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EVstudio Does Architectural Projects Both Large and Small

by Sean O'Hara April 14, 2013

We always like to remind our valued clients that EVstudio is a flexible enough firm that we can take on projects both small and large. In the last year we’ve done projects as small as a set of egress doors to as large as a [...]

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EVstudio Wraps 2nd Multi-Family Project in Saskatoon

by Rich Muller April 14, 2013

Continuing on the heels of EVstudio’s first international multi-family project located in Saskatoon, Canada, comes the Sequoia Rise condominium project. Sequoia Rise is Phase II of a three phase effort to supply housing to a city experiencing the growing pains of rapid development and a [...]

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Mountain Pediatrics Open in Bergen Park

by Dean Dalvit December 24, 2012

We were honored to work with Dr. Valeri Leswing of Mountain Pediatrics on the design of her medical office space for pediatric medicine in Evergreen. The floor plan for the pediatric office has 7 exam rooms, a private office, employee lounge, an area for gathering [...]

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Seismic Testing of a Mid-Rise Wood Framed Structure

by Adam Denton November 8, 2012

After the destruction caused by the 1995 Kobe earthquake the Japanese government took it upon themselves to construct the world’s largest seismic testing table, often referred to as a “shake table”. This testing facility, called Earth-Defense, was built to its enormous size out of necessity. [...]

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Incorporating Religious and Institutional Uses into Neighborhoods

by John W. Olson September 30, 2012

In all neighborhoods, it is important to include a variety, or mixture, of land use opportunities. Religious institutions provide many great opportunities for a neighborhood. The most obvious asset provided is the accessibility and convenience of getting to and from the use. A religious institution [...]

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LEED Certified Buildings and Accredited Professionals

by Sean O'Hara September 25, 2012

There is no shortage of talk about LEED these days so I think it merits a quick explanation. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and it is a green building rating system that has been put in place by the US Green [...]

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Open for Business During Construction

by Anthony Ries September 1, 2012

One of our recently designed projects was recently permitted with no review comments and is now under construction. The project is a remodel of an existing retail center at a very busy intersection. The owner and tenants where very concerned about the impact the remodel [...]

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Welcome

by Sean O'Hara August 6, 2012

I’m going to begin writing a regular blog for the friends, clients and potential clients of EVstudio. If you’re not already familiar with EVstudio, we’re an architecture and planning firm based in Colorado with our first office in Evergreen and our second office in Denver. [...]

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Mixed Use Developments in Texas

by jon@evstudio.com July 26, 2012

Mixed use buildings are ones that usually house commercial spaces on the first floor (the public zone), and residential above. This formula has always been normal practice for urban spaces throughout history. Traditionally business owners would run their businesses and live above them. This idea [...]

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Christmas Lights and Your Architect’s Design

by Sean O'Hara July 17, 2012

As I drove around today I noticed that people are starting to hang their Christmas lights. If Christmas lights are important to you and something you plan to put up on your house, multifamily building, office building, retail center, etc go ahead and let your [...]

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Don’t Just Build! Get a Building Permit

by Anthony Ries July 9, 2012

We’ve talked about it before yet it bears repeating. Make sure you get a permit before you pound the first nail! We have a client who is looking at an existing retail location in a multi-unit building that used to be a dry cleaner. Between [...]

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Assembly Spaces that Require Automatic Sprinklers

by Sean O'Hara May 24, 2012

The 2009 International Building Code requires automatic sprinkler systems for a variety of reasons. One of the places that we commonly see a sprinkler required is in assembly spaces. In Groups A-1, A-3 and A-4; assembly areas over 12,000 sf or with more than 300 [...]

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