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	The Rapids (About To Start Construction): The Rapids is an 11,000 square foot building of 5 loft apartments and a parking garage providing a double car parking lift for each unit. There are powerful views and tough constraints on a tight site next to the Platte River in the LODO area of Denver. The lot was bound on the East by the Platte River, on the North by the 19th street pedestrian bridge, on the West by the street, parkway and freeway and on the South by a neighboring building and abandoned rail spur. A market requirement for high-end finish pitted against the rising market construction costs and tight layout constraints threatened the project’s existence. In response, Reveal Studio provided four variations of the building so that flexibility, material options and value engineering could be explored. The ultimate conclusion will likely be a blend of the options, which we will update on this site as construction documents and actual construction progress through the spring and summer of ’06.
	Paquette Residence (Project): While the existing house is a 1960’s non-descript 1400 sf bungalow, the view looking north from this site includes the Pacific Ocean, the Hollywood Sign, Century City and Downtown LA from the south. This design blends redwood siding with bronze detailing, a zinc standing seam roofing and field stone wainscoting. A west-facing clerestory in the barrel-vaulted roof and a bank of windows to the North bring in light & vistas.
	Baker Residence (Currently Under Construction): This beach cottage was purchased in rundown state, but has a phenomenal view of the Pacific from Dana Point to the South. The desire was to renovate and enlarge the existing house. In consideration of the local environment, the existing roof was removed and replaced with an inverted truss. The new flat roof provides a viewing deck, while underneath the “reverse pitched” ceiling captures ample ventilation and natural light. The up-lit spiral stair has translucent stair treads with cast-in reeds. The South window wall can be completely opened and stored to the side to allow ocean breezes and the incredible view to pervade the house.
	Gorsch Residence (Currently Under Construction):
	Keipper Residence (Currently Under Construction): This hillside home is located right on Bass Lake. The owners wanted to increase the area of the livable space by adding a floor under the existing vacation / rental home. In addition, an elaborate new three level deck was designed to provide access to the lake and boat dock as well as seating areas to take advantage of the beautiful lake side view.
	Assanti Spa & Resort (Project): Planned for Catalina Island’s Descanso Bay, this 80 room spa would boast a full service spa, cascading pools, restaurants and a small convention facility.
	McDonald Residence (Project): Planned for a wooded hillside lot on Whidbey Island overlooking Penn Cove. In the winter, the environment is mildly and constantly wet and commonly overcast. The roof truss-cantilever protects the adjacent deck from light rain. Its orientation was flipped upside-down to act as a reflector, bouncing the light off of the cove below into the open-plan living space.
	Chrysalis Artist-in-Residence (Project): The program called for Artist-in-Residence row houses to span across three adjacent hillside lots with a less than desirable view of an unsightly thoroughfare in Silverlake, California. The budget was tight and the program requested maximized light and minimized view to the boulevard. The solution was to build row houses over the underground parking with prefabricated “A” and “B” shells, which alternate along the façade. The light towers bounce light into the interior and defusing the view forward. An intermediate split provides semi-private decks and the roof provides additional flat space in this hillside area. The shells and towers work together to create a changing appearance as the light changes throughout the day and night.
	Echo Park Apartments (Project): The project required a major renovation of a downtown LA Apartment building, expanded onto an adjacent vacant lot. The 1960 non-descript 17-unit apartment block is to be renovated into a Craftsman Style building, in keeping with the surrounding Historic properties. The ultimate project would realize 26 apartments complete with a gated courtyard and subterranean parking. The signature piece would be the loft style apartment, built under the barrel-groin vaulted clock tower. The loft’s clerestory windows incorporate the face of the clock.
	Pier Avenue Apartments (Project): The program was to build 4 loft-style Apartments in Santa Monica, California over a parking garage. The small footprint required maximum creativity to balance the variety of project requirements and to be sensitive to the adjacent neighbors. The contemporary design includes 2 story volumes, private decks and shade trellises.
	Tiu Residence (As seen on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Holmes on Homes"): The owners of this small shadowed hillside home in Pasadena needed to improve the natural lighting and add a garage and additional rooms. The challenge of the project was to overlay the owners’ needs, the hillside requirements, as well as the City’s zoning constraints to develop a cohesive solution. That solution was to capture light by going up rather than out.

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