Pub. 3 Directory 2020

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After being referred by a friend and former client, Magnin Architecture was tasked to design a small cabin/retreat for a single commercial airline pilot based in Seattle, Washington. The goal was to downsize from an existing suburban single-family home to simplify and reduce clutter in a new full-time residence in a rural setting.

Design Goals:
For this new Middle School, the District set out optimistic goals to provide the community a prototype design that is sustainable, safe, flexible, functional, maximizes natural daylight and beats the relative cost per square foot of current trends and those seen in the previous “traditional-schools.” At a time where costs in the area exceed $335.00 per square foot, the District’s budget restraint called for strategic design. A simple arrangement of program components was required to offer ease of construction, transformation for future site adaptability, and ease of wayfinding. Equally important to the District was to evoke imagery for a renewed interest in school pride through quality interiors and architectural identity.

New ownership at the Nakoma Resort needed to address two vital issues for the near- and long-term success of their properties: the need for overnight lodging and the need to draw new interest by providing more recreation and leisure opportunities. Two buildings were conceived: the boutique hotel — Lodge at Nakoma, and the other was a recreation facility — Altitude.

Urban sprawl can cause increased traffic, worsening air and drinking water, threats to groundwater supplies, high rates of polluted runoff, and increased flooding. Urban sprawl also contributes to longer commutes, high costs of services, and neglected city centers. Solution … Infill.

The Washoe ArTrail was a multiyear Washoe County place-making project supported by ongoing grant funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. A first of its kind for Northern Nevada, the ArTrail led to the creation of a rammed earth monument at Crystal Peak Park in Verdi, Nevada.

As baby boomers grow older, they increasingly need places to do so with grace. Sometimes, this is a design solution that converts a home so the elderly can “age-in-place,” but it often means relocating to an assisted-living facility or nursing home. This evolving building type is open to many design innovations, from technologies and ways of making spaces feel like home to finding new ways for residents to create communities in their new surroundings.

Overlooking the surrounding Sierra Nevada Range, the Spine Residence was designed to capture the site’s remarkable views, maximize solar collection, increase shade and shelter from the sun. The home is divided into two realms: public and private, separated by an exposed concrete spine wall.

How do you make a dream come true? How does a flicker of thought turn into a viable, physical reality? That is what the Owner of the Bently Heritage Distillery in Minden, Nevada asked the team of designers, engineers and other creatives in 2015. The ten-acre former manufacturing plant “campus” had been abandoned for years. Though weathered and outdated, three of the seven buildings on the campus were deemed salvageable and targeted as the main structures for starting a new era of use. Two of those structures, which are directly adjacent to one another, the Mill Building and the Creamery, were vacant and of historical significance, aged over 100 years. The third, a windowless warehouse, was being leased to a small charter school.

As with most events in 2020, this year’s AIA Northern Nevada Awards Gala was thrown a curveball. What would traditionally have been a night of food and fellowship in a restaurant like the Wild River Grille or Twisted Fork, took a new take on what it means to gather. Not to be deterred, this year’s awards were still presented “in-person”… as long as a 50′ tall projection of the award presenters counts!