Bryant Elementary School holds a unique place in Helena as one of the oldest schools in the community, serving a neighborhood with a rich history and strong character. Located in an historically under-privileged neighborhood facing challenges of poverty, hunger and addiction, the design team sought to create a place of refuge from the struggles of everyday life, providing a welcoming sense of acceptance and safety.

The Alley Lofts provide a model for living large within a small footprint – spatially, economically, and ecologically. With a miniscule budget of $130 per square foot, the lofts embody a sustainable, attractive home and supplemental rental within a gritty backstreet context.

Located on a wooded lot adjacent to Grant Creek in Missoula, this new home meets the lifestyle goals of a young, active family. The owners, who travel to Chamonix, France, yearly to ski, aspired for a clean modern farmhouse/Scandinavian design, yet also wanted the organic, imperfect old-world charm inherent in European architecture. The crisp material palette and simple architectural forms organized around an outdoor courtyard provide the right mood and setting for the family’s casual lifestyle.

Hillside Modern is a private residence located on the western front of the Bridger Range, just north of Bozeman. From its grand views of the valley to the intimate site subtleties, the project was shaped by its surrounding and connected to the landscape.

Jim Darcy Elementary School is a state of the art K-5 school. Located on the same site as the existing school the school’s namesake Jim Darcy was a helicopter pilot that attended the school in his youth and passed away when his helicopter crashed in the Vietnam war while delivering food to an engaged unit in an active zone. To this day his brother Bill and sister Margaret celebrate Jim’s birthday with the children attending school keeping his story alive. Jim’s legacy served as inspiration for the design of the school. Never done before in the United States, National Guard representatives arranged for a Blackhawk Helicopter to fly in during the ribbon cutting and in honor of Jim Darcy a guardsman repelled from the helicopter with an American Flag which was delivered to the school.

Radius Gallery is a two-story contemporary art gallery in the historic heart of downtown Missoula, Montana. The gallery fronts Higgins Street – a bustling thoroughfare lined with restaurants, markets, and boutique shops. The site was the former home of the Uptown Diner, which was demolished down to the foundation. Transparency and engagement are paramount to the success of the gallery, thus the entire street façade is clad in storefront glazing to accentuate the display of art and draw in pedestrians. Indeed, large sculptural works are visible from a block away. The gallery’s glowing evening presence never fails to draw a crowd on First Friday art openings.

The Ravalli Electric Cooperative provides power to the majority of the Bitterroot Valley, spanning from the south end of Lolo to the Idaho border. This region is experiencing a population boom and with that comes the need for the co-op to expand its services. This new 58,000-square-foot dispatch and operations facility provides the organization with functional efficiency and space for growth in a new location central to their service region.

When the SxS Group set out to develop a building for their own offices as well as commercial tenants, they desired the qualities of a historic building, the environmental performance and low operating costs of a LEED Platinum-certified green building, and a daylit, loft-like interior that would serve as a comfortable home-away-from-home.

Lambert Field Improvements created an artificial turf, multi-purpose sports and recreation field, accompanied by a support facility with a spectator venue, to the outdoor sports field complex on the Montana State University Campus.

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