8 May 25 | WORKSHOP8 News

Our Stories. April 9 to May 8, 2025 at WORKSHOP8 : Fair Housing, a fire at North Weld Village, construction updates, a Cinco de Mayo birthday, and using AI to turn Tashi into an octopus—we’ve got plenty to share.Check us out on Instagram and Facebook for more. Announcements. The Fair Housing Act was signed into law in April 1968.  Everyone deserves […]

08 DECEMBER 21 | Decatur Fresh Open for Business

On Tuesday, November 30th, 2021 Joseph, Chelsea, Marcel and I attended the GRAND OPENING for Decatur Fresh at Gateway South.     We got to sample some great food, try out the coffee bar, and visit with the I-Kota team and the DHA folks who had the vision to bring this project to life.  WORKSHOP8 […]

18 SEP 20 | ARTivism

ARTivism = ART + ACTIVISM Street Wise ARTivism mural festival took place September 7th -13th 2020 (with a little break for a snow storm). The festival gave artists a chance to create murals highlighting important issues in our society and to encourage the community to come together and create change. This year, WORKSHOP8 was included […]

8 AUG 20 | INTERNATIONAL W8 DAY

Huzzah ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 8/8 | International WORKSHOP8 Day!  The best day of the year is here! (Although it feels like March the 143rd since the studio set up satellite offices at home due to COVID-19). Nonetheless, as we celebrate another turn around the sun I wanted to bring you […]

18 JULY 20 | LOOK BACK : 2017, 2016 & 2015

WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE? 2020 marks the 20 year anniversary of WORKSHOP8, and when it comes to celebrations, the W8 team goes all out. We are putting together a SCRAPBOOK page which will take us all the way back to WORKSHOP8’s inception in 2000 (when it was called VaST). Our blog series, “LOOK BACK,” […]

18 MAY 20 | LOOK BACK : 2019 & 2018

WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE? 2020 marks the 20 year anniversary of WORKSHOP8, and when it comes to celebrations, the W8 team goes all out. We are putting together a SCRAPBOOK page which will take us all the way back to WORKSHOP8’s inception in 2000 (when it was called VaST). Our blog series, “LOOK BACK,” […]

8 FEB 20 | The Story of Toby

WHAT’S UP WITH THE OCTOPUS? You’ve seen him on our website and heard him referenced throughout our blog posts. You’ve seen him in our studio and on our swag. Our clients, consultants, and general contractors have even seen him peeping up in our drawings. And, if you’ve ever received a WORKSHOP8 valentine (did you make […]

8 OCT 19 | I NEED YOUR SUPPORT

DANCING WITH THE BOULDER STARS HELP ME RAISE $15,008! Dancing with the Boulder Stars is right around the corner! My performance is dedicated to my daughter, Carmen. My pro, Maren, and I will be dancing to “Always Be My Baby” by PostmoderJukebox featuring Aubrey Logan. — When you listen to the song, replace the word […]

8 AUG 19 | A YEAR IN REVIEW

Hip Hip Hooray! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 8/8 | International WORKSHOP8 Day!  The best day of the year is here! As we celebrate another turn around the sun, I wanted to bring you up to speed with the goings-on at our studio over the past 12 months. Grab a coffee, a beer, […]

8 JUN 19 | GIVING IS FUN!

Thanks for Joining Us, Friends! Joseph and I are proud to serve on the Boards of The Catamounts and Cyclists 4 Community. Both non-profit organizations held their annual fundraisers in May and this year WORKSHOP8 offered up tickets to our blog readers and our awesome staff. Check out below who joined us in the fun. […]

18 FEB 19 | GO SEE THIS SHOW!

Based on the True Story United Flight 232 As a proud sponsor of The Catamounts, an award-winning Boulder-based theatre company, WORKSHOP8 highly encourages everyone to go see the regional premiere of United Flight 232, showing now through March 9th at The Diary Arts Center. Adapted by Vanessa Stalling from the book Flight 232 by Laurence Gonzales, […]

8 FEB 19 | OCTOPI YOUR MIND

Make Your Own Toby Origami! Our most beloved day of the year is (almost) finally here! Valentine’s day is when we commemorate art, design, creativity, and appreciate our loyal clients, consultants, friends, and family who directly support WORKSHOP8 — it is because of you that we are able to wake up everyday and do what we […]

18 NOV 18 | We Painted a Mural!

Blue Bird with Triangles & Stripes This past September, as a part of the Boulder Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program hosted by Boulder Arts & Culture, WORKSHOP8 was chosen to paint another mural! Located at 19th & Quince Avenue in North Boulder, this program pairs artists with homeowners through a City-based public art program. Step 1: Create […]

8 AUG 18 | Celebr8te!

Hip Hip Hooray! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 8/8 | It’s International WORKSHOP8 Day!  The best day of the year is here! As we celebrate another ring around the sun I wanted to bring you up to speed with the goings-on at our studio over the past 12 months. Check out our portfolio of completed projects, projects […]

18 JUN 18 | W8 Has A New Teammate

Meet Our New Studio Manager, Maris! Maris came to Boulder after receiving her B.A. Cum Laude from George Mason University, 15 miles within the metropolitan area of Washington. She majored in Communications and Urban Geography in hopes to pursue a career in sustainable urban development. Although a Virginian at heart, she knew after graduation she was headed […]

8 SEP 17 | Congratulations Marcel!

A new Principal in the House! Marcel named V.P. of WORKSHOP8 CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER! I am pleased to announce Marcel van Garderen is now the Vice President of WORKSHOP8. COMPANY MAN Marcel joined us three years ago in September 2014. He is an integral member of the team serving as Drawing Manager for several of our projects including: The Stanley Marketplace, […]

8 AUG 17 | International W8 Day

Huzzah ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 8/8. . .  the best day of the year is here! It’s International WORKSHOP8 Day! To celebrate this momentous occasion, I wanted to bring you up to speed with the goings-on at our studio over the past 12 months, as well as share with you some things you maybe did not […]

28 APR 17 | meet alex!

architect and adventurer We’ve got a new face at W8, architect and adventurer, Alex Parulis! He’s been in Colorado for aaaaalmost a year (June 1 will be his one year Colorado anniversary) and came directly from Massachusetts. We’ve assembled a list of fun facts so you can get introduced to Alex and have some things […]

18 MAR 17 | design movies

RAISE YOUR DESIGN IQ ONE MOVIE AT A TIME We have a studio meeting every Monday at 11:30. We are supposed to talk about what we’ll be getting done in the upcoming week, but inevitably we start chatting about extraneous issues. Last Monday Marcel was telling us about a documentary he recently watched called “Minimalism”. That got […]

14 FEB 17 | valentines day

SHAKE IT UP MIX IT UP STIR IT UP Admittedly, one of our favorite pastimes at WORKSHOP8 is cocktail hour. We try to find every possible opportunity to have a drink: birthday and holiday celebrations, monthly money meeting, anniversary dates, stuffing valentines envelopes, cleaning the office. . . you get the gist. TRY ONE, OR […]

8 DEC 16 | creative endeavors

stuff we do for fun If you are an avid reader of this blog, you already know that creating it is something that I really enjoy. Today I’m sharing with you some creative endeavors my team and I participate in that keep us rejuvenated. Melissa: Marketing Manger & Graphic Designer Mel is an amazing musician and plays in several local bands! […]

28 NOV 16 | marital rating scale

month of modern 2016 wrap party On October 27th we all got dressed up in our mid-mod finest and headed over to BMoCA for the Month of Modern 2016 Wrap Party. Here are Chelsea and Melissa making a selection from the cigarette girl box. Photo by Poppies & Paisley. You can see a bunch more great photos here. let […]

28 SEP 16 | abstract realism

white walls Today I get to brag about a dear friend’s new artwork! Sarah McKenzie is a Boulder-based artist and her latest body of work, White Walls, is on view at David B Smith Gallery through October 8th. Sarah’s work is particularly relevant to a WORKSHOP8 blog because her paintings explore architectural space, turning it from a volume to be inhabited into a […]

18 SEP 16 | winter park dreamin’

CoBu house It’s Sunday night and I’ve been pondering for several days now what to blog about today. At first I thought maybe I’d tell you about a planning project we did for the Denver Housing Authority, but then I said to myself. . . “Hey, Brandy, it’s the weekend and you are writing a blog post while […]

18 JUL 16 | my grama and your grama

Colorado State Symbols On July 8th Chelsea blogged about her research into WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) for the design of one of the restrooms at the Stanley Marketplace. That got me thinking that I should tell you about my research into Colorado state symbols for two commissioned art pieces that I’ve been working on for […]

8 JUN 16 | what’s in a name?

HOW WE NAME BUILDINGS from left to right: Carmen Joseph Vigil III, Carmen Joseph Vigil V, Carmen Joseph Vigil II, and Carmen Joseph Vigil IV MY NAME I have one of the most awesome names in the universe. . . Velvet Brandy Delicia LeMae. My mom gets credit for the first three. She told me […]

8 may 16 | hope you enjoyed mother’s day

this one goes out to all you workin’ moms This is the best photo I could get of us today. Yesterday my daughter turned 15. She is an only child. She is smart, and cute, and funny. She’s a good kid in that she doesn’t party and she takes school fairly seriously. She’s not into […]

18 APR 16 | be my guest

15th Street Design District Party 2016 just 11 days away Friday, April 29 5 to 8pm 15th Street in Boulder between Canyon and Arapahoe  Let us know if you are coming. Be my guest and party at the 15th Street Design District annual district crawl! Attendees are welcomed to visit the 15th Street Design District companies who open their doors […]

8 APR 16 | having fun with animation

we love learning new stuff Back in February I showed off some cool renderings we did in-house just because we like to do stuff like that (yep, even when we don’t get paid. . . it is actually sort of a problem in our industry, but that is a story for another day). Today I […]

18 MAR 16 | new graphics project

digital before and after Before Joseph and I started WORKSHOP8, I had a graphic design studio called blink creative. For years I’ve wanted to expand WORKSHOP8’s services to include graphic design, and that is why we added Melissa to our team of creatives. Her graphic design background allows us to help clients rehab more than […]

28 FEB 16 | how to be an awesome client

Implement these eight strategies and you’ll be an AWESOME design client. Helping our clients be awesome is definitely a benefit to WORKSHOP8, but even more than that, it helps our clients get the best possible services on-time and on-budget. outline your needs and expectations Write up a project outline that describes what you want to accomplish. Be as detailed […]

18 FEB 16 | what is conceptual design?

rist canyon event center case study One of the best parts of our jobs as designers is helping a client conceptualize a project. Architectural and Interior Design visualization services help developers determine the feasibility of the project, find investors, and shop for a bank loan. For the Rist Canyon Event Center project, we worked with the developer to find […]

8 FEB 16 | #kissfaceselfie

we want your kiss what does a kiss face selfie have to do with architecture interiors, graphics and art? Well, technically nothing. . . but our annual valentines are a way to express our creativity and show you how much we love you. We hope you’ll play along and take your own kiss face selfie! guess […]

8 DEC 15 | colorado gives day

Today is Colorado Gives Day. If you haven’t given yet, please visit the site right now and make a donation! For the first time ever, I asked each member of our team to select an organization and WORKSHOP8 made a $100 donation in their honor to each one. Melissa chose Karis Community Untreated mental illness […]

18 NOV 15 | happy thanksgiving

I’m thankful for the excellent community of individuals we are surrounded by and fortunate to work with. Thank YOU to all our wonderful friends for this past year of project collaboration—to each of you, client, builder, sub-consultant, vendor, teams we’ve designed with and so many more—we couldn’t do what we do without you! We are […]

18 SEP 15 | story of a logo

forward If you know WORKSHOP8, you know that we provide architecture and interior design for multifamily, single family, and commercial projects. You might also know that we do urban design and community engagement. What you may not know is that we also provide print, web, and experiential graphic design. And it is all my fault. […]

8 SEP 15 | client appreciation party

welcome to hickory house WORKSHOP8 hosted our first ever client appreciation party on August 28th. It was a beautiful eventing for a garden party at Hickory House. Our house doesn’t look too bad for being 12 years old! (An example of how building with higher quality products actually leads to a lower long term cost.) food […]

8 AUG 15 | happy international WORKSHOP8 day!

Huzzah! The best day of the year is here again! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we wanted to share with you some things you maybe did not know about WORKSHOP8, as well as bring you up to date with current going-ons at our studio over the past 12 months. STUFF WE’VE DONE FOR FUN participated […]

8 JUL 15 | stanley candy

WORKSHOP8 kicked off design work on the Stanley Marketplace project in September 2014 after interviewing for the project in April 2014. If you follow the WORKSHOP8 Facebook page, you would have seen our post about the “big interview” where we featured an image of the briefcase full of beer that we took with us for […]

8 JUN 15 | in the bauhaus

Joseph and I took our daughter Carmen to Aspen last weekend to kick off the summer and spend a few days at one of our favorite get away spots, the Aspen Meadows Resort.  I couldn’t get my family to pose for me, so I had to borrow these images from the hotel web site. history […]

18 MAR 15 | show me your schluter!

I love industry trips! Who wouldn’t like a free trip, great food (typically), a chance to meet new people, and an opportunity to learn new things?? I’ve been to Wisconsin to see the Weather Shield manufacturing facility in Medford. While we were there, we also visited the Cardinal Glass Plant in Spring Green, and saw how […]

8 MAR 15 | making good on a promise

Without our clients and colleagues, we wouldn’t get to do what we love and we wouldn’t have the opportunity live our mission to “inspire, transform, and enrich lives through design.” I can truly say, that each and every project is important to us, and we try our hardest to give everything we can to each […]

18 FEB 15 | meet Chelsea!

Please help us welcome Chelsea Semelka to WORKSHOP8! Born and raised on a vineyard on the shores of Lake Erie, Chelsea’s family instilled in her a love of the outdoors, passion for creativity, and appreciation of hard work. Chelsea joined our team on December 1st. She is the newest member of our Interior Design Department […]

28 DEC 14 | merry happiness!

2014 was a terrific year for WORKSHOP8: a year full of growth, exciting projects, wonderful clients, and inspiring successes. 2015 promises to be even better! I hope you are having a very happy holiday season and we wish you a wonderful New Year!

8 DEC 14 | lucky charm

On November 18th, I introduced you to Marcel van Garderen who started with WORKSHOP8 in September. Melissa McGinley started just a week later on October 9th and she is our little lucky charm. Read on to learn more about just what a rock-star she really is!  Melissa sent me her resume in May when I first started thinking of […]

18 NOV 14 | double dutch

Our first “Dutchman,” Kate Van Sluyter started with WORKSHOP8 in June, in September we welcomed Marcel van Garderen. . .  Let the double dutch action begin! Please indulge me while I tell you a little bit about Marcel. You can reach him at marcel@workshop8.us, if you’d like to say, “Hi.” Born and raised in Amsterdam, […]

8 NOV 14 | today we build a chair

This afternoon I’m sitting on my front stoop, sipping an Izzi and watching Emily, Melissa, Graham and Joseph design and construct a chair for this year’s CHAIRCUTERIE: an AIGA Colorado & Design Council event. It’s a beautiful day for putting on thinking caps and strapping on a tool belt. And look how cute they all are! The […]

18 JUL 14 | welcome kate!

We just keep growing! Last week I blogged about our new student intern, Adam Meis, now I want to tell you about Kate. After our beloved interior design partner, Ulla Lange, moved back to her home country of Finland in the Spring, we had a hole in our interiors department. That is why I’m super excited to […]

18 MAY 14 | it’s raining awards

Summer has arrived and we’ve kicked it off in style! Alex, Gaby, and Graham have all graduated from CU Environmental Design!   This summer, Alex will TA a class in La Paz Mexico before starting his graduate studies at UC Denver.  Gaby is taking time to recuperate from four years of hard work at architecture school.  […]

28 APR 14 | green tenant improvements

You probably know that WORKSHOP8 has been recognized nationally for both its residential and multi-family design, but did you know that we also offer tenant improvement design services for office, restaurant, and retail businesses? clients include: boulder b-cycles center for resource conservation cloud 7, llc colorado office of the governor concrete revolution crave.real burgers david […]

8 APR 14 | beefcake architects

[divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”center”] How handsome are these three men? Joseph, Kaku and jv are in the current issue of Modern in Denver. Pick up your issue at a location listed here or subscribe so it comes right to your house. The article is titled “Room for All” is about affordable housing design in Denver. […]

8 MAR 14 | the art of construction

You may already know that my favorite aspect of my job at WORKSHOP8 is marketing, and specifically blog posts. I like sharing what WORKSHOP8 is up to. I like posting photos and images of our projects. And I especially love when I get good feedback from you. Hint, hint. Today I get to do something […]

8 FEB 14 | W8 heart YOU

Wishing you a sweet 
2014 Valentines Day! C Joseph Vigil IV architect jv DeSousa architect Ulla Lange interior designer V Brandy LeMae managing partner Ugljesa Janjic architect Ann Marie Jackson interior designer Nathan Stark architectural designer Emily Axtman intern architect Graham Bowman intern architect Alex Chavez intern architect Gaby Crespo intern architect In the last 12 […]

18 JAN 14 | designers without boundaries

WORKSHOP8 is psyched to add Alex Chavez and Gaby Crespo to our team of hard working, dedicated designers! Gaby and Alex are are seniors in CU’s Environmental Design Program and members of the Designers Without Boundaries (DWB) Program. DWB is an academic scholarship program for first-generation and underrepresented students in the Environmental Design Program. The […]

8 JAN 14 | snow fence modern

1365 Norwood was a remodel and addition project designed for a Boulder family interested in expanding their home to include a second story addition, exterior remodel with new windows, and updated kitchen and bathrooms. I especially love the Wyoming snow fence from Centennial Woods on the exterior. Photo credit: Daniel O’Connor [divider style=”style2″ width=”one_fourth” align=”left”] Just as this snow […]

18 NOV 13 | elle’s adventures in architectureland

by Elle Withaar Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning class of 2015 Hi, my name is Elle Withaar and I’m 16 years old. I attend a high school in Denver, but for the past three weeks I’ve was up in Boulder hanging out with the cool folks at WORKSHOP8. That’s because I was given an […]

28 OCT 13 | why we love emily — worldly experience and a huge heart

Emily stalked me (but not in a bad way). She identified WORKSHOP8 as a cool place to work and made sure that we met face-to-face during the national AIA convention in Denver this summer (June 2013). I was exhausted from my trip to Japan, so I think our first meeting next to Argent’s big blue […]

18 OCT 13 | want a free painting?

Here is the deal. I have about 100 of these yummy, little wax paintings called Eye Candy. Smallest ones are 6×6 inches, larger ones are about 10×12 inches. You donate at least $100 to any flood relief fund in Colorado between now and November 15th and I’ll send you a painting (I cover the cost […]

8 OCT 13 | what I love about the japanese toilet room and bath

Joseph and I took a trip to Japan this summer, funded in part by an AIA travel scholarship, to study  multifamily and single family homes. We were hoping to learn some amazing secretes that would help us design smaller, more efficient spaces here in the US. Although we didn’t discover any groundbreaking design concepts, we […]

28 SEP 13 | molkky fest 2013

Alex Jordan from Jordan Woodworking helps stabilize the Molkky Fest sign. Mitch Baris from Altitude Sprits mixes up Finnish inspired cocktails using organic spirits. My daughter, Carmen Vigil V, tosses out the first molkky to kick off the fest. WORKSHOP8’s Nathan Stark and former W8 staff, Sean Berry, in the heat of battle for Molkky […]

18 SEP 13 | colorado flood 2013

Just a little info to bring you up to date on the flooding in Colorado. image curtesy of Garian Vigil / Joseph’s boyhood home the numbers current September rain fall in Boulder: 17.18 inches average Boulder rain fall for September: 1.7 inches colorado counties affected by flooding: 17 homes destroyed: 1,600 homes damaged: 17,500 businesses lost: […]

28 AUG 13 | teaching an old ranch new tricks

Successful projects require great clients and Morgan Young was just that. He had a clear vision for the remodel of his 1960s ranch in East Boulder. Although the budget didn’t allow for every item on his wish list, I think the finished project is really quite nice and we were able to incorporate some clever […]

28 JUL 13 | NAHRO national award of merit

Well, my photo is a little blurry, but I’m proud to announce that our Paisano Green Community project has won its second award! In October 2012 the project received a Citation Award for Built Architecture from AIA Colorado. On Thursday, July 18th, the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso was awarded the NAHRO 2013 National Award of Merit […]

8 JUL 13 | affordable housing design winners 2013

W8 UPDATE / 8 July 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] MFA Announces 2013 Affordable Housing Design Winners WORKSHOP8’s Las Cruces CROSS\TOWN station receives 2nd place. Our tireless team provided master planning, site planning, architecture and graphic services for the developer, Thomas Development Group in association with Tierra del Sol Housing Corporation. Last year our design […]

8 JUN 13 | japanese manhole covers

W8 UPDATE / 8 June 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] Greetings from Japan.   by V Brandy LeMae, managing partner photos by: Brandy LeMae, Joseph Vigil and Carmen Vigil

28 MAY 13 | ghost house on AIA tour

W8 UPDATE / 28 May 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] Joseph Vigil’s Ghost House is included on the “Home Sweet [Energy Efficient] Home: A Sampling of Denver’s Sustainable Residential Projects” Tour during the AIA National Convention in Denver this Summer.  by V Brandy LeMae, managing partner like W8 on Facebook We are so happy with the […]

18 MAY 13 | finland young ambassadors’ program

W8 UPDATE / 18 May 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] WORKSHOP8’s Ulla Lange is not only a talented and dedicated interior and architectural designer, she is also dedicated to sustainability and passing that knowledge onto the next generation.  by V Brandy LeMae, managing partner like W8 on Facebook Ulla is running the Finland Young Ambassadors’ Program […]

3020 17th street kitchen & bath design

W8 UPDATE / 28 April 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] new interiors project by V Brandy LeMae, managing partner Feast your eyes on this new kitchen and bath project by Ulla Lange for Boulder ZED Design Build. Let us know what you think. If you are interested in finding out more about W8’s residential kitchen, bath […]

8 MAR 13 | jewel box receives honorable mention

W8 UPDATE / 8 March 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] congratulations design team. . . by Brandy LeMae managing partner WORKSHOP8 submitted our Jewel Box to the 2012 3form Installation Contest. There was some amazing competition and the Jewel Box received honorable mention for “Creative Use of Exterior Materials”. See the images on the 3form […]

14 FEB 13 | W8 heart YOU

W8 GREETING / 14 February 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”]   WORKSHOP8 is approaching its three year birthday. We owe our continued success to YOU — our clients, our potential clients, our consultants, our colleagues. . .  our friends. Thank you! W8 wishes you the very sweetest 
Valentines Day 2013. Make it GR8 the WORKSHOP8 […]

18 JAN 13 | new model for affordable housing

W8 UPDATE / 18 January 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] paisano green community featured in the January/February issue of green building and design magazine (gb&d) “Paisano Green Community is one of the most unique and colorful affordable-housing projects in the country—it’s also one of the greenest. . .” read the full article here. V Brandy LeMae, […]

8 JAN 13 | phone-ography!

W8 UPDATE / 08 January 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] my pics included in the current Winter 2012 issue of Modern in Denver magazine (MiD) A couple of months ago William Logan from Modern in Denver magazine called me at the office to find out if anyone from WORKSHOP8 would be interested in contributing to […]

8 NOV 12 | paisano green community receives AIA design award

W8 UPDATE / 8 November 2012 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] WORKSHOP8 receives citation award from AIA Colorado WORKSHOP8 received a Citation Award for Built Architecture from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Colorado for Paisano Green Community. Winners were recognized on Saturday, November 3 during a presentation at the Keystone Conference Center. Sixteen architectural awards […]

31 COT 12 | halloween 2012

31 October 2012   HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM W8 [raw][column size=”1/2″ wpautop=”true”] Interior Designer Ulla Lange (dressed as a “house under construction”) with our client Morgan Young (dressed as “Running a Red Light”). Ulla and Joseph recently completed a remodel of Morgan’s house. The party was Morgan’s House Warming. Managing Partner Brandy LeMae (dessed as “Glam […]

8 OCT 12 | pics from san francisco

W8 UPDATE / 8 October 2012 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] A few of my favorite sights from a recent trip: No trip to San Francisco would be complete without a visit to Golden Gate Park. This was my first time at the Japanese Tea Garden. [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] Also my first trip to “The […]

18 SEP 12 | Joseph Vigil 2012 architect of the year

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W8 UPDATE / 18 September 2012 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] C Joseph Vigil IV, AIA named AIA 2012 Architect of the Year C JOSEPH VIGIL IV, AIA — 2012 ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR COLORADO NORTH CHAPTER   MY BUSINESS PARTNER (AND HUBBY) RECOGNIZED BY AIA This award recognizes a licensed architect who has contributed to the […]

8 AUG 12 | first professional photos of paisano green community

W8 UPDATE / 8 August 2012 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] It’s 8/8 today–a very special day for WORKSHOP8 indeed–so what better day to share our brand new, professional photos of the Paisano Green Community in El Paso Texas.  ENJOY PAISANO GREEN COMMUNITY RESIDENTS’ BUILDING, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE “JEWEL BOX”. STILL WAITING FOR SOME ROOF […]

8 JUN 12 | affordable housing design winners 2012

Peachtree Canyon Rendering 3

W8 UPDATE / 8 June 2012 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] MFA Announces 2012 Affordable Housing Design Winners See additional renderings of the project on our Peachtree Canyon Renderings Board on Pinterest. Peachtree Canyon Receives Third Place in the 2012 Low Income Housing Tax Credit Design Competition for the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority Peachtree Canyon […]