8 MAR 18 | news from the Gateway
Gateway at Sun Valley For the last few months, our studio has had the feeling of a kid’s dreamland of legos, play dough, and finger paint, but the version for grown up design geeks (because basically, that’s what we are). We’ve had to amp up the snack supply around the office because we’ve all been spending a little extra time […]
8 FEB 18 | Color in some LOVE
Happy Valentine’s Day! Every year around this time, our office is buzzing with the excitement of our favorite holiday, Valentine’s Day. And each year we try to outdo the last by sending something creative and full of fun and love out to our friends! This year, we decided to commemorate our office mascot, Toby the […]
8 JAN 18 | The Yearly 8s
Happy January 8th! If you are a follower of our newsletters you will know that out first of the year indulges my habit of taking pictures of 8s. This years 8s are all from the trip Brandy, Carmen and I took to London and Amsterdam last summer. I share my birthday (today!) with a few […]
18 DEC 17 | Happy Holidays!!!
Happy Holidays from WORKSHOP8! Last week we had our WORKSHOP8 holiday party–from the delicious food, white elephant gift exchange, and amazing cocktails to the gift of matching WORKSHOP8 pajamas, it was a blast! We wish you and yours a fantastic holiday season and a great 2018! 18 December 2017 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
18 OCT 17 | AIA 2017
W8 goes to AIA Colorado! Two weeks ago, the whole studio went to Keystone for the annual conference of the Colorado chapter of AIA (American Institute of Architects) where we all learned a TON, had a blast, won some prizes, and got left behind by Joseph on the Friday morning bike ride. Here is everyone’s takeaways from the […]
8 OCT 17 | MoM 2017
Month of Modern has arrived! October’s celebration of all things Modern in Boulder has begun! Who doesn’t love a party? And who doesn’t love a party about design? If you’re like us (and I know we are), then you’re probably pretty stoked at the start of the Month of Modern. WORKSHOP8 is one of the sponsors […]
28 SEP 17 | Welcome Lyris and Patrick!
Welcome Lyris and Patrick! Meet the two new additions to the WORKSHOP8 team WORKSHOP8 is growing! We’ve started on a couple really exciting new projects lately and decided we needed to expand our team and design firepower. Enter the two new members of our W8 squad, Lyris and Patrick! Lyris Lyris Sanchez graduated in May […]
8 JUL 17 | stanley photo tour
Introducing the Stanley Marketplace! What a fun project the Stanley Marketplace adaptive reuse was. We feel fortunate to have been able to be a part of such an iconic project and are so excited to have some images to share with you! Of course, even better than looking at images would be to pay a […]
18 JUN 17 | happy summer!
summer fun at W8! Last week we decided to finally bite the bullet and get some new team W8 shots done. We got lucky with the weather, and our team photo shoot ended up turning into an ice cream party–pretty much the best kind of photo shoot in my opinion! Kelsey from Poppies & Paisley Photography did […]
28 MAY 17 | it’s a wrap
15SDD party wrap-up Well that was fun! I hope you were able to make it and are thinking to your self right now “yes, indeed that WAS fun!” However, if you were one of the few who didn’t brave the weather for one of the best party experiences of the year, we have pictures to make […]
18 MAY 17 | 15SDD party TOMORROW!
Party on! It’s on! Despite some crappy weather today and tomorrow morning (snowstorm the week before Memorial Day???) the 15th Street Design District party is ON for tomorrow! We’ve got koozies for you so that your hands don’t get too cold holding your beer… …and outdoor heaters to keep you warm when you’re visiting sponsors, watching […]
8 MAY 2017 | you’re invited!
15SDD annual block party The time has come! Next Friday, May 19th at 5PM is the third annual 15th Street Design District block party. We’ve gone crazy with the planning this year, and will be partying on 15th Street between Grove and Arapahoe. That’s right, we’ll be DANCING IN THE STREET! And not only are you invited, but […]
8 MAR 17 | reuse that dish!
DISH IT OUT You know those little weird grayish-black circular things that are sometimes hanging off of the corners of houses or condos, pointing up at the sky, leaking a few crooked wires down the side of the structure, and in general just really screwing up the whole gestalt of the building? If you’ve ever spent […]
18 OC 16 | flying high
drones and architecture Yes, we’re in Colorado, no, we’re not talking about weed. We’re talking about drones! And architecture. Two of Ivan’s favorite things (besides muscle cars, but that’s another blog for another day). A few weeks ago, when we were anticipating the opening of the Aerie, we were talking about how OUTRAGEOUSLY COOL it would […]
8 AUG 16 | all about that 8
Huzzah ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! It’s International WORKSHOP8 Day! 8/8. . . the best day of the year is here again! To celebrate this momentous occasion, we 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 […]
28 JUN 16 | collecting rain water in colorado
jump on the barrel wagon! Background Before this summer, if you lived in Colorado and collected and used rainwater at your own home, you were a CRIMINAL! That’s right, seems silly, but there’s probably a fair amount of us who have been breaking the law [Like Joseph’s mother in Lyons, gasp!]. That’s what you get […]
8 MAR 16 | breezeblocks and mailboxes
breezeblocks and mailboxes my adventure through Palm Springs Last week I had the opportunity to go on a weekend trip to Palm Springs, CA for a wedding. After I stopped stressing out about how I was going to look fabulous enough for a fancy event in a very stylish town (I don’t think I actually achieved […]
18 JAN 16 | poster child
Amanda Lohry was our student intern for the Fall semester and she made this poster to commemorate her time with us. (It was also an assignment from her school, although if she hadn’t done this, Brandy would probably have asked her to write a blog, so she kinda got off easy.) Amanda’s “workmester” (get it? […]
28 AUG 15 | we’re talking some crap!
Brandy was really hesitant to let me write a blog post about composting toilets. I mean, she’s an artist and loves beautiful things! And for sure, at first glance, a composting toilet is ANYTHING but beautiful. First of all, we have to talk about poop to talk about composting toilets. Goodness gracious. But really, once […]
18 JUL 15 | W8 triple bypass. . .
No, we’re not having health problems, nor are we open heart surgeons! But we were sucking wind. . . Last Saturday, five of us from WORKSHOP8 World Headquarters along with two honorary team members—Marcel’s fiance, Monika and W8 client, Morgan Young—did the Triple Bypass Ride 2015. After a Friday night WORKSHOP8 carb-loading party with two birthday cakes […]
28 MAY 15 | small houses, big ideas
Maybe when you think of living small, an image from the nursery rhyme “There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe” pops into your head. But in real life, a shoe can’t be structurally sound enough to live in, right? And how would you keep the rain from coming in the top? Not […]
28 APR 25 | ivan’s story
Ivan Patino was our Designers Without Boundaries (DWB) intern for the 2015 Spring Semester, and this is his story: Hola! Cómo están? My name is Ivan Patino. I was born in Bogota, Colombia and moved to the United States when I was twelve years old. After graduating from George Washington High School in Denver, I joined the […]
18 APR 15 | celebrate colorado architecture!
Celebrate Spring 2015 and Colorado Architecture Month with the WORKSHOP8 posse. Every April, we observe Colorado Architecture Month, a 30-day appreciation of Colorado architecture and design hosted by The American Institute of Architects Colorado chapter (AIA Colorado). During the month, you can attend a series of public events throughout the state which highlight the importance of architecture […]
8 FEB 15 | be our valentine!
Each year around Valentines Day, we spend some time thinking about the people who help to make WORKSHOP8 great—those of you who trust us with your business, consultants who collaborate with us to help us imagine and design great projects, and those of you we still haven’t had a chance to work with but hope […]
18 JAN 15 | oscar’s story
Oscar Saucedo was our Designers Without Boundaries (DWB) intern for the 2014 Fall Semester, and this is his story: Hello! My name is Oscar Saucedo and I am currently a senior at the University of Colorado, Boulder. I will be graduating in May 2015, with a Bachelor in Environmental Design. Through the past four years at […]