Cross-disciplinary experience for multifamily development projects.
With an Architecture forward approach, EVstudio enhances your project through design-engineering that is uniquely collaborative and effective. As a full-service architecture and engineering firm, we apply cross-disciplinary expertise to manage every facet of your multifamily project—large or small, new construction, modular, or remodel. Our experience includes mixed-use developments, condos, and apartments. We also provide design services for lower density townhome and duplex projects.
Expertise
To provide 360-degree expertise for your walk-up, podium, or wrap multifamily project, our architects and civil engineers work together on planning and site feasibility. These teams then sync their efforts with our structural engineers and MEP engineers to provide optimized solutions that consider every aspect of your build.
Multifamily Overview
Multifamily Projects
The Gauge Apartments
The Gauge Apartments
The Gauge Apartments in Durango, Colorado, showcase an innovative housing solution that combines sustainability, affordability, attractive design and modular construction. This project directly addresses Durango’s housing shortage by offering eco-friendly, high-quality living spaces at a price point that remains manageable for residents. By utilizing modular construction methods, the project not only reduced build times but also lowered labor costs, enabling the developer to pass these savings onto both the developer and the residents.
Each modular unit is prefabricated offsite by Guerdon Modular Buildings, ensuring strict quality control and minimal waste throughout the process. Once delivered to Durango, these units were efficiently assembled by the General Contractor, FCI Constructors. This modular construction approach aligns with the project’s sustainability goals, significantly reducing waste and the overall environmental impact of the build. The use of offsite construction techniques also plays a vital role in minimizing embodied carbon, a key factor in the project’s eco-friendly design.
The Gauge Apartments offer a variety of layouts to meet diverse tenant needs, with each unit designed for comfort and energy efficiency. Features include open floor plans, energy-efficient appliances, and superior insulation, which help keep utility bills low. Shared outdoor spaces and landscaped green areas further foster a sense of community, enhancing the overall living experience. Situated near a commercial activity zone, the location provides residents with easy access to neighborhood amenities. This project sets a new benchmark for affordable, sustainable housing in high-demand areas, blending efficiency, quality, and environmental responsibility.
Sawtooth Duplexes in Gunnison Colorado
Sawtooth Duplexes in Gunnison Colorado
This sustainable single-family project, located just west of the Gunnison County fairgrounds, features modular duplexes designed with energy efficiency at the forefront. Fading West Construction handled on-site work, while Fading West Homes developed the modular units, ensuring quick construction times and reduced environmental impact. The project includes six duplexes, six duplexed garages, and a single ADU above one of the garages, offering a mix of affordable, eco-friendly housing options for the community.
Sawtooth was one of the first projects where we incorporated an energy-efficient heat pump mini-split system, maximizing comfort while minimizing energy use. The project also adhered to the highest climate zone standards of the 2021 IECC, integrating ERV units to improve indoor air quality and further reduce energy consumption. This combination of sustainable modular design and innovative systems showcases our commitment to providing environmentally responsible, energy-efficient housing solutions that support both the community and the environment.
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity
Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity
The collaboration between EVstudio and Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity exemplifies the power of thoughtful design in addressing housing shortages while building strong, vibrant communities.
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Brynhurst
Brynhurst
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Modular AOR
Specs: 24-Unit Supportive Housing / 48 Shipping Containers / 3-Stories / 27,403 sf
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Larkspur Apartments
Larkspur Apartments
Yet another partnership with Fading West Development, EVstudio’s design for these modular workforce housing concepts in Breckenridge, CO includes 2 identical buildings for mountain community apartments. The apartment units in each building include 7 studios, 15 one-bedroom, and 5 two-bedroom, totaling 54 units in the entire area (27 per building).
Lot Size: 79,410 sf (1,823 acres)
Total Building Floor Area: 42,580 sf
Building Stories: 3
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The Farm – Buena Vista
The Farm – Buena Vista
Phase 2 of The Farm at Buena Vista is underway! This 128 unit addition will include 11 detached homes, 40 townhome units, a 77 unit apartment complex, and 4 new green spaces. The Farm was born in 2015 out of a need to provide community-centered, attainable housing in Buena Vista, Colorado. As a result, 90 homes have been built and sold, with many homeowners working, living, and contributing to the local community.
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A partnership with EVstudio brings your project to a new level.
- Balance maximized unit counts with site utilization. We iterate conceptual designs with your pro forma in mind to maximize your allowable density and balance the additional requirements of your site.
- Achieve the correct mixture of unit types and floorplans. We work with you, and your market advisors, to determine what unit combinations make the most sense for the project.
- Design units that allow expression and differentiation. We create spaces that maximize yield and functionality without being overly repetitive. Our multifamily projects read as a refined composition.
- Ensure efficiency of circulation. We design all projects to creatively account for required circulation, including driveways, sidewalks, stairs, elevators and corridors.
- Create the right choice of systems. Based on decades of combined experience, we optimize structural, mechanical, and electrical systems for efficiency and functionality.
- Sustainable Design Options. Sustainability is a core strength and something we can prioritize when crafting your building designs. Energy modeling for C-PACE financing can be a critical piece of your capital stack.