Truckee-Phoenix Executive Building
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The objective was to create a speculative professional office project that would provide a rewarding daily work environment for local professionals. Respecting the pattern of corner offices being a symbol of power and success in the traditional business world, the architect studied how to maximize the quantity of corner offices. The resultant design includes opportunities for 36 corner offices in the 20,000 sq. ft. building.
The building embraces regional identity in a timeless manner and is a flagship within the existing business park.
The third level conference room was designed to be a one-of-a-kind experience. It is a three sided glass room with panoramic views of the mountainscape to the south, east and west. The design has a stacked repetitive theme that talks to the organic layering of the distant mountains while offering an ease of simplicity to the eyes and offering the financial rewards found in repetitive modular type design.
| Location: | Truckee |
| Style: | Mountain Modern or Contemporary |
| Architect: | Kurt Reinkens - MWA, Inc. |
| Project Manager: | Kristi Thompson - MWA, Inc. |
| Builder: | Geney/Gassiot General Contractors |
| Photographer: | Ethan Rohloff |
| Mechanical Engineering: | Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers |
| Civil Engineering: | Acumen Engineering |
| Year Completed: | 2008 |
| Square Feet: | +/-20,000 |
My wife and I hired Kurt Reinkens of MWA in 2005 after we purchased land to build a vacation home in the Lake Tahoe resort community of Lahontan. MWA was and still is, in our estimation, the top architectural firm in the Tahoe area, and our experience with MWA over the course of the design and construction of our home exceeded even our high expectations.
MWA is intimately familiar with the design standards in the area in general and in Lahontan in particular. It is clear that Lahontan's Design Review Board (LDRB) has developed a high degree of familiarity and trust with MWA, and this trust was integral to what ended up being a relatively smooth and hassle-free process with the LDRB. MWA was able to anticipate the needs of the LDRB and, in the few occasions were design modifications were recommended, come up with creative solutions that met those recommendations efficiently and cost-effectively.
MWA is also quite good with builders. Unlike some architects who design imaginary buildings that are extremely difficult or expensive to construct, MWAs designs, while innovative and always interesting, are practical and buildable. MWA was very involved with my builder throughout the construction process and worked to address his issues and questions in a timely manner.
Finally, the architectural aspects of our recently completed home are amazing. It seems that we notice new architectural features to the structure every time we visit our home. We couldn't be happier with the architecture of the structure, how the rooms and spaces are in synch with one another, how the house relates to the natural environment, and the window placements and rooflines, just to name a few aspects that stand out.
I would recommend MWA to anyone for these reasons. Our experience was overwhelmingly positive.
MWA is intimately familiar with the design standards in the area in general and in Lahontan in particular. It is clear that Lahontan's Design Review Board (LDRB) has developed a high degree of familiarity and trust with MWA, and this trust was integral to what ended up being a relatively smooth and hassle-free process with the LDRB. MWA was able to anticipate the needs of the LDRB and, in the few occasions were design modifications were recommended, come up with creative solutions that met those recommendations efficiently and cost-effectively.
MWA is also quite good with builders. Unlike some architects who design imaginary buildings that are extremely difficult or expensive to construct, MWAs designs, while innovative and always interesting, are practical and buildable. MWA was very involved with my builder throughout the construction process and worked to address his issues and questions in a timely manner.
Finally, the architectural aspects of our recently completed home are amazing. It seems that we notice new architectural features to the structure every time we visit our home. We couldn't be happier with the architecture of the structure, how the rooms and spaces are in synch with one another, how the house relates to the natural environment, and the window placements and rooflines, just to name a few aspects that stand out.
I would recommend MWA to anyone for these reasons. Our experience was overwhelmingly positive.
Caine Moss