From the vibrant heart of Caldwell, Idaho, Amano has become a beloved destination for those seeking an inspired fusion of traditional and modern Mexican cuisine paired with craft cocktails. When owners Salvador and Becca Alamilla set their sights on revitalizing a historic downtown building for their new space.
Project name
Amano Restaurant
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Caldwell, Idaho, USA
Photography
Travis Estvold / Cushing Terrell
Design team
Principal in Charge: Nicole Dovel-Moore. Project Manager: Kelyn Allen. Architecture: Nicole Dovel-Moore. Interior Design: KovichCo
Interior design
Cushing Terrell
Collaborators
Fire Protection: Dan Kopp. Production: Grace Johnson. Kitchen Design: Curtis Restaurant Equipment. Schematic Design: GTC Design
Built area
Main floor: 4,900 ft². Second floor/speakeasy: 1,800 ft². Outdoor/patio: 3,600 ft²
Civil engineer
Adam Schlegel
Structural engineer
Lindsay Watters
Environmental & MEP
Electrical Engineering: Tyler Victorino Mechanical Engineering: Jacob Mortensen
Construction
Kreizenbeck Constructors
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Cushing Terrell was commissioned to design a structure to be used as a backdrop for a sculptor’s on-site commission at the 12,000-acre-spanning Tippet Rise Art Center, located just outside Fishtail, Montana. The program requirements for the project were simple: replicate a late-1800s one-room Montana schoolhouse to provide a relatively protected in...
Project name
"Daydreams" School House at Tippet Rise Art Center
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Fishtail, Montana, USA
Photography
Karl Neumann, Jimmy Talarico, Travis Estvold
Collaborators
Patrick Dougherty (artist)
Structural engineer
DCI Engineers
Construction
JxM & Associates
Client
Tippet Rise Art Center
Typology
Cultural › Art Center, Installation
