Inspiration

University of Washington, Mercer Court

The University of Washington’s newest student housing complex, “Mercer Court,” was designed to resemble an open hand, with the palm as the community plaza. This gathering space links five strategically placed dormitory “fingers” that feature rooftop terraces, as well as open-plan, ground floor community living rooms. The space is complete...

Cal Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley

The renovation of the 72,000-seat historic California Memorial Stadium at UC Berkeley, originally built in 1923, encompasses extensive historic preservation and retrofit of the stadium bowl along with a new concourses with concessions, a press box structure and athletic training center.

Illinois State University, Milner Library

Illinois State University tasked Noresco, a Chicago-based Energy Services Company (ESCO) to audit its Milner Library and recommend changes to increase energy performance. The primary benefit of an ESCO project is the ability to achieve guaranteed energy savings from no risk capital improvements at no up-front cost.

Collin College Library

The new Collin College Spring Creek Campus District Library, is highlighted by the Jeffersonian-style 60ft-high rotunda featuring A-Light's P5 | annulet5 cove mounted fluorescent luminaires encircling the atrium, inset between the curved supports of two upper tiers, as well as behind the support columns.

Southern California Beach

Three X1 | aire1 bollards were temporarily placed on a Southern California beach to showcase their design with the beauty of the Pacific Ocean using the gorgeous SoCal sunset as a backdrop. Featuring the vertical, horizontal and a·cirrus lens options, this unique photograph exhibits nature and light: merged.

BC Ferries Tsawwassen Terminal

BC Ferries - Tsawwassen Terminal in British Columbia is the first of many terminal walkway projects designed by Sylvain Boulanger, lead design architect with Boldwing Continuum Architects. 4ft x 6ft and 6ft x 6ft D5 | accolade5 "L" patterns line the fixed and moveable walkways creating an open, well-illuminated, visually-interesting atmosphere.

Sutter Eden Medical Center

The new $320-million, 230,000-sq-ft Sutter Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, CA was designed with energy-efficiency in mind. This healthcare project used a new 10-party Integrated Form of Agreement. All participant trade partners, from the owner, architect and general contractor (typical for a standard IFOA), to all the secondary contractors...

Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks, a provider of corporate networking solutions, selected Valerio DeWalt Train Associates architects, with managing architect Matt Gamache, to create an east-coast showroom and collaborative center. They chose a 16,000-sq. ft. office-park space and wanted it to express the company’s unique, innovative culture.

Hansel BMW

The new look for Hansel BMW combines natural materials with an open and transparent floor plan. Simplicity is key, and form follows function with the latest design to create an environment that is sophisticated and sincere.