THE DOGRUN/2012
The Dogrun
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After hearing innumerable accounts of the raw beauty of Big Bend National Park, two fresh-faced LFer’s embarked on a four night excursion in the Chisos backcountry. Repeatedly battered by the unforgiving wilderness, what were once the innocent, emerged weathered, salty adventurers. For those pressed for time: snakes, unknown creatures in the night, wind, rain, fog, mud, and mud. Their (abdridged, but still lengthy) story follows. Clockwise from Left: A struggle from the beginning-Thomas couldn't make it atop the sign before the self timer, view from Emory Peak, Western Diamondback on the...
What are the Bottom Line Benefits of Biophilic Design ? How can our designs more effectively connect with Nature? These are some of the questions being discussed at this year's AIA Convention by a panel including Jason McLennan, founder and creator of the Living Building Challenge, William Browning, partner of Terrapin Bright Green, and Bob Berkebile, founding principal of BNIM Architects. Read a short article about this panel's discussion here .
The Project: Broadford Farm Pavilion Location : Hailey, Idaho Project Team: Brian Korte AIA , Jay Pigford AIA, David Lake FAIA , Dale Riser ANSWERS BY BRIAN KORTE Job Origin: Referral through another client. Completion Date: June 2003 Program: Provided a lap pool and summer use lounge space that could also be used for overflow guest quarters or a Nordic retreat. LF Scope: Conceptual Design through Construction Documents with minimal Construction Administration. The Crux of the Design: Open it up on 2 sides and enjoy the weather. Favorite Detail: Has to be the steel/timber flitch rafters or...
2001 Odyssey, located in Wimberly, TX is a family retreat featuring Porch House modules and site specific components. The setbacks have created a small buildable area on the heavily wooded triangular lot. To help negotiate the terrain, a retaining wall runs the length of the small bluff and pushes the house further down the site and away from the bordering road. A wood slat wall faces west to help cut down the low angled sun and allows for planting to grow. The main axis is to the river where the family spends most of their time, while a secondary axis along the wood slat wall functions as...
This past week, interns Lizzie Marrin, Thomas Johnston and Nathan Geller committed to their graduate schools of choice. Next fall, Lizzie will be starting her Masters at Rice University, Thomas will be juggling schoolwork with extra-curricular activities at UT Austin, and Nathan will be throwing snowballs at Syracuse University. To celebrate and congratulate them, LF descended upon local favorite The Monterey where we enjoyed a brew or two courtesy of our client Real Ale.
Last Thursday night Lake|Flato helped facilitate a Citywide Collaborative Session for the new San Antonio Children’s Museum. We found the event to be a joy and success, and would like to share the process behind it. Prior to the charrette, we brainstormed with the museum staff to come up with a few different activities that would be fun and engaging for attendees. With about 70 people participating, the crowd split into groups of 8-10 at round tables and took part in three sessions: word clouds, image stations, and programmatic modeling. The Museum Director, Vanessa Lacoss Hurd, began with an...
A few days ago, on a flawless Friday afternoon, Lake Flato headed into the Texas Hill Country to visit the nearly complete Miller Ranch. Situated at the point where two rivers meet, this new house elegantly makes the most of an almost impossibly beautiful site. Below are a few pictures from the visit taken by Corey Leamon and myself. Also on the property is the Miller Porch House and a barn, both completed in 2010.
In 2009, the Boy Scouts of America purchased 10,600 acres of land in West Virginia adjacent to the New River Gorge National River area and began creating 'The Summit' to host their flagship event - Jamboree. The National Scout Jamboree gathers approximately 45,000 scouts, leaders and staff for 10 days every four years to enjoy activities such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, bouldering, mountain biking, etcetera. Lake|Flato (project team: Brian Comeaux and Rebecca Bruce) is involved with the designing the Visitor Center and all the Shower Houses that will be located thoughout...
We recently hosted a two day daylighting workshop with Shepley Bullfinch, the UW Integrated Design Lab, and, Clanton and Associates to tune, hone and test the large six level day-lit atrium space at the heart of the new Austin Central Library design. Our good friends at the Integrated Design Lab brought down cameras, light meters and lots of knowledge to help guide us in this process. For the workshop we constructed a large 1/4" scale working model of the atrium space as well as interchangeable architectural elements we wanted to test against one another. After settling on what we wanted to...
"Grace has been a joy to work with and I knew she would be a great fit not only with the Courthouse team, but the office, in how she quickly learned how to deal with Pickles, Carjack, AKA Chris, every young designer's favorite person. She seems immune and utterly unphased by his repeated attacks on her clothing, shoes, watch, Kansas, or whatever came to his mind that day. Oh, and did I mention that she's a thoughtful designer too. If you don't know Grace yet, you should get to know her. She's a great spirit and an amazing addition to the Lake|Flato family." - Joe Benjamin Hometown: Olathe,...
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