When Nathan Fell of NFA (Nathan Fell Architecture) first spoke with Eric Roland, the client for this New Orleans front porch addition, there were a few things about the project summary that would normally have stood out as red flags.
Architecture firm
Nathan Fell Architecture
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Photography
Jeremy Jachym
Principal architect
Nathan Fell
Design team
Nathan Fell, Jace Ambwani
Structural engineer
Howard Engineering
Visualization
Nathan Fell Architecture
Typology
Residential Addition
The home located in the suburbs of New Orleans had a low ceiling that provided its exterior (and interior) with an aesthetic (and proportion) that was familiar to other mid-century homes built in this region but lacked many of the components that often distinguish these homes as remarkable works of Architecture.
Project name
Vaulted House (Renovation)
Architecture firm
Nathan Fell Architecture
Location
Metairie, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Photography
Jeremy Jachym
Principal architect
Nathan Fell
Design team
James Babin, Kyra Nasser, Jace Ambwani
Interior design
Nathan Fell Architecture
Structural engineer
Cali & LaPlace Engineers
Landscape
Nathan Fell Architecture
Visualization
Nathan Fell Architecture
Tools used
Revit, Lumion, Enscape
Construction
C&G Construction
Material
Wood, Steel, Stucco, Brick, Concrete
Typology
Residential › House
The Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is a private nonprofit insurance organization with a natural interest in promoting employee safety and health
Project name
Louisiana Workers ’Compensation Corporation Headquarters
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Photography
Sara Essex Bradley, Mantese
Design team
Kurt Hagstette, AIA / Principal-in-Charge. Steve Dumez, FAIA / Design Director. Mark Hash, AIA / Project Architect. Jill Traylor, NCIDQ / Interior Designer. Waleed Alghamdi, AIA / Sustainability Enabler. Li Gong / Designer. Emily Heausler / Designer. Shannon Griffith / Designer. Chris Jackson / Construction Contract Administrator
Collaborators
HMA Consulting (audio-visual/security). MKE Architects, LLC (construction manager). Thompson Building Energy Solutions (LEED consultant). Suzanne Turner Associates. Associated Design Group. Fox-Nesbit Engineering LLC. Hma Consulting. Mke Architects, LLC. Thompson Building Energy Solutions. Mj Womack Inc.
Interior design
EskewDumezRipple
Landscape
Suzanne Turner Associates
Civil engineer
Fox-Nesbit Engineering LLC
Structural engineer
Fox-Nesbit Engineering LLC
Environmental & MEP
Associated Design Group
Construction
MJ Womack Inc.
Typology
Commercial Architecture › Office Building
The new 120,000-square-foot Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience Museum is conceived as a venue to showcase and highlight the contributions that the city of New Orleans has made to the music industry. Located across the street from the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orlean.
Project name
Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience Museum
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Principal architect
Steve Dumez
Design team
Steve Dumez, Principal-in-Charge. Mark Hash, Project Architect. Andie Ottenweller, Project Team. Javier Marcano, Project Team. Sheena Garcia, Rendering Artist
Visualization
EskewDumezRipple
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Museum
Second Harvest is one of the region’s largest food banks, carrying out a mission to end hunger by providing food access, advocacy, education, and disaster response. The organization provides food and support to 700+ community partners and programs across 23 parishes, and their staff and volunteers distribute the equivalent of more than 32 million m...
Project name
Second Harvest
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Photography
Michael Mantese
Design team
Mark Ripple, Principal-in-Charge. Jose Alvarez, Project Manager. Kim Nguyen, Project Architect. Mark Thorburn, Project Architect. Kristin Henry, Interior Designer. Jill Traylor, Director of Interiors. Tracy Lea, Specifications. Jeannine Ford, Construction Administration
Collaborators
Geotechnical Engineer: Eustis Engineering Services, LLC; Spackman Mossop & Michaelsmoses Engineersschrenk, Endom & Flanagan, Llcdonahue Favret
Interior design
EskewDumezRipple
Landscape
Spackman Mossop Michaels
Structural engineer
Schrenk, Endom & Flanagan, LLC
Environmental & MEP
Moses Engineers, Inc.
Construction
Donahue Favret
Typology
Office Building › Interior Design
The Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium has reopened following a transformative $41 million newly renovated and expanded building project.
An undertaking that included the relocation of their existing Insectarium from its previous home in the Customs House on Canal Street and the expansion and renovation of the Aquarium itself—two vital community of...
Project name
Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Photography
EskewDumezRipple / CambridgeSeven
Collaborators
Exhibit Designer: CambridgeSeven; Media Design: Cortina Productions; Graphic Design: Natalie Zanecchia Design; LSS Design: Andy Aiken; Exhibit Fabricator: 1220 Exhibits; Mural Artist: Patrick Maxcy
Built area
12,800 ft² addition (including theater infill) | 82,000 ft² renovation
Civil engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Structural engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
Moses Engineers
Landscape
Spackman Mossop Michaels
Construction
Dupont-LeCorgne (Construction Consultant), Broadmoor LLC (Contractor)
Client
Audubon Commission in Conjunction with Audubon Nature Institute
A new luxury hotel from Atelier Ace designed by EskewDumezRipple in collaboration with Studio Shamshiri, this project involved the restoration and rehabilitation of a six-story 1906 building adjacent to New Orleans’ former city hall.
Project name
Maison de la Luz
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Photography
Stephen Kent Johnson
Design team
EskewDumezRipple project team: Steve Dumez, FAIA. Jason Richards, AIA. Pearson Smith, AIA. Emily Heausler. Max Katz, AIA. Chris Jackson
Interior design
Studio Shamshiri
Civil engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Structural engineer
Morphy Makofsky, Inc.
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical Engineer: Pontchartrain Mechanical (Design/Build). Electrical Engineer: Frischhertz Electric Co. (Design/Build).
Landscape
Spackman Mossop Michaels
Client
Domain Companies (Developer) / Atelier Ace (Operator)
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
The new Welcome Center will serve visitors to the adjacent Botanic Gardens, Rural Life Museum, Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter and various other community and cultural destinations.
Project name
Burden Welcome Center
Architecture firm
EskewDumezRipple
Location
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Principal architect
Steve Dumez
Design team
Mark Hash (Project Manager), Phoenix Montague (Project Interior Designer)
Collaborators
Buquet & LeBlanc Inc (Contractor ). Fox-Nesbit Engineering, LLC (Civil Engineer & Structural Engineer). ASSAF, Simoneaux, Tauzin & Associates (Mechanical Engineer & Electrical Engineer). Landscape, Inc (Geotechnical Engineer). Carbo Landscape Architects (Landscape)
Client
Burden Museum and Gardens
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Welcome Center
