units as they can. “This developer likes his small units,” Killefer said. “He really puts in first-class finishes and they have their big windows and they’re full of light and airy and high ceilings. Even though they’re small, NMS furnishes them well and they turn out to be good places to live.” For the exterior of Luxe, Killefer Flammang used Hardie Board, a fiber cement product that they ripped into planks and painted bright fun colors. The architects avoided the institutional look that plagues some large buildings by utilizing bright colors and breaking up the facade where they could. “We try and to get a lot of bounce and hop in the way the elevation is put together,” Killefer said. Luxe @ Broadway, which was completed in the fall of 2011, has been well-received by the developer and the tenants. Currently, Killefer Flammang is in the process of finishing up a twin residential building immediately to the west of Luxe. ALT November/December 2012 109
MOUNTAIN VIEWS TAB ASSOCIATES RECENTLY COMPLETED THE DESIGN OF A BEAUTIFUL SIX-BEDROOM RESIDENCE ON ARROWHEAD MOUNTAIN IN EAGLE COUNTY, COLO. Story by Drew Grossman Photos courtesy of TAB Associates
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LEFT: TAB Associates Inc. is known for producing designs that take full advantage of views. The majority of the homes that the Edwards, Colo. based firm designs are in the mountains of Colorado with sweeping views of the magnificent landscape that the area is known for. To take advantage of these views, TAB designs on the site with the views surveyed. The firm designs in both plan and section, so views are not cut off by window heads.
BELOW: With coastal design, a major emphasis is put on living outdoors. Seaside homes are designed with patios and outdoor lounge areas to further engage the residents with nature and allow them to experience the weather and the views. Mountain homes designed by TAB Associates function in a very similar way and the Thomas family spends a lot of time outdoors, so they needed their vacation home to accommodate that.
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t TAB Associates, Inc. their work is all about the views. The majority of the homes that the Edwards, Colo. based firm designs are in the mountains of Colorado with sweeping views of the magnificent landscape that the area is known for. To take advantage of these views, TAB designs on the site with the views surveyed. They design in both plan and section, so views are not cut off by window heads. Recently TAB Associates completed the design of the Thomas residence, a six-bedroom vacation home located in Eagle County, Colo. The home is built on Arrowhead Mountain and overlooks Arrowhead Village and the adjacent Cresta ski run. The area is a popular ski destination and the home is actually built on a ski run in a gated community called the Arrowhead Mountain Estates. Although the site provides for beautiful views and has easy access to the slopes, one of the difficulties of the project was dealing with the dramatic slope of the site. “Getting on the site was difficult,” said Tab Bonidy, president of TAB Associates. “It’s a very steep site, so the driveway switches back and it comes in along an adjacent site.” The home is a wood framed structure with traditional mountain-home materials on the exterior skin. The moss rock stone veneer and log siding, made from Douglas fir, invoke the feeling and atmosphere of a traditional mountain home. With coastal design, a major emphasis is put on living outdoors. Seaside homes are designed with patios and outdoor lounge areas to further engage the residents with nature and allow them to take full advantage of the weather and the views. Mountain homes designed by TAB Associates function in a very similar way and the Thomas family spends a lot of time outdoors, so they needed their vacation November/December 2012 111
THOMAS RESIDENCE General Contractor: Alpine Mountain Builders Structural Engineer: Newkirk Engineering MP Engineer: Rader Engineering Interior Design: Ashley Campbell & Gail Mahoney Civil Engineer: Alpine Engineering Lighting Design Consultant: 186 Lighting Design Group, Inc.
home to accommodate that. “The outdoor spaces are big deal,” Bonidy said. “It is a key element to the design of one of our homes and the way that the design ties into the site. Just making the house integrate in with the site is really key, it really makes the home relevant to the outdoors.” The Thomas residence has various patios along the exterior of the house. There is also an outdoor dining area and a comfortable outdoor living area that has an adjacent masonry fireplace with a gas log set. And for all of those cold nights up on the mountain, just off of the patio is an outdoor hot tub with a cascading water feature, not a bad way to experience the outdoors. Inside the three-story residence are six bedrooms, six full baths, two powder rooms, a study, a theater, a downstairs family room and an expansive kitchen and hearth room. The architect described his work on the interior of the home as a massive lodge-like approach. To achieve this the firm used warm materials like wood flooring and stone elements along with exposed log supports in the ceilings. The kitchen and hearth room are the focal point of the interior of the home. As the place where the 112 Architecture Leaders Today
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FAR LEFT: The Thomas residence has various patios along the exterior of the house. There is also an outdoor dining area and a comfortable outdoor living area that has an adjacent masonry fireplace with a gas log set. And for all of those cold nights up on the mountain, just off of the patio is an outdoor hot tub with a cascading water feature. LEFT: As the place where the owners spend most of their time, TAB Associates wanted to design a grand space for the kitchen. The ceilings are more than 24 feet high and the kitchen has granite countertops and a hammered copper and steel hood over the stove. BELOW: The home is a wood-framed structure with traditional mountain-home materials on the exterior skin. The moss rock stone veneer and log siding, made from Douglas fir, invoke the feeling and atmosphere of a traditional mountain home.
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LEFT: After a day out on the slopes, the 10,000 square-foot Thomas residence is quite the retreat. Even with the focus on outdoor living, the mountain lodge also offers interior entertainment features like this wine cellar. BELOW, RIGHT: Although their is a rustic lodge-like aesthetic to the home, that does not mean that it is not luxurious. The frameless shower is an example of the high-end design incorporated on the project. BELOW, LEFT: Inside the three-story residence are six bedrooms, six full baths, two powder rooms, a study, a theater, a downstairs family room and an expansive kitchen and hearth room.
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owners spend a majority of their time, TAB Associates wanted to design a grand space. The ceilings in the kitchen and living room are more than 24 feet high. The kitchen features granite countertops and a hammered copper and steel hood over the stove. After TAB designed the kitchen, the owners worked with an interior designer and added the impressive hanging candelabra feature over the island. The hearth has a double-sided open bar that serves both that room and also the living room. The wet bar is stocked with an ice maker, refrigerator and wine cabinet as well as extra cabinets underneath the bar. There is also a double-sided fireplace that serves both the living room and dining room. “It’s a sculptural element and it enables you to have a fireplace both from the living room and the dining room,� Bonidy said. The fireplace serves aesthetically as a kind of visual divider between the living room and the dining room, but it does not close off the two spaces. There is still room to walk around the fireplace to get from one room to the other and because it is see-through the fireplace both opens up the spaces and separates them. After a day out on the slopes, the 10,000 square foot Thomas residence is quite the retreat. With a focus on outdoor living, this mountain lodge is a prime example of the kind of work done at TAB Associates. ALT
ABOVE: After TAB designed the kitchen, the owners worked with interior designers Ashley Campbell and Gail Mahoney and added the impressive hanging candelabra feature over the island. The design of the kitchen fits the lodge-like approach that was taken with this project. There is an abundance of warm materials used like wood flooring and stone elements along with exposed log supports in the ceilings.
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The Springer Group played a major role in a series of renovations to Bobcat Stadium at Montana State University, making it the premier athletic facility in the Big Sky Conference. Story by Drew Grossman Photos courtesy of Montana State University
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n 1965 Lowell Springer arrived on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont. on an athletic scholarship. The young student-athlete went to MSU to wrestle and play football, but also to receive a degree in architecture. Although Springer was a talented wrestler, being a three-year starter on one of the best teams in the nation with 39 straight dual-match victories and three straight Big Sky Championships during his MSU career, it was ultimately his talent on the drawing board, not the mat, that would leave a lasting impression on the school. Today Springer is still heavily involved with his alma mater. He’s an avid Bobcat football fan, served on the MSU Foundation’s Advanced Technology Park Board of Directors for the better part of two decades, has been a member of the Board of Directors of the MSU Foundation for several years, now sits on the newly re-organized MSU Alumni Foundation’s Donor Advisory Board, and recently his architecture firm, the Springer Group took part in designing the renovations and additions to Bobcat Stadium. There have been a series of additions to the stadium, but most recently the Springer Group designed the Sonny Holland Zone. The 7,300-seat increased the occupancy of the stadium by almost 75 percent to a total of roughly 18,000 seats and a maximum capacity of 20,000. The addition is named after MSU Hall of Fame coach Allyn “Sonny” Holland. Holland was a threetime All-American football player at Montana State in the late 1950s. After his playing career, Holland went on to become the winningest coach in Bobcat football history, with a career record of 47-27-1. Holland led the Bobcats to the 1976 NCAA Division II title and to two Big Sky Conference titles in 1972 and 1976, according to the Montana State Bobcats Hall of Fame website. Montana State fans voted Holland the school’s greatest football player of all time, making him an appropriate choice to be the namesake of the new stadium addition. When Springer attended MSU, the football team played at a different location. At the current location, the Springer Group has been involved in the design of each phase and addition to Bobcat Stadium, from the field’s modest early days to the stadium it has become today. Originally, Bobcat Stadium was simply a bare field with aluminum bleachers on sidelines, one side for students and one side for boosters. The Springer 118 Architecture Leaders Today
Group helped design the upgrade to the student’s side and worked as the prime design firm along with other architects in each of the phases including the new booster side of the stadium, seating, concessions, meeting rooms, club and press level suites and facilities for MSU and visiting coaches. Later SGA was the primary architectural firm involved in renovating the boosters’ side club-level suites, concessions and meeting rooms. “I think for my whole firm, we’re all pretty involved, but especially for me having gone to MSU and been involved in their sports programs
since 1965, it’s just incredible,” Springer, said. “To just be a part of the evolution of that field, from a very bare field with bleachers on both sides to what I think is probably as good a stadium in our division of football in the whole country.” The Sonny Holland Zone was the most recent addition and The Springer Group worked in conjunction with A & E Architects out of Billings, Mont. The boosters and MSU Foundation were able to raise the $10 million needed to finance the addition in roughly a two-month period, which stands as a testament to the excitement surrounding the
PREVIOUS: The Spinger Group designed The Sonny Holland Zone, the new addition to Bobcat Stadium at Montana State University. The 7,300-seat addition will increase the occupancy of the stadium by almost 75 percent to a total of roughly 17,000 seats. The addition is named after MSU Hall of Fame coach and three-time All American football player Allyn “Sonny” Holland. Photo by Neil Hetherington LEFT: Bobcat Stadium was once a bare field with aluminum bleachers on sidelines, one side for students and one side for boosters. The Springer Group helped design the upgrade to the student’s side and worked as the prime design firm in each of the phases including the new booster side of the stadium, seating, concessions, meeting rooms, club and press level suites and facilites for MSU and visiting coaches.
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END ZONE STADIUM ADDITION AT BOBCAT STADIUM, MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY Signs: Signs Of Montana Bleacher Seating Supply+Install: Tutt Construction, Inc. General Contractor: Markovich Construction Inc. & Martel Construction Glasswork Contractor: Valley Glass Food Service Design Consultant: J & V Restaurant Supply Paving: Knife River-Belgrade EPDM Roofing Sheet Metal Roof+Trim: Quality Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc. Plumbing: Central Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Resilient Base: Pierce Flooring & Design Place Concrete: Holland Concrete Const. Earthwork: Sime Construction, Inc. Ready-Mix Concrete: Kenyon Noble Ready Mix Rebar-Install: Rocky Mountain Rebar, Inc. Acoustical Tile Ceiling: Matco Acoustics, Inc. Metal Stud Framing GYP Board Assemblies: RDJ Brothers, Inc. Rebar Supply: Harris Rebar Abco, Inc. Struct Steel+Precast: Sowles Company Score Board, Video &: Advanced Electronic Designs, Inc. Supplier/Mfr: Montana/Wyoming Systems Precast Seating Risers: Missoula Concrete Construction Demolition: H&H Earthworks, Inc. Dampproofing: Waterstop, Inc. Fire Protection: Federal Fire Protection Struct. Steel, Deck: Steel West Incorporated Inter+Exter Painting: Dependable Paint & Drywall Joint Sealants: Rollinger Caulking HM Doors/Frames: Kalmont Distributors, Inc. Ceiling Insulation Syst: D’s Insulation Coiling Doors: Overhead Door Co. of SW MT Masonry: Marks & Hanson, Inc. Electrical: Matzinger Electric, Inc. Structural Engineer: Morrison – Maierle Grass, Turf & Plants: Cashman Nursery
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PREVIOUS: The Sonny Holland Zone was the most recent addition and The Springer Group worked in conjunction with A&E Architects out of Billings, Mont. The boosters and MSU Foundation were able to raise the $10 million needed to finance the addition in about two months. Photo by Kelly Gorham ABOVE: Part of what makes the Bobcat football experience so special is the location of the stadium. Bobcat Stadium is located on the south edge of campus and it has enough elevation that from the boosters’ side of the stadium, there is a picturesque view of the Bridger Mountains and the big M set up along the ridge. The athletic director’s suite is located on the fourth floor and has a view that overlooks the entire campus and the valley.
project and the Bobcat football tradition. “One of the great things about that stadium is the enthusiasm and the dedication of the athletic department and the boosters and supporters of Montana State University to get that done so quickly,” Springer said. The Sonny Holland Zone is dedicated to student seating, which comes in response to an emphasis put forward by university president Waded Cruzado. Student involvement and the student seating sections had been de-emphasized at Bobcat Stadium before the Sonny Holland Zone, Springer said. “She totally believes in serving the entire community and the entire campus.” Cruzado was passionate about the project and involved in everything from fundraising to breaking ground. The superintendent of the project Clancy Gaworski of Mertel Construction taught Cruzado how to run a backhoe and at the project’s groundbreaking in the fall of 2010, the university president did some of the first scoops of dirt for the starting excavation. Part of what makes the Bobcat football experience so special is the location of the stadium. Bobcat stadium is located on the south edge of campus and it has enough elevation that from the boosters side of the stadium, there is a picturesque view of the Bridger Mountains and the big Montana State M set up along the ridge. “You can sit right there and look at the mountains and the big M and it is just an incredible view from the boosters’ side,” Springer said. The athletic director’s suite is located on the fourth floor and has a view that overlooks the entire campus and the valley. The school uses the space as a recruiting and fundraising tool because of the way the view really encapsulates campus. “It works extremely well for showing the whole campus and the incredible terrain and the beautiful mountains, it’s really something,” Springer said. After the many additions and renovations that have been made to Bobcat Stadium, it has become one of the premier athletic facilities in the Big Sky Conference. In the near future the Springer Group now hopes to be involved in the design of the final step to complete Bobcat Stadium, with renovating and strengthening the original student’s side bleachers so that the beautiful stadium will last for many more seasons to come. ALT November/December 2012 123
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Lake Flato Architects designed the Polytechnic Campus for Arizona State University in one of the hottest deserts in the country. Story by Drew Grossman Photos by Bill Timmerman
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PREVIOUS: To promote an outdoor lifestyle the new buildings are arranged around three courtyards that are linked by a series of open-air atriums, portals and arcades. The architects at Lake Flato took advantage of shade and natural breeze-ways to make the outdoor spaces more comfortable during times of extreme heat. RIGHT: Located in the middle of the desert, the thermal and solar load that bears down on the exterior of the building can be quite severe and damaging. To remedy this, the firm designed a perforated metal scrim that covers much of the building.
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ABOVE: The Sonoran Desert is one of the largest and hottest deserts in North America. The desert covers large swaths of the southwestern United States, including Arizona and California and the western part of the Mexican border. But withstanding the hot dry climate, there are many species of mammals, birds, reptiles and fish that make their home in the Sonoran, that also includes more than 2,000 native plant species.
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PREVIOUS: The new facilities house four academic colleges, Technology and Innovation, Management and Agribusiness, Applied Arts and Sciences and Education Innovation & Teacher Preparation. There is also a 500-seat auditorium that serves all four colleges.
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Lake Flato worked in partnership with RSP Architects and Ten Eyck Landscape Architects to design the five-building expansion of the ASU Polytechnic Campus. The new facilities house four academic colleges, Technology and Innovation, Management and Agribusiness, Applied Arts and Sciences and Education Innovation & Teacher Preparation. There is also a 500-seat auditorium that serves all four colleges. The first three schools are housed in large L-shaped buildings that serve as the main classroom buildings for the polytechnic campus. The remaining two are smaller more public buildings. One houses an art gallery and performing arts theater and the other houses a small lecture hall and lobby, where the School of Management and Agribusiness holds lectures that also engage the local agribusiness community. “The two smaller buildings anchor each end of the district. They were strategically located allowing the L-shaped buildings to become more of the background buildings,” Herdeg said. “As you enter or as you approach the campus from either the east or west end, the first building you see is one of these smaller unique buildings that house the more public oriented functions.” In order to keep costs down and increase efficiency, the five buildings have a relatively uniform exterior design. In order to withstand the effects of the harsh environment and reflect the colors and textures of the Sonoran Desert, Lake Flato used mostly regionally sourced and fabricated materials on the exteriors of the buildings. The firm employed ground-faced block with local volcanic aggregate, weather perforated corrugated steel, recycled wood pulp and plastic, glass encased PV panels and salvaged concrete for the site walls and pavers. As the campus is located in the middle of the desert, the thermal and solar load that bears down on the
exterior of the building can be quite severe and damaging. To remedy this the firm designed a perforated metal scrim that covers much of the building. “The more we could protect the building, block that thermal load and solar load and capture it outside of the building instead of allowing it to hit the wall or hit the window, the more efficient our thermal barrier could be,” Herdeg said. To promote an outdoor lifestyle the new buildings are arranged around three courtyards that are linked by a series of open-air atriums, portals and arcades. The architects at Lake Flato took advantage of shade and natural breeze-ways to make the outdoor spaces more comfortable during times of extreme heat. The open atria replaced traditional indoor corridors, which cut down on spaces requiring air conditioning and promotes further engagement with the desert. Each atrium has a series of balconies, catwalks and porches that are ideal for socializing and creating community at each school. “A vast majority of the circulation for the building, the hallways, the stairs, the entry lobby, which represents approximately 15 percent of the building or so, is unconditioned space,” Herdeg said. “It’s very comfortable outdoor, communal space.” The project received a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and received a Top Ten Green Project Award in 2012 from the AIA Committee on the Environment. “Anyone that visits this campus clearly knows that the campus, the landscape, the buildings, is about this remarkable place.” Herdeg said. “It’s not just the architecture, it’s how people use it, it’s the celebration of the desert-landscape.” ALT
PREVIOUS: The open atria replaced traditional indoor corridors, which cut down on spaces requiring air conditioning and promotes further engagement with the desert. Each atrium has a series of balconies, catwalks and porches that are ideal for socializing and creating community at each school.
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NORTH STAR ENGINEERING QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERED ON TIME Since our founding, Ogburn Electric Company has relied on a business philosophy that has resulted in our successful accomplishments and growth. Our commitment and purpose have remained unchanged. Client satisfaction is our ultimate goal and achieving that goal is how our reputation in the industry has been built and we are confident this commitment will lead to our continuing status as a leader in the electrical contracting field. Located in the Piedmont triad of North Carolina, we have evolved into a major full service electrical contractor specializing in commercial, industrial and residential work. Our formula for success has been based on providing complete customer satisfaction through innovative design work coupled with our knowledge of state of the art electrical technology. Using modern tools and equipment and working with the utmost safety, our competent staff continually provides our customers with the knowledge and peace of mind that they have made the correct choice by selecting Ogburn Electric Company as the solution to all of their electrical needs. Whether it is new construction or renovation and/or repair, let Ogburn Electric Company bring your project to the satisfying and successful completion that you deserve.
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5425 Murray Road, Winston-Salen, North Carolina 27106 Phone: 336.924.5166 · Fax: 336.924.5473 info@ogburnelectric.com · www.ogburnelectric.com
Ogburn Electric Company, Inc. is proud to have partnered with Marianna Thomas Architects. We congratulate them on their achievements and wish them continued success.
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