RAW is currently working on two projects in Wichita. Soon downtown will have a new coffee shop and marketing office. More information on these projects coming soon…
Recently we were able to travel back to Wichita and check out the final construction of The Renfro apartments.
The Renfro offers 5 work-live units with a 14′ high work space on the first floor and a second floor living space connected by a spiral staircase.
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Over the last few years RAW has had the privilege to work with Hospitals of Hope on their Clinic in a Can (CIC) program {http://www.clinicinacan.org/}.
We help them design and visualize health clinics made from recycled shipping containers. They then send these units throughout the world to needy or disaster stricken areas. Over the past years we have helped create a multitude of designs and options for clients in different locations looking for a customized solution for their healthcare needs.
In 2011, RAW received a commission to renovate the 1920’s Renfro Hotel Building, just two buildings down from our previous Zelman Building renovation. Since the mid 1980′s, the building had been used as low income housing and had deteriorated to a run down state. RAW, along with Cathcart Architects, were tasked with giving the building a face lift.
Check out our new animation of the two bedroom unit at the Lux,
More information about this new mixed-use renovation project, designed with El Dorado Inc. is coming soon. Or check out theluxliving.com.
The Binckhorst is an industrial area near the city center of The Hague in great need of urban regeneration. The first step was a 6 week mapping project, investigating the historical developments, existing economy and infrastructure, and internal social networks of the area. This information is presented and shared through an open source, online database platform called The Machine (http://waardestelling.nl/binckhorst). After this in-depth analysis of the area, a proposal for a small scale, strategic intervention was developed in response to the research.
Meet the new one bedroom unit at the Lux,
More information about this new mixed-use renovation project, designed with El Dorado Inc. is coming soon. Or check out theluxliving.com.
Rebekah’s Hybrid Vertical Farm Project in Amsterdam (see below) was highlighted in the March issue of B NIEUWS, het periodiek van de faculteit bouwkunde (the periodical of the Faculty of Architecture). Click HERE to read the complete publication.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands. With 20% of Amsterdam’s office space lying vacant and undesired, this project explores the potential of adaptive reuse in a site called the Parool Triangle. It is an urban site along the Wibautstraat that gets its unusual triangular shape from an old railway junction and it’s name from the previous use as a newspaper headquarters. This design proposes to brand the site “GREEN”, giving it a new and unique identity, including the reuse of the 13-story Parool Tower as a hybrid vertical farm and hotel.
Another renovation project is now moving into construction documentation stage. Here, the original two story building is gaining a third story addition and subterranean patio spaces. More information on this project to come soon.
RAW was recently included in a Wichita Eagle newspaper article about the redevelopment of downtown Wichita, Kansas by Michael Ramsey and Robert Eyster. Check it out here: http://www.kansas.com/
Recently RAW was hired to help The ELWA Ministries Association (EMA) visualize the future development on their 137 acre property. This ministry, Eternal Love Winning Africa, located outside of Monrovia, Liberia, comprises ELWA Radio, ELWA Hospital, ELWA Services, and ELWA Academy.
Tracing its roots back to 1952, EMA has persevered in this poverty stricken and war torn country even after being forced to abandon their campus in 1991 and again in 1997 because of civil war. However, this ministry is now growing, thriving, and looking towards the future.
Rebekah (the R of RAW) was recently interviewed in the TU Delta Newspaper about her newest adventure in graduate school at TU Delft. Read the article here: www.delta.tudelft.nl
For at least the next two years RAW will be conducting business from the Netherlands.
Over the past few months RAW has been working to reintroduce the historic Zelman building back to the city of Wichita. This great downtown building, located on the corner of Douglas Avenue and St. Franscis Street, was originally constructed in 1903 as a bank. In 1920 it changed owners and became the Sam Zelman Clothing Store. This store continued selling clothing until its close in 2006.
The first level will be a combination of three tenant-finish retail spaces, and the second level will be turned into six studios and three one bedroom apartments.
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RAW has been fortunate enough to work with Hospitals of Hope, a christian medical missions organization, on their Clinic In A Can program. We consult on design decisions for these self contained medical clinics built from recycled shipping containers as well as create animations and renderings to help show the customization possibilities of the units.
This is a energetic, innovative, and passionate organization that we are excited to continue working with in the future to further perfect their product and bring much need medical facilities to under served areas of the globe. For more information, visit their website at http://www.clinicinacan.org/
RAW is working with a local developer to renovate an existing commercial building into apartments. One “Tetris” solution would utilize unused roof space to create a third level to this two story building. Arranging units in a Tetris like formation would allow for one and two bedroom units that would each either have a private roof top patio or subterranean courtyard. More on this project to come.
For the last two weeks, RAW had the privilege to collaborate with El Dorado Inc. at their office in the Crossroads of Kansas City. We had a great time, learned a lot, and got a good start on the schematic design for a fantastic building. Thanks to the great people at Eldo for their hospitality!
For a profile of this award winning firm, visit their website at www.eldo.us
RAW’s plan for a mixed use development for Downtown Wichita (see below post) was recently highlighted in the Wichita Business Journal:
To read the article go to: http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/2011/05/a-downtown-harbor-for-the-arkansas.html
MIXED USE RIVER DEVELOPMENT_ wichita, ks_ call for ideas
RAW was invited by the city of Wichita to submit “expressions of interest” for one of eight different catalyst sites in the Downtown Wichita Development Plan. Below is our schematic submission
COLLEGE HOUSING COMPLEX_ mcpherson, ks_ schematic design
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RAW Design was commissioned to design a student housing complex for McPherson College. The site was a block on the outer edge of the campus. We took the possible building area, separated it into four blocks to accommodate for parking and permeability. Looking at the European perimeter block as a precedent, we inserted courtyards for light and nature. The blocks were then sliced to allow for circulation and views.
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CONCRETE OFFICE BUILDING_ mcpherson, ks_ schematic design
RAW recently completed a schematic design for a concrete silo company looking to build a new office that would showcase their product.
RAW LOFT_wichita, ks_ furniture design
Welcome to RAW’s batcave, 375 sq ft for living, office, and entertaining.
Office
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RAW was recently included in the current issue of AR34, the publication for AIA Kansas. Click here to view → http://www.aiaks.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=161 . This issue celebrated the idea of the PARTI,
With all the constraints found in the real world, such as budgets, codes and schedules, it can be refreshing to take a step back, remember those simple lessons learned years ago, and view projects at their core, at their very beginning.
Our entry was for the schematic design of a college multi-unit housing project. More information about that project will come soon…
Take a 360° tour of Linkhaus brought to you by 360Wichita.com
CLICK HERE → http://www.360wichita.com/Restaurants/Linkhaus.html
RAW recently participated in the 2010 Monsters of Design Competition put on by the Young Architects Forum of AIA Kansas City. According to the competition’s call for entries,
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TRANSIT HUB_ charleston, sc_ competition entry
Architecture for Humanity: Charleston developed a competition to design a new transit hub for the downtown area. Our proposal allows this transit hub to function as a trailhead for the Museum Mile, emphasizing connectivity, achieved through sustainability, and embracing community.
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Wichita, KS_ Built project
Within one month of graduation, we (Adam and Rebekah Wagoner) received this commission and formed our own design firm. The two of us were the main designers and were responsible for carrying the whole project from schematic through construction. In addition to the building we were involved with the development of the brand, Linkhaus, through furniture, graphics, signage, and marketing.
This project is a new restaurant concept for Wichita. A gourmet hot dog place that seats 120, about 3500 square feet, includes a bar area and a drive thru, and creates a flexible space that can adapt throughout the day to the needs of its varied clientele.
URBAN JUNGLEGYM_ detoit, mi_ competition entry
This project was created for the rouse[D] competition/exhibition. The challenge was create a project that could “rouse the city of Detroit and encourage an evolution of our understanding of its unique urban environment.” It could be at any scale and could be for any site in Detroit. This is what we proposed:
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BERLIN, GERMANY _ 5th year student project
The re-offering of this sacred land back to Berlin plus the idea of gathering, produced a green site with a lifted plane that creates a space for gathering.
The Berlin Wall consisted of two separate walls which created a no mans land in between, spanning up to 100 meters. The Bornholmer Strasse rail station existed in this “death strip” and thus was shut down, becoming one of Berlin’s ghost stations. However, the bridge spanning the tracks remained open, becoming one of the border crossing stations. When thousands gathered on the night of November 9, 1989, it was this border crossing that first opened its gates, marking the beginning of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today, this significant location is an overgrown parking lot, marked with a single plaque.
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