Near Carmel by the Sea, discreetly nestled in an oak grove at the edge of a meadow in the 20,000-acre Santa Lucia Preserve, this lovely contemporary take on a rural English cottage is sited to harmonize with the landscape’s wild beauty and maximize the residents’ enjoyment of living fully immersed in nature.
Project name
Santa Lucia Preserve 5
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
Carmel Valley, California, USA
Interior design
Susan Williams Interior Design
Structural engineer
ZFA Structural Engineers
Landscape
Arterra Landscape Architects
Lighting
Banks Landl Lighting Design
Construction
Vucina Construction
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › Cottage
The Cascade Bungalows at Brasada Ranch are the newest luxury hospitality offering at this all-season family resort near Bend in Central Oregon. The bungalows are 16 new guest room experiences that bring a contemporary and bespoke approach to life on the ranch. The buildings are stepped with the topography and offer privacy for every unit and unobst...
Project name
Cascade Bungalows at Brasada Ranch
Architecture firm
Skylab Architecture
Location
Bend, Oregon, USA
Design team
Nita Posada (Project director, Interior Design Director), Amy DeVall (Interior design Lead / Procurement), Jennifer Martin (Project Architect), Eduardo Peraza Garzon (Visualization), Janell Widmer (Interior design / Procurement), Jeff Kovel (Design Director), Benjamin Halpern (Project Architect)
Collaborators
FF&E Receiving Delivery and Installation: Procare Logistics LLC in tandem with Skylab Architecture
Interior design
Skylab Architecture
Lighting
Skylab Architecture
Visualization
STUDIOm13 and Nick Trapani
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
Hiring a roofing expert is one of the most important and biggest decisions you’ll make in your life. While it’s effortless to find one for your next roofing project by going to Google, getting the perfect roofing company is a different story.
Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Blue River East Building in Independence, Missouri, establishes a new campus which is home to the Great Plains OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Education Center and MCC’s CDL (Commercial Driver’s License), Forklift, Linework, and Logistics programs.
Project name
Metropolitan Community College Blue River East Building
Location
Independence, Missouri, USA
Photography
Kelly Callewaert
Design team
James Pfeiffer, Principal-in-Charge. Jeremy Kahm, Project Manager. Dan Johnson, Project Architect. Janell Rock, Interior Design. Beena Ramaswami, Graphic Design / Signage. Adam Wiechman, Landscape Architecture. Sarah Murphy, Design Team. Sarah Johnson, Design Team. Brian McKinney, Design Team. Barb Cugno, Design Team. Fiona Bhuyan, Design Team. April Trotter, Design Team. Alyssa Parsons, Design Team
Collaborators
McCown Gordon
Civil engineer
Taliaferro and Browne, Inc
Structural engineer
KH Engineering Group
Environmental & MEP
Henderson Engineers
Tools used
Revit, Enscape
Construction
Pre-engineered steel structure
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Drywall, Glass
Client
Metropolitan Community College
Typology
Educational Architecture
Project name
The Amador Apartments
Architecture firm
jones | haydu
Location
Oakland, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Hulett Jones, Paul Haydu
Design team
Hulett Jones, Principal. Paul Haydu, Principal. Aaron Goldman, Project Manager
Interior design
jones | haydu
Collaborators
Waterproofing: Thornton Tomasetti; Green Point Rater: Bright Green Strategies
Structural engineer
Strandberg Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Integral Group
Client
Presidio Bay Ventures
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Cushing Terrell: The $13.6-million renovation of the Alberta Bair Theater is the culmination of a decade-long effort to breathe new life into the venerable theater. Originally opened in 1931 as the Fox Theatre, the venue was a regional destination for film and stage performances.
Project name
Alberta Bair Theater
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Billings, Montana, USA
Photography
James Ray Spahn, Zakara Photography
Design team
Joel Anderson (Design Lead), Bob LaPerle (Project Manager/Architect), Kevin Nelson (Project Architect), Dane Jorgenson (Structural Engineer), Mallory Johnson (Architect), Michael Gieser (Electrical Engineer), Raelynn Meissner (Mechanical Engineer), Madeline Rajtar (Interior Designer), Ralph Habeck (BIM/CADD Technician)
Collaborators
Geotechnical Engineer: SK Geotechnical; Theater Planning/Lighting Design: Schuler Shook; Acoustical Engineer: Threshold Acoustics; Theatrical/AV: Schuler Shook
Interior design
Cushing Terrell
Civil engineer
Sanderson Stewart
Structural engineer
Cushing Terrell
Environmental & MEP
Cushing Terrell
Construction
Langlas & Associates
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Theater
The garden for Gucci’s new bespoke flagship store at NorthPark Center is a lush xeriscape that expresses the brand’s commitment to nature through a water-wise planting palette. Yuccas, Century Plants, and Hesperoaloes are nested within a bed of Mexican Feather Grass mixed with other drought tolerant ornamental grasses and perennials.
Project name
Gucci Garden
Landscape Architecture
Nomad Studio
Location
NorthPark Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Photography
Courtesy of Nomad Studio
Collaborators
Atmosphere Design Group – Architecture. Westwood Engineering – Civil Engineering. ARJO Engineering – Electrical Engineering. Seth Heidman Irrigation Design – Irrigation Consulting. Products: FLOS, Dallas Cast Stone
Engineer
Westwood Engineering - Civil Engineering. ARJO Engineering – Electrical Engineering. Seth Heidman Irrigation Design – Irrigation Consulting
Contractor
Texas Land Care
Client
Gucci bespoke flagship store
Studio VARA teamed with Mithun and TNDC to develop the winning design for this 100% affordable housing project on one of the last residential sites in Mission Bay.
Project name
626 Mission Bay Boulevard
Architecture firm
Studio VARA (Associate Architect, townhomes), Mithun Solomon (Architect of Record, main building)
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Design team
Chris Roach, John Springer, Nick Brown, Claudia Merzario, Jared Clifton, Jakcie Fung
Interior design
AEW Engineering, Inc.
Collaborators
Project / Construction Management: Regent Construction Management; Acoustical Engineer: Pappidimos Group
Civil engineer
Urban Design Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
KPFF Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Engineering 360
Landscape
Surface Design, Inc.
Lighting
Weller Design Architectural Lighting
Construction
Nibbi Brothers, Inc.
Client
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp
Typology
Residential › Housing
