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New North Dorm at CRMS

June 2, 2011

Just completed dormitory and faculty residence at Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale.

 

In Civic Work, Pinboard, Projects Tags beetle-kill, Carbondale, CRMS, custom, dormitory, new construction, school
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CRMS Students Making Chandelier for New Dorm

February 9, 2011

A4 has been working with Colorado Rocky Mountain School for a while now on refining their campus, including designs for two new dorms and a music studio and rehearsal space. During their current interim week, CRMS students are creating a chandelier for the reception room of the new North Dorm. Working together, the glass blowing and blacksmithing classes designed the metal and glass piece, starting with a small scale model shown below. Now they are in their separate studios making the glass and steel portions of the structure, which will later be fit with LED lights. While the North Dorm is still just a building shell, the students are already anxious to move in.

 

Model of the chandelier

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Students working together to form a glass piece

In Civic Work, Design, Pinboard, Projects, Under Construction Tags Carbondale, CRMS, custom, Design, dorm, glass, led, lighting, new construction, steel
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Basalt Regional Library Inside

May 24, 2010

Basalt Regional Library Reading Room The entry serves as a place for people to gather, chat, have a coffee either before an event in the community room or before entering the Library itself.

The north end of the reading room lifts up to afford a view of the top of Basalt Mountain across the river. Subdued light combined with comfortable seating and good work areas make this the most popular place in the Libary.

The steel structure of the main reading was inspired by the trees in the flood plain just north of the building site. Daylight enters from clerestories, which are glazed with glass or translucent plastic panels depending on the solar orientation.

Our Associated Architect, OZ Architecture, came up with this circle of aspens as a way to identify the children's library and to provide some separation between the younger and older users of this space.

In Basalt Regional Library, Design, Pinboard, Projects Tags aspen ceiling, basalt, kalwall, Library, steel
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May 23, 2010

Greg Watts took this photo soon after the Library opened in January 2010. The Childrens' Library is in the smaller volumes to the left.
Greg Watts took this photo soon after the Library opened in January 2010. The Childrens' Library is in the smaller volumes to the left.

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Menardi Residence Completed December 2009

May 23, 2010

Rear terraceThe Menardi Residence near Redstone, Colorado, was completed late in 2009. The house is fitted into the contours of a steep site, with the main living areas on the upper floor.

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