P r o s p e c t u sS t u d i o 8 0 4 _ 1 3 Engineering Research and Teaching Facil ity

University of KansasEcoHawks Program

Lawrence, KS 66045

November 2012

S t u d i o 8 0 4 | U n i v e r s i t y o f K a n s a s S c h o o l o f A r c h i t e c t u r e , D e s i g n & P l a n n i n g

Studio 804 is a yearlong, comprehensive educational opportunity for graduate students who are entering the final year of the Master of Architecture program at the KU School of Architecture, Design and Planning. During each academic year, students enrolled in the full-time class design and construct a building of great technical sophistication.

Our Studio is underpinned by three foundational elements. The first is 20 years of dedication to the continuing research and development of sustainable, affordable, and inventive building solutions.

The second is service to our Kansas communities. This is typified by five recent projects: in 2008 the Studio built the beautiful 5.4.7 Arts Center for tornado-ravaged Greensburg. In the Kansas City area, the class built two affordable housing prototypes in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

In 2011 we completed the Center for Design Research on the KU Campus, and in 2012 Studio 804 built Galileo’s Pavilion for Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. The classroom building fulfills JCCC’s mission of providing education for its students that is rooted in sustainability. The building far exceeded anything the school might have afforded on its own.

The third element that characterizes Studio 804 is our unique instructional model. From its inception, under the stewardship of the KU Department of Architecture’s J.L. Constant Distinguished Professor Dan Rockhill, Studio 804’s remarkable hands-on design-build program is the envy of architecture schools the world over.

Our commitment to building resource-conserving architecture can easily be measured. Over the last five years the Studio has completed five registered

LEED Platinum buildings in Kansas. These include the 5.4.7 Arts Center in Greensburg and two houses in Kansas City; certification is pending for the Center for Design Research and Galileo’s Pavilion. We have also earned two Passive Institute Certifications. These are accomplishments of which few, if any, professional firms can boast.

Studio 804’s work and its students have received recognition in countless national and international journals, and won numerous design awards. The 2011 Studio 804 project, the Center for Design Research, was featured in the October 2011 issue of Architect, the magazine of the American Institute of Architects. The building was also awarded a prize by the Holcim Foundation, a Swiss leader in sustainable construction.

Studio 804Dan Rockhill

JL Constant Distinguished Professor

2013 Students:Hayder AlsaadMax AndersonMelanie Arthur

Liz AveniusRyan Barry

Matthew BethelAshlee BurlesonMark Hageman

Hunter HanahanKelli Hawkins

Hannah HindmanOwen Huisenga

Mike KellyRachel Mattes

Kate MedinMandy Moore

Matt PattersonRyan Shults

Bryan StocktonMark Zeitler

rockhill@sunflower.com rockhill@ku.edu 785.393.0747 www.studio804.com

University of KansasMarvin Hall

1465 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 105Lawrence, KS 66045-7614

Our work is only possible through the contributions of like-minded organizations and individuals also committed to environmental stewardship, community service, and improving the education of tomorrow’s leaders in the field of architecture. Studio 804, Inc., is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. It allows the donated materials and funds that make our work possible to be tax deductible.

Over 500 organizations have already shared Studio 804’s vision of a better world that comes from service to the community and the R&D that produces affordable, sustainable, and energy-efficient buildings. Many students who received their Masters of Architecture after having succeeded in Studio 804 now lead architecture firms, large and small.

We have also consistently designed our buildings to integrate the most cutting-edge building products available. Their use provides an opportunity for domestic and international companies to showcase products in the U.S. market. The public outreach effort that is a part of the buildings we construct allows local manufacturers’ representatives to use them for the in-place demonstration of their products.

In addition to designing, hiring consultants, establishing budgets, producing construction documents, getting permits, and doing the physical act of building, Studio 804 students solicit most donations. This helps them understand and appreciate the vital role that building product manufacturers and suppliers play in bringing new technologies to market, as well as the real costs of the components they will use in construction.

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EcoHawks is a student research program run by the University of Kansas School of Engineering. It focuses on alternative energy for transportation, including fuels and mechanical transport systems. Since its inception four years ago, EcoHawks has rapidly expanded, both in the number of students participating, and in the scope of its research. It has outgrown its second location and is in need of new space.

The similar ideologies and goals of both the EcoHawks program and Studio 804 makes the collaboration of the two groups a natural partnership. The design and construction of new building to facilitate and showcase EcoHawks’ alternative energy research provides Studio 804 with an opportunity to continue its tradition of designing and constructing high-quality innovative and sustainable buildings. The facility will be part of a proposed engineering quadrangle on the University of Kansas’ West Campus.

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The iconic 3,500-square-foot building will help promote the EcoHawks program and showcase its achievements; it will aid in the research, fabrication, and refurbishment of electric vehicles. The new facility will have indoor and outdoor work areas designed to showcase the students’ innovative work. It will contain space for computer workstations and an area for prototype testing.

Following the tradition of previous Studio 804 projects, the facility will incorporate both passive and active sustainable systems and technologies. The building is intended to achieve LEED Platinum certification.

The building has been divided into three pods. The first two pods are connected and contain “high-bay” fabrication and work areas. They will be large open spaces, completely glazed to allow visitors to view research in progress, and for maximum visibility and solar gain.

To offset the high heat transfer of the glazing, and achieve LEED-Platinum level energy performance, Studio 804 is developing a system to raise and lower aerogel panels behind the glass façade. Aerogel is a translucent insulating material that will allow the comfort of people working in the rooms to be maintained while optimizing energy efficiency and high quality illumination. The third pod will be a detached, open-air mechanical research yard. This area will not be air conditioned, and will serve as a space for outdoor research projects.

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Beginning with the first residence in 1998, Studio 804 has an established track record of award winning projects. Studio 804 achieved the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification in the state with the Sustainable Prototype for Greensburg. LEED Platinum is a standard to which Studio 804 designs to each year. The current project is expected to be the sixth LEED Platinum building.

First Row:2012_Galileo Pavilion

Second Row:2011_Center for Design Research2010_Prescott Passive House2009_3716 Springfield

Third Row:2008_Sustainable Prototype: 5.4.7 Arts Center2007_Modular 42006_Modular 3

Fourth Row:2005_Modular 22004_Modular 12003_Atherton Court

P a s t P r o j e c t s Galileo’s Pavilion at Johnson County Community College, is a landmark for the school’s sustainable initiatives; it acts as a node from which students and the public can interact and learn of the institution’s environmental integrity.

2012_AIA Kansas City Honor Award. Galileo’s Pavilion2012_AIA Kansas City Honor Award. CDR2011_Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction Award. CDR2011_Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award Finalist in Architecture. Studio 8042011_Evergreen Award, Greenhouse Award 2011. Springfield House2011_Residential Architect Design Awards 2011. Grand Award. Studio 8042011_Residential Architect. 50 Architects Whose Work We Love2010_Certified Passive House. Passive House Institute. Prescott Passive House2010_IWPA, Environmental Excellence Award. 3716 Springfield2010_AIA Central States Award. Prescott Passive House2010_LEED Platinum. US Green Building Council. Prescott Passive House2010_Watermark Awards. Merit award and Special Focus Award for Kitchen. 3716 Springfield2009_LEED Platinum. US Green Building Council. 3716 Springfield2009_NCARB Prize For Creative Integration of Practice and Education. Greensburg, KS2009_European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Green Good Design Award. Greensburg, KS2008_LEED Platinum. US Green Building Council. Greensburg, KS2008_Wood Design & Building Magazine. Wood Design Award. Greensburg, KS2008_Lifecycle Building Challenge. Honorable Mention. Greensburg, KS2008_Eco Structure Magazine. Evergreen Award Honorable Mention. Greensburg, KS2008_American Institute of Architects. Education Honor Award for Excellence. Studio 8042008_Venice Architecture Biennale. Participant. Positioning Practice. Greensburg, KS2007_Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Architecture. Studio 8042007_Boston Society of Architects. In the Pursuit of Housing. Mod 32007_Residential Architect Design Awards. Judge’s Award. Mod 32007_Lifecycle Building Challenge. Honorable Mention. Mod 32006_Architecture Magazine. Home of the Year Award. Mod 32006_Construction Specifications Institute Awards. Gold Award for Craftsmanship. Mod 32006_Residential Architect. Project of the year Award. Mod 22006_Residential Architect. Project of the year Award. Mod 12005_Boston Society of Architects. In Pursuit of Housing. Honor Award. Mod 22004_Architecture Magazine. Home of the Year Award. Mod 12004_Wood Design & Building Magazine. The International Wood Design Awards. Mod 1

2011_Nyary, Erika. “Epiteszhallgatok Passzivhaza,” Alaprajz. Budapest, December 20112011_Keegan, Edward, “University of Kansas Center for Design Research,” Architect Magazine, October 20112011_Editors, “Passive House,” 101 Small Buildings, Fall 2011, pp176-1842011_Lee, Lydia. “Greenhouse Winner,” Eco-Structure, September-October 2011, pp70-752011_Buchanan, Peter. “Ghost 13,” Architecture Review, London, August 20112011_Editors, “3716 Springfield, Sustainable Prototype: Arts Center,” Source Book of Contemporary Green Architecture.2011_Editors, “Residential Architect Design Awards 2011,” Residential Architect Magazine, March-April 20112011_Editors, “Greensburg 5.4.7,” KTIPIA, Athens, Greece, Spring 2011, pp208-2142011_Aquilino, Marie. “Greensburg,” Beyond Shelter, May 2011, pp234-2452011_Mackay-Lyons, Brian. “Ghost 13,” Architectural Record, March 20112011_Editors, “Progressive Architecture Design Awards,” Architect, February 20112010_Frey, Pierre, “Did You Say Learning?” “Studio 804,” Learning from Vernacular, France, 2010, pp150-1592010_Editors, “Top Fifty Architects,” Residential Architect Magazine, December 20102010_Rockhill, Dan. “Studio 804,” Arcade, Design in the NW, Fall 2010, pp28-292010_VanGilder, S. “Winning with Wood,” International Wood2010_Editors, “Sustainable Residence,” 21st Century World Architecture, China2010_Mays, Vernon. “Superinsulated House,” Architect, September 2010, pp35-362010_Dickinson, Elizabeth. ”Facing the Numbers,” Architect, September 2010 pp72-732010_Chang, Sun Ah. “Sustainable Residence,” Interni, Korea, , pp182-62010_Bahamon/Sanjines.”Random Road,” Rematerial, 2010, pp 132-1402010_Akst, Dan. “Platinum at a Price,” Metropolis, pp 66-722010_Editor. “Gjenbruk og innovasjon I Kansas,” Arkitektur N, Norway, 01/10. pp 10-172009_Grisel, Julien. “Le Studio 804, recyclage et construction.” Traces: The Swiss Engineers + Architects Society Magazine, Lausanne, CH. pp 24-302009_Ejlertsen, Matilde. “Greensburg: More than Just a Name.” Award Magazine. Australia.2009_Holmila, Paula. “Neue Paradigmen?,” deutsche bauzeitung, (db) October 20092009_Purkayastha, Devyani. Indian Architect + Builder. Mumbai, India. September 20092009_Schneider Keith. “After a Tornado.” The New York Times. September 22, 20092009_Duran, Sergi Costa. Prefab Houses. Spain: Evergreen, 2009

The work of Studio 804 has been recognized widely around the world for leadership in design and sustainable construction. We are featured in over two hundred international publications and have received many awards. Several of our recent publications are listed below.

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