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Tour Two Lake|Flato Residences on Houzz

June 2016

Tour Hog Pen Creek Residence

Winner of a national 2016 AIA Housing Award, Lake|Flato’s Hog Pen Creek Residence sits on a five-acre site connected to Lake Austin, leaving existing majestic oak and pecan trees virtually untouched. The fluid two-story, L-shaped home features ample outdoor spaces through walkways and porches, breezy interiors with ample glass for connections to the outdoors, locally crafted materials throughout, and an adjacent 25-yard lap pool.

Take a Video Tour of Hog Pen Creek 

 

Tour Mill Springs Ranch 

Honored with a Best of Houzz 2016 Award for its “commitment to excellence in design,” Lake|Flato is also featured by Houzz for the thoughtful design of Mill Springs Ranch in Vanderpool, TX. Nestled at the confluence of two creeks on a Texas Hill Country Ranch, Mill Springs provides a water’s edge retreat. Four structures organize around the site of 20th-century dam, forming a courtyard shaded by mature pecan trees and an intimate connection to cool creeks.

Tour Mill Springs Ranch

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Lake|Flato Projects Honored with ArchDaily Top 100 Building Awards

June 2016

Two Lake|Flato projects were chosen for ArchDaily’s 2016 Top 100 Buildings Award program, which highlights significant, inspiring works of American architecture—projects that are milestones for their time and are highly regarded by the architectural community.

 

The Dixon Water Foundation Josey Pavilion in Decatur, Texas, is the first Living Building project in Texas and the Gulf region. The 5,400-square-foot open-air pavilion is an education and meeting center for the Dixon Water Foundation, embodying its mission to promote healthy watersheds through sustainable land management to preserve water resources.

 

The ASU Health Services Building in Tempe, Arizona, is a 34,500-square-foot facility that engages the campus' primary pedestrian spine and creates a welcoming presence without appearing overtly clinical. Existing facilities were demolished in part and otherwise renovated, with an added wing transforming the building’s overall identity. Private landscaped courtyards extend waiting areas for patients, allowing them to engage with the environment in a healthful way.

View ArchDaily’s Top100 Buildings here. 

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Renovation begins on St. Francis School in Louisville

June 2016

Lake|Flato has just begun construction on an expansion to the downtown Louisville high school campus of St. Francis School, a progressive private preschool-12th grade institution. The 17,000-square-foot addition, coined Expanding Thought! by students, increases the school’s original 30,000-square-foot footprint by 50%. The first phase of the renovation will include a new relocated entrance on Broadway, a new student-centered commons room, and a “Space for Thought” incorporating technology to be used for classes and events. Lake|Flato was hired to analyze the school’s existing facilities and develop a master plan to address opportunities for the existing building, proposing strategies to increase arts and athletics spaces, preserve the school’s collegiate energy and unique culture, and increase its community presence.

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Bob Harris to Speak at The Vine June 21st

June 2016

Bob Harris, FAIA, a partner at Lake|Flato and leader of the firm’s Eco-Conservation studio, will be a featured guest speaker at The Vine 2016 on June 21. The Vine Program is an annual conference engaging topics of nature, the future and community in order to foster collaboration and inspired places. This year’s conference, located at The Presidio in San Francisco, will explore the art and science of resonance. Learn more about The Vine.

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AIA COTE Tour of an LFer's East-Side Residence

June 2016

A classic example of Lake Flatonians’ passion for environmental stewardship in their day-to-day lives, San Antonio AIA COTE will be hosting a framing and insulation tour of LF architect Michael Britt’s new east-side house June 10. Attendees of the tour, discussion and Q&A session will learn how to comply with IECC 2015 requirements for new residential construction.

Smart, Small and Sustainable Housing in South Texas: Three Perspectives

June 2016

This month’s USGBC South Texas luncheon on June 14 highlights the popular “small house” movement and its applications from three different green design perspectives. Network and lunch while you hear from key thought leaders in the field: Designer Bill Aylor, Associate Partner at Lake|Flato; community leader David Nisivoccia of the San Antonio Housing Authority; and Program Coordinator Audrey Etheridge of Construction Careers Academy. Find out more information and register here.

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Blue Lake Retreat Featured in Interior Design Magazine

June 2016

“The configuration celebrates the land as well as the water.” Blue Lake Retreat, a Marble Falls lake house, is featured in the Spring issue of Interior Design Magazine. The unique collaboration between a design-savvy client, architect and design team — all longtime friends — created a clever vertical design that pays homage to the site’s diverse topography of juxtaposed steep hills and blue waters. Read the full article.

 

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Dixon Water Foundation Josey Pavilion: The First Living Building in Texas

June 2016

We are excited to announce that the Dixon Water Foundation Josey Pavilion has achieved Living Building Challenge certification, making it the first Living Building in the State of Texas and 9th Living Building in the world. The Josey Pavilion physically embodies and reinforces the Dixon Water Foundation’s mission as a fully restorative Living Building and demonstration tool. This case study reveals how the meeting and education center achieves the standards required for certification.

Architect Magazine: The Value of Materials

June 2016

"Bob Harris, FAIA, and Vicki Yuan, AIA, of San Antonio–based Lake|Flato, have made their careers out of finding beauty in design and doing more with less. They feel the materials that go into a project define the heart, and enrich the edges, of the structure that emerges." Bob Harris and Vicki Yuan talk to Architect Magazine about the value and artistry of selecting the right materials. Read the full article. 

Work to Begin on New Federal Courthouse in San Antonio

May 2016

Funding of $144 million has been approved for the new San Antonio Federal Courthouse, whose modern, state-of-the-art design will instill civic pride and a dignified presence in the city through local vernacular and natural materials. The new 305,000-square-foot facility will be relocated next to the vacant site of the former San Antonio Police Headquarters, with an interior courtyard and tree-covered plaza emphasizing its connection to San Antonio’s newly developing Civic District downtown. The GSA Design Excellence project will be designed by Lake|Flato in association with Munoz & Company. Read more here.