merzproject, a studio of Shepley Bulfinch the award winning architecture and interiors firm, is excited to announce the recent completion of its Show Low Library project. The project consists of 20,000 square feet of new construction and includes a Library, City Council Chambers and a television studio.

merzproject is as well the architect of the Show Low City Hall; phase two of the downtown Show Low revival. The construction for the City Hall will start in September 2010, with an anticipated completion date in late 2010.

The portfolios of merzproject and Shepley Bulfinch can be seen at. www.merzproject.com and www.shepleybulfinch.com

For more information on any of the featured projects, and/or high-resolution photography requests, please contact:
Cornelia Stumpf
CSCP Consult LLC
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The University of Arizona has selected GLHN Architects and Engineers, Inc. of Tucson to design a $42 million, 128,000 square foot addition to the University’s Environmental and Natural Resources Building.  As Architect and Engineer of Record for the project, GLHN will work in association with Richard+Bauer of Phoenix.

The new facility will house the Institute of the Environment (IE), the School of Geography Development (SGD), the School of Natural Resources & Environment (SNRE), including the Office of Arid Lands Studies (OALS), and the Department of Atmospheric Sciences/Institute for Atmospheric Physics (ATMO) and will be designed to facilitate scientific collaboration and interdisciplinary research.  LEED Platinum certification will be sought for the project.

I received the news about this home being built in Globe, Arizona by ASUL and wanted to share it with you all.  It seems that after ASUL showcased their new customizable housing system at the DWELL on Design in Los Angeles in June, they were contracted by the home-owners directly.

The home-owners were especially impressed with how ASUL’s system cut the design and construction costs allowing the project to go forward, as well as the adaptability to the given building site. 

“We are extremely excited to be in a position where we can allow clients to fulfill their dreams of building custom-homes,” stated Tim Russell, Founder and CEO of ASUL. He continued, “Our client is a therapist on the San Carlos Indian Reservation where she has dedicated herself to assisting others. Typically, she is not the type of client who could afford to hire an architect to create a custom home, which will adapt to the site and rural setting. Because of our unique process, ASUL is able to design and build the home of her dreams, to even include a roof-top garden above the garage. To experience her joy is rewarding for all of us at ASUL.” 

ASUL provides an alternative to the traditional design and construction process. Through its creation of an Adaptable Modular Prefab System, custom designed homes that respond to the site, reflect the lifestyle of the client, and respect the budget of the project are a more affordable option. With homes starting at $100 per foot, ASUL hopes to broaden the market for architecturally inspired homes.

Home 8833, a 1200 sft. structure on a multi- tired site, is designed in-house by ASUL, and ASUL will act as the General Contractor for the project.

The clients will start posting blogs about their experiences in late August 2010 and as the building process un-folds. The posts are intended to illicit discussions about the process of designing and building a custom home using the ASUL System. The posts will be on ASUL’s Facebook page where anyone can follow along or ask questions. Interested individuals can link to the Facebook page via ASUL’s website: www.asul.us 

For additional information and/or high-resolution photography, please contact:
Cornelia Stumpf
CSCP Consult
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cornelia@cscpconsult.com
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Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) recently announced that two of their projects have been honored as Gold Medal Winners in the Building of America Awards.  These projects will be featured in their Award case studies. This award is sponsored by the Building of America Network and is intended to showcase the most innovative, unique and challenging new projects that are noteworthy or give back to their respective communities. 

The first project is Chandler-Gilbert’s Ironwood Hall.  Architekton was the architect, with Caliente Construction as the contractor.

The second project is Rio Salado’s Communiversity @Surprise. Architekton was also the architect on this design-build team led by D.L. Withers Construction.

Congratulations!

For further information on MCCCD projects visit http://www.maricopa.edu/purchasing/vendor/index.htm#bidops

merzproject, a studio of Shepley Bulfinch, was chosen by the jury of Dream Home Awards as the winning firm in the 2010 competition for their After Hours project in the Mix- Use Category.

The Dream Home Awards are presented to those companies and individuals who assist in creating Americas Dream Homes and set new standards in excellence in the Nation’s Building industry. merzproject received the award for After Hours, a ground-breaking mix use infill project in the central corridor of downtown Phoenix, AZ, which set an example of urban friendly architecture to combine office space, art gallery, and living quarters under one roof.

In addition to being the architect and design firm for the After Hours building, merzproject as well served as contractor with the company’s entity merzbuild. After Hours is a model for a well planned infill project in an urban environment and the building itself is designed to have adaptive reuse over the time to come.

merzproject was chosen to be the architecture firm for the project after the owners saw the intelligent designed office space of the architecture firm and decided to bring their project to the team around Principal Joe Herzog.

merzproject did not only deliver the architectural design, but as well the interior concept and space planning for the structure, and showcased an environmentally conscious approach for the overall design. The Dream Home award winning project can be seen at:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/dreamhome/awards2010/#/34

The portfolios of merzproject and Shepley Bulfinch can be seen at. http://merzproject.com and www.shepleybulfinch.com

For more information on any of the featured projects, and/or high-resolution photography requests, please contact: 

Cornelia Stumpf
CSCP Consult LLC
Marketing, PR & Creative Services
www.cscpconsult.com
cornelia@cscpconsult.com
602-628 4934