Great architecture encompasses the imperatives of efficiency, inspiration and value, each contributing to the creation of delightful places. At BOKA Powell, we believe great design shapes human experience, improves the quality of the built environment and helps conserve the earth’s resources. Our goal is to deliver a higher standard of service and vision to our clients while cutting through complexities to create places that work, inside and out.
ABOUT US
BOKA Powell delivers Solutions that Inspire. Our passion is guided by more than 45 years of experience creating compelling, flexible, cost-effective design solutions that directly respond to our clients’ needs. From concept to construction, our emphasis on open communication and collaboration ensures consistent results that exceed expectations.
The definition of successful design, regardless of the project scale, extends beyond creating visually stimulating design solutions. BOKA Powell’s ability to deliver a wide variety of domestic and international projects resides in our commitment to respond effectively to diverse budget, schedule, and efficiency goals, while exceeding our clients’ expectations for design excellence. Our full-service architecture, planning and interior design project teams, based in Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, Texas and Denver, Colorado are configured to provide a consistently high level of service across all phases of a project. Our clients benefit from a team of experts with both international experience and intimate knowledge of the regions where they live and work. Each team is led by a Principal who maintains a hands-on leadership role throughout the duration of each project, affording our clients access to the programming, design and project management systems that we have refined over more than 45 years of practice.
DESIGN
Great design solutions often spring from the collaborative discussion of multiple design options between the design team, the client and consultants. We compare and review these options, and through a process of deletion and selection, synthesize the solutions to meet our clients’ needs. A wide range of tools are utilized to communicate design ideas, including physical models, hand sketches, 3D renderings and virtual fly-throughs. By involving the entire project team, we achieve our goals of creating consensus and minimizing road blocks.
COMMUNICATION
BOKA Powell utilizes an effective communication style that brings order to the multiple ways team members interface by supporting tools they use, including conference calls, e-mail, GoToMeeting and video conferencing. Our online management of project information – including meeting notes, design presentations and construction documents – allows the client and consultant team to have continuous, yet controlled access for review, mark-up and group discussion. Our pioneering use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has further enhanced the ability of the consultant team to coordinate complex building systems and discover cost-saving solutions.
INNOVATION
Recognized throughout our industry for our ingenuity and practicality, we carefully evaluate new technology in building design and construction, including integrated project delivery and Building Information Modeling (BIM), evolutions in construction systems, new materials, advances in under-floor air distribution and MEP systems, and progressive improvements in the technical and cost performance of building systems and materials. Our philosophy is to safeguard the interests of our clients by thoroughly evaluating the track record of any new concepts and materials prior to proposing their use on a project.
SUSTAINABILITY
BOKA Powell is committed to creating respectful, sustainable design solutions. The main objectives of our green design approach are to minimize the wasteful expense of energy, water and raw materials, and mitigate environmental degradation caused by materials and systems throughout their life cycle, and beyond. We work to achieve these goals as a matter of course throughout all of our projects, striving where possible to specify materials and systems that have an environmental benefit. When sustainability is a stated goal of the client, our LEED®-accredited design teams bring the ability to achieve the highest standards up to LEED Platinum certification.
MULTIFAMILY
In collaboration with JPI, BOKA Powell designed a two-phase multifamily development comprised of eight buildings at Rock Creek Ranch in Fort Worth. Along Chisolm Trail Parkway and near Tarleton’s Fort
Villas at Cortina
Once a predominately single story, 1960’s era, surface-parked retail strip center on nine prime acres just south of downtown, Lamar Union is now a vibrant, vertical mixed-use community. Two of the iconic former tenants, The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and The Highball, were rejuvenated and expanded to anchor the new development, along with seven new restaurants,
retailers, 440 apartment units, and more than 1,300 structured parking spaces. The BOKA Powell design team worked within the
and in consultation with the neighborhood association to
Lamar Union has been honored with multiple awards, including the 2017 Urban Land Institute Austin “Impact Award” for Multi-Family; the Austin Business Journal’s Multi-Family Project of the Year for 2017; AIA Austin (local) and Texas Society of Architects (state-wide) Design Awards; and recognition by the City of Austin as a model project for the “Imagine Austin” comprehensive plan.
Barton Place
Austin, Texas
Services
SERVICES PROVIDED
Architecture
Interior Design
PROJECT SIZE
6 Story | 6 Buildings
2 Level Underground Garage | 607 Parking Spaces
Austin Green Energy’s Three-Star Rating 300,000 SF
Barton Place is a six-story condominium complex located south of downtown Austin. Six buildings are arranged around an elevated plaza featuring a historic 100 foot tall pecan tree and native plants, all carefully preserved during construction. The 300,000 square foot condominium complex is strategically located near Zilker Park and Barton Springs, two very popular inner-city public amenities. The Hill Country-modern architecture features an energy-efficient exterior combining locally-sourced stone, floor-to-ceiling glass, concrete, and stucco.
1st Street Student Housing
College Station, Texas
SERVICES PROVIDED Architecture
PROJECT SIZE
324 Units
500,000 SF
First Street Housing is a new Student Housing development in College Station, Texas. The project is a true living-learning community, incorporating classrooms and collaborative study environments within a residential setting. The project includes a 10 -story concrete structure, with 324 units ranging from 400 to 2,255 SF. The amenity space is 15,650 SF spaced out over five levels, inviting students to socialize and study in comfortable lounge seating. This arrangement promotes student identity, diversity, and community in the student’s everyday activities. There will be 240,000 SF of parking in four above-grade parking.
Stonelake 7400 South Congress
The Venue at the Ballpark Birmingham, Alabama
SERVICES PROVIDED Architecture
PROJECT SIZE
241 Units
333 Beds
BOKA Powell workedwith Inland American Communities to create a 241-unit mixed-use multifamily residential development in Downtown Birmingham. Five levels of residential units sit atop at-grade parking and one additional parking level below grade. The project shares a site with Regions Field, home to the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team. Building architecture and materials respect the character of the surrounding development. The pool and courtyard amenity decks are located on level two and are open to outfield views of the stadium. The ground floor parking area will have designated zones at the perimeter for temporary food truck parking, creating temporary storefront type vending along the pedestrian sidewalk zone for special event occasions.
Mile High Studios
BOKA
Stonelake Midtown Flats
Austin, Texas
SERVICES
Baker’s Row
Birmingham, Alabama
SERVICES PROVIDED Architecture
PROJECT SIZE
205 Unit 439 Bed
Baker’s Row is the second phase of urban living completed by BOKA Powell and Birmingham-based developer Corporate Realty in the Railroad Park area, just north of the University of Alabama-Birmingham Medical Center.
The project includes 205 market rate residential units (439 beds) in 13 unit types, ranging from efficiencies and one bedrooms, to two, three, and fourbedroom configurations. Some units include a spiral staircase connecting living and sleeping areas. Ground floor shell space is provided for a restaurant and boutique office tenants. Three courtyards provide amenity space for tenants.
Valor at The Realm Lewisville, Texas
SERVICES PROVIDED
Architect of Record
Interior Design of Record | In association with 505 Design
PROJECT SIZE
118,000 SF Residential
Upon selection for the design of The Realm Phase I, BOKA Powell was concurrently selected for Phase II of the development, in association with 505 Design. The Realm Phase II, named Valor, will consist of mixed-use buildings featuring residential over retail space. The design will include a 118,200 square foot residential over retail building, a 27,000 square foot multi-level deck wrap, an additional 152,500 square foot residential over retail building, as well as a 114,750 square foot, three level residential retail parking structure with an amenity deck.
Stonelake Trailhead Phase II
Austin, Texas
Stonelake engaged BOKA Powell to design this Raw Contemporary 5 story
