Scott Rodwin honored by AIA for Community Service by an Architect

Principal Scott Rodwin was recently presented with the award for ‘Community Service by an Architect’, by AIA Colorado North Chapter for his work co-founding the successful Boulder Green Home Tour, an event of the Colorado Green Building Guild that raised money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity.  Check out http://www.bouldergreenhometour.org/ and be sure to go on the next tour this fall.

Farmhouse

Our first “Regenerative” home, Farmhouse was on last year’s green home tour.  It produces more energy than it consumes which means that the owners get a big check from Xcel every month (and free energy for their EV car). Farmhouse achieved a HERS negative-8 rating, Energy Star v.3.0 and a LEED Platinum Certification.  It’s sunny, open, functional floorplan connects on all sides to the permaculture landscape for true indoor/outdoor living, and embodies the owners’ desire to tread lightly on the earth.  Detailed wood craftsmanship throughout the home reflects the owner’s love of Mission style furniture. The home was elegantly tailored to the owners’ needs while simultaneously achieving an extraordinary level of sustainability. See it featured in Inhabitat.com

Brandon - 10 Years!

Meet Brandon David, AIA Assoc., LEED AP.  We are celebrating the 10th work anniversary of our VP of Design/Build at Rodwin/Skycastle.  In addition to a Bachelor of Architecture from C.U. and a decade of design experience, he also brings 20 years of construction expertise to every project.  Brandon and his wife Ranee live here in Boulder, and are the proud parents of three (2 new twins!).  Brandon works with impeccable integrity, responsibility, attention to detail, and a positive can-do attitude that creates the highest quality building and experience for our clients.  Brandon is in charge of our design/build work, and his extraordinary skill and efforts have been recognized by Professional Builder Magazine which listed him among the 40 Under 40 Best in the Nation!  We feel very lucky to have him leading our team.

 

“Brandon is the most amazing General Contractor. We could not have done it without his amazing orchestration and effort!”

-Dr. Michael and Paula Bentz

Scott Rodwin awarded for Community Service by an Architect

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Principal Scott Rodwin was also recently honored by AIA Colorado North Chapter for ‘Community Service by an Architect’, for his work co-founding the successful Boulder Green Home Tour, an event of the Colorado Green Building Guild that raised money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity.  Check out http://www.bouldergreenhometour.org/ and be sure to go on the tour this Sept. 24th!

Kirsten Snobeck named Associate of the Year

Congratulations to our Senior Associate Kirsten Snobeck, who was recently honored by American Institute of Architects Colorado North as the Associate of the Year!  She is being recognized for her outstanding designs, her sustainable design expertise, and her public service to Boulder through her work on the Historic Landmark Board and her popular building code seminars. Yay Kirsten!

Kirsten Snobeck awarded 40 Under 40 by BizWest

Kirsten Snobeck, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP has been with Rodwin Architecture for over 8 years and is the lead designer and Project Manager on many of our projects.  Kirsten has a creative, responsible and inquisitive nature, a keen eye for details and a rigorous commitment to quality from start to finish.  She has shared her deep knowledge of local codes by co-teaching our “Understanding the Rules for Building in Boulder” to hundreds of realtors over the last 4 years. Kirsten has a passion for and expertise in historic preservation and sustainability and has spearheaded our work on numerous noteworthy local buildings including the Whittier Elementary School and the LEED Platinum Farmhouse.  She has just been recognized by BizWest Magazine as one of their 40 Under 40 “best and brightest emerging leaders” in Colorado.   Finally, we are doubly pleased to announce that she has also been named our first ever Senior Associate.

Art by Architects

Principal Scott Rodwin has been an artist pretty much his whole life.  Now you can see some of his work at three free public shows in November:

  • Rembrandt Yard – 17 of Scott’s modern abstract paintings in a two man show.  Opening reception Wed., Nov. 11th, 1301 Spruce St, Boulder CO.
  • Art by Architects show – Artwork by 13 Colorado Architects. Opening reception Thurs. Nov. 5th, 5-8pm; @ U. of Colorado, College of Architecture, 1250, 14th Street, Denver, 2nd flr. Gallery. Proceeds benefit the AIA Architectural Education Foundation scholarship program.
  • Vilona Art Gallery – “Small Works Juried Art Show” featuring 3 of Scott’s beautiful translucent Italian alabaster sculptures among 200 works by 63 local artists, Opening reception Nov. 6th, 6-8pm. 1815 Pearl St, Boulder CO.

Art makes a great Christmas/Hanukkah gift!

Boulder Politics - A Message from Scott

For those of you who live in Boulder, here is a quick voting guide.  Please feel free to forward it around. I get involved in local politics and planning policy because it has dramatic impacts on all our lives.  My main criteria for these recommendations are environmental and social responsibility.Please vote NO on ballot issue #300 & 301. They have deceptively innocuous and reasonable sounding names, but their impacts will be quite negative.300 – Neighborhood right to vote – divides Boulder into 60+ neighborhoods, all of which are interested in keeping “unwanted” projects in someone else’s backyard – it allows just 10% of any neighborhood to force an expensive vote on any proposed upzoning. The delay, expense and uncertainty it adds will in effect kill all affordable housing projects forever (including co-ops and cohousing).301 – Development shall pay its own way – It already does.  Boulder already has some of the highest development fees in the region.  Proponents claim that developers will simply reduce their profits to pay for the extra fees, but in reality we know that all costs flow through to the end purchaser/renter, making the cost of living in Boulder even higher.  Additionally, independent reviewers of the proposal agree that the vague language of this ballot will stop all development in its tracks (potentially for years) as the fee formulas are hashed out in courts.Both 300& 301 will have the direct impact on cutting off supply of housing, which will accelerate already skyrocketing prices.  If you care about affordable housing, please vote NO on 300 & 301.Lastly, Sierra Club, the Urban Land Institute, the American Planning Association and every other national planning organization in the country agree that concentrating new development in currently developed areas is the preferred location because:

  1. Reduces urban sprawl and the habitat destruction that comes with it.
  2. Promotes the use of alternative modes of transit.
  3. Reduces the size and energy consumption of dwelling units and the carbon footprint per capital associated with each dwelling unit.

So if you care about the environment, please vote no on 300 & 301.

There are five open seats on City Council this year.  The folks I am voting for and supporting are:

Bob Yates — Former Chairman of Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. He’s an all around great guy and community member. He’s a former exec turned non-profit leader.

Aaron Brockett — Already a strong, independent voice of reason on the Planning Board, focused on land use, Open Space, the arts, and transportation. He is a dad, lives in the Holiday neighborhood, is a balanced and reasoned voice on Planning Board. He is amazing.

Jan Burton — Jan is an intelligent and kind person who listens well. She brings refreshing perspective as a long-time tech executive, now focused on creative housing solutions and inclusive leadership.

Bill Rigler — A young, strong voice from a former international aid expert turned Naropa executive, with an emphasis on encouraging our entrepreneurial economy.

Tim Plass — An independent voice on Council for restraint and moderation, and a leader on economic policy and land use.

If you’re interested in learning more about these folks you can see their answers to Open Boulder’s questionnaire (and those of all the candidates) here: http://openboulder.org

Thanks,

Scott

Function Meets Beauty

Farmhouse recently made waves in the press with Boulder Lifestyles’ publication of our LEED Platinum home! Read more to find out about our client’s vision for their home, and how Scott Rodwin and the team was able to make it a reality.

http://www.boulderlifestylepubs.com/2015/07/27/function-meets-beauty-a-right-sized-green-home/