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 Just as this snow fence has gotten better […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
W8 UPDATE / 8 July 2013 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 for Peachtree Canyon took […]
W8 UPDATE / 8 June 2013 Greetings from Japan. by V Brandy LeMae, managing partner photos by: Brandy LeMae, Joseph Vigil and Carmen Vigil
W8 UPDATE / 28 May 2013 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 house and its site” […]
W8 UPDATE / 18 May 2013 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 for a second year […]
W8 UPDATE / 28 April 2013 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 and interior design services please […]
W8 UPDATE / 8 March 2013 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 web site.
W8 GREETING / 14 February 2013 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 team: Ali Gidfar, Arlo […]
W8 UPDATE / 18 January 2013 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, LEED AP managing partner
W8 UPDATE / 08 January 2013 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 his concept “phone-ography” for […]
