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 Just as this snow fence has gotten better […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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: […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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8 JUL 13 | affordable housing design winners 2013

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 […]

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28 MAY 13 | ghost house on AIA tour

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” […]

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18 MAY 13 | finland young ambassadors’ program

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 […]

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3020 17th street kitchen & bath design

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 […]

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14 FEB 13 | W8 heart YOU

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 […]

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8 JAN 13 | phone-ography!

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 […]

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