In 2017, the Bozeman Community Food Co-op set out to better serve its growing customer base and community, reinforce its strong identity, and enrich the working and shopping experience through efficient and inviting spaces that express the organization’s values. The Co-op nearly doubled in size with the expansion of its West Main facility. The two-story, 23,000-square-foot addition includes a commercial kitchen, receiving area, and high-bay storage, as well as offices and a large meeting room. The resulting West Main addition successfully addresses the Co-op’s goals, propelling the Co-op into the future through a resilient, enduring, and environmentally responsible design.

Three Pond Residence is a private residence on a 15-acre site located in the Cherry Hills neighborhood of Denver, CO. Perched at the site’s highest point to capture the distant westward views of the Rocky Mountains, the home is designed to cascade down the hillside to the north through a series of blackened, interlocking “barns”, each oriented to capture varying viewpoints offered by the sweeping and dynamic location.

Located on historic Last Chance Gulch in Helena, MT the original building was constructed in 1940 to provide “cut rate” gas and automobile service in downtown Helena. The current owners secured a TIF grant to help with the remodel which has spurred other similar projects in the Urban Renewal District. A second floor 3 bedroom/2 bath apartment provides a beneficial downtown living opportunity combined with two main floor lease spaces.

The $13.6-million renovation of the Alberta Bair Theater in Billings, MT is the culmination of a decade-long effort to breathe new life into the venerable theater. The 26,800 sq. ft., 1,390-seat theater remains the only performing arts center in the Northern Rockies fully equipped to present shows by major professional touring companies and artists. As an extension of its mission, the Alberta Bair provides ongoing educational programming for 22,000 school children annually. With the renovation, the theater is now restored to prominence as a preeminent performance space providing an important resource for the greater Billings region and its population of 400,000 people.

The renovations to the music building at the University of Montana support the school’s mission to prepare students for wide-ranging careers in music from performance to education to business and administration. Following the master plan established by a 2015 programming and feasibility study, the current improvements address the most critical needs in the areas of rehearsal, performance, and social gathering.

A series of undulating tectonic structures set against an aspen grove near Wilson, Wyoming, this mountain home serves as a creative retreat for a California based couple. The 35-acre property is set at the base of the Tetons and encompasses several ecosystems, with old-growth forest merging into stands of young pine and aspen trees before transitioning into rolling meadows. The homeowners, authors who also own and manage an independent record label out of Mill Valley, California, were looking for a nature-oriented outpost in Wyoming in which to pursue their writing practice.

This 1600sf home is sited over one of the few disturbed areas (old riding arena) on the 160-acre site. It is close to the road to minimize disturbance to native habitat, as well as to retain the large fields that have been in hay production for generations. When purchased, the land had been subdivided into several smaller ‘buildable’ lots. It is now protected in perpetuity. The home is designed to sit on the edge of this land, a human entry point with a small ecological footprint. The Passive House certification ensures we are as energy efficient as possible and the small PV array offsets energy use. Existing sheds and metal silos were repurposed as outdoor cooking/bath buildings, a bunk house and a garden shed. The home opens directly into the field and the large irrigation pivot comes within feet of the silos.

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