8 JUNE 24 | TOBY Around the World
The WORKSHOP8 team has had a busy year (including wrapping up construction on Sunset Apartments in Longmont, and the renovation of Casa Redonda De Vigil), but that hasn’t stopped us from getting out to travel! In the past year our team members have been fortunate enough to travel around the world, from Japan to Paris, […]
8 APR 20 | Sustainable Design in the Rainforest
PERMACULTURE IN COSTA RICA During my recent visit to Costa Rica – a country that prides itself on their eco-tourism – I had to book a stay at Hidden Valley Farm. Tucked into the Monteverde Rainforest, this eco-hotel is a destination of ecological design, renewable energy, and permaculture. I booked myself on the one day […]
28 OCT 19 | 15SDD OPEN HOUSES
COME SEE BOULDER’S DESIGN DISTRICT! Here at Boulder’s 15th Street Design District, we love to have fun while supporting a great cause. On November 13th, WORKSHOP8 will be joining neighboring studios in opening our doors and welcoming all visitors to check out where all the creative magic happens. Our friends across the street at HMH […]
18 MAR 19 | RUINS IN OUR BACKYARD
Chaco Canyon Just last week I had the privilege to visit one of the most culturally important sites in the Western United States: Chaco Canyon National Park. This park covers a very remote area of Northwestern New Mexico, to the South of Farmington. It boasts the largest ruins from the Ancestral Puebloan peoples, much larger […]
18 JAN 19 | Expect the Unexpected
Ancient Architecture This past Fall, my wife Melanie and I took off for a 2 week trip around Europe, making stops in Bulgaria to visit my parents and then Greece to cross off a lifelong bucket list item. It took me quite some time to organize my photos, but I’m excited share some really cool architecture that […]
8 DEC 18 | My Trip Around Europe
C’est La Vie! On my first trip to Europe, I managed to pack just about everything possible into two weeks in two countries. Here are some highlights of my trip! La Ville-Lumière To kick off the trip we spent the first 5 days (and nights) wandering the streets of the City of Light, drinking espresso […]
28 OCT 18 | CONCRETE JUNGLES
Urban Markets I am returning to the office after a long weekend in Chicago and am still on a “city high.” The older I get the more admiration and respect I have for large cities. Amongst the many reasons, here are my top contenders: The close proximity to every place you’d want to be urges one […]
8 NOV 17 | Awards!!!
W8 wins awards! Sometimes projects come along that you immediately recognize as ones that are unique, have a lot of potential for exciting design, and get your creative juices flowing. For me, the Stanley Marketplace was such a project. Three years ago, when I started at WORKSHOP8 as a project manager, Stanley was my first […]
28 JUN 17 | windy city weekend
Chelsea’s tour of Chicago I just returned from a long weekend in Chicago, which was AWESOME. If you’re looking for a city that is beautiful, clean, easy to navigate, and has amazing architecture around every corner (and great pizza), Chicago should be your next vacation spot. I spent four days with best friends taking in the […]
8 APR 17 | W8 goes skiing
is that a banana in your pocket? A couple of weeks ago, Marcel, Emily, and I had the opportunity to attend the Construction Resource Group’s 9th annual ski trip. The CRG is a coalition of different construction trades who come together to network, share industry news, and make business referrals. The event was made possible […]
28 MAR 17 | grassroots
finding our voices I have had the opportunity over the last year and a half to serve on the Colorado North AIA Board as the Associate Director (2016) and now the President-Elect (2017). Every year, the President-Elect and President of each region travel to Washington, D.C. for the annual Grassroots Conference, an AIA leadership event. […]
28 AUG 16 | it’s colombia not columbia
Emily Axtman’s 3 month sabbatical When I was leaving Cartagena, Colombia to come back to Colorado, I saw these t-shirts at the airport and thought they were pretty funny. I thought to myself, “Who thinks Colombia is spelled with a “u”??” Today, as I re-read my pre-travel blog-post, 91 days, I realized I am one […]
28 JUL 16 | chicken coop porn
chicken coop porn! I don’t know about you guys, but over here at WORKSHOP8, we have all been crazy busy this summer! Crazy busy in the best way possible–working with awesome clients on really cool projects, and occasionally taking some vacation time here and there. I recently took a quick trip home to Pennsylvania to […]
28 MAY 16 | fireproof and on budget
my trip to DC’s National Building Museum From April 6th to the 12th, my wife, Melanie, and I decided to take a vacation to see our Nation’s capitol. My initial plan included a list of about a million places to visit. Unfortunately or fortunately, there is so much to see and do in Washington D.C. that […]
18 MAY 16 | 91 days
let the adventure begin “It seems that the more places I see and experience, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I become aware of, the more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn. Maybe […]
28 MAR 16 | structures for inclusion
structures for inclusion Last weekend, I woke up at 5am, stumbled out of my apartment on Broadway and made my way to the Boulder Bus Station to battle US 36 towards DIA, where I took a 2-hour delayed flight in to Raleigh, NC (my hometown!) for the annual Structures for Inclusion conference. Structures for Inclusion […]
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 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 JUN 15 | gotta love SF
I grew up in Amsterdam and lived there till I was 17. Since then, I have lived in several places near large cities, but not actually in a city. I lived in the Bay area in the early 90s and I now live 45 minutes outside of Denver. Two weeks ago, I had to travel […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
18 JUL 13 | glimpses of natural beauty in japan
My recent trip to Japan to observe multifamily housing was partially funded through the Arthur A. & Florence G. Fisher Traveling Scholarship / AIA Colorado. The trip was truly astonishing and life altering and I can’t wait to go back with my wife and daughter. As I walked the streets of Tokyo, Yokohama, Sendia, […]
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 MAR 13 | interior trends in finland
W8 UPDATE / 28 March 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] Annual Housing Fair, Tampere by Ulla Lange interior designer / founding partner White kitchens are making a comeback because they are spacious and airy. Adding splashes of color and contrasting materials keeps them from looking too cold or bland. Feature walls—created either with tile […]
28 FEB 13 | how to build a bridge in patagonia
W8 UPDATE / 28 February 2013 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] This is for all my geeky engineer friends. . . by C Joseph Vigil IV, AIA founding partner | architect My friends Richard and Chris Braunlich have been hiking and backpacking for more than 40 years. In 2007 they saw a blurb about U.S. Forest […]
18 OCT 12 | trends in multifamily housing
W8 UPDATE / 18 October 2012 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] news from the 2012 Multifamily Executive Conference in Las Vegas Over the last three years I have attended several AIA and affordable housing conferences across the U.S. (Washington DC, Miami, New Orleans, Vail, Salt Lake City, and Las Vegas). My last trip to Las Vegas […]
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 […]
8 SEP 12 | photos from finland
W8 UPDATE / 8 September 2012 [divider style=”style1″ width=”full” align=”left”] Round One Summer 2012 in Finland — my native country — a great place to see design, art and architecture. WDC 2012 — Helsinki = World Design Capital 2012 offered lots of visual delight and memorable experiences. CHAPEL OF SILENCE, IN THE HEART OF HELSINKI. […]