Book Reception Update

Our reception and book signing for ‪#‎ImprovisationsOnTheLand‬ at William Stout Architectural Books last night was a huge success! Many thanks to our friends and family who showed up and supported; this book truly would not have been possible without you. If you still need a copy of the book, head on down to Stout Books or order yours today on Amazon.

Also, Fernau & Hartman is now on Twitter! If you are on Twitter, follow us for project updates, images around the office, and upcoming events: https://twitter.com/FernauHartman

Book Reception @ William Stout Architectural Books

If you're around the Bay Area today, we would love for you to join us for a reception and book signing at William Stout Architectural Books in San Francisco (804 Montgomery Street, map shown below flyer) from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. tonight! Bring a friend and come down to enjoy wine, cheese, and good literature with Fernau & Hartman. Please RSVP at rsvp@fernauhartman.com. See you there!

UCSC Hay Barn Update

It may have been overcast yesterday, but there was nothing gloomy about the UCSC Hay Barn site. As the photos from Fernau & Hartman's most recent site visit show, construction is nearing completion and the barn is becoming increasingly refined in its details:

BONUS: Check out these photos taken at the Farm-to-Fork Benefit Dinner in the Hay Barn to celebrate its opening! Huge thanks to Joni White, Social Sciences Event Coordinator at UCSC for the beautiful photos:

Fernau & Hartman Monograph is Finally Here!

More excitement today at Fernau and Hartman. A copy of our highly anticipated new book Improvisations of the Land has finally made it to the office, resulting in many jaw drops, smiles, and near-teary eyes. A lot of hard work, time, and design have been invested in the creation of these pages, and we all hope you will notice it for yourselves. 

If you would like a copy, please contact your local bookstore or visit Amazon to preorder.

More excitement ahead! Stay tuned...

UCSC Hay Barn Update

It's been an exciting few weeks here at Fernau & Hartman. We are thrilled to share with you that construction on the Hay Barn has been moving along nicely; insulation is making its appearance, and the wood paneling and glass add to the barn's refined yet rustic presence on the UCSC campus. Take a look at some of the images taken earlier this week below, and be sure to stay tuned for more exciting updates still to come...

 

 

We made the cover! (Can you find us?)

After 3 decades of the Emerging Voices lecture series, The Architectural League of New York has published a collection of essays and profiles of participating architects. Fernau + Hartman is proud to be included among such fantastic company. Click the image below to see the photo that made the cover!

1908 Shattuck featured in the SF Chronicle

John King, urban design critic for the SF Chronicle, wrote about 1908 Shattuck and the building's base isolators last week. Click here to read more, or see the images below.

1908 Shattuck - Construction Update 5

The past couple of weeks at the 1908 Shattuck construction site, the main focus has been the framing of the second floor, and the installation of the third floor joists. The runnel has been poured, and the CMU has been installed in the North wall. The next stages are the framing of the third floor and the grading around the buildings perimeter. From the opposite side of the street, you can now get a real sense of what the street will look like when the project is complete.

The Lark's Growing Reputation

The Lark's reputation continues to grow with an excellent review by Seonaid B Campbell, for The Last Best Plates website.

Click the link to read more. Bozeman's Coolest Basecamp

1908 Shattuck - Time Lapse Video

The 1908 Shattuck building, is progressing at an incredible speed. Take a look at this time lapse video, documenting the construction process from October 2014 to present day.

1908 Shattuck - Construction Update 4

The past week at the 1908 Shattuck construction site, has seen the shoring removed and the stripping of the PT Deck formwork. Once all of the shoring and formwork was removed, work began on framing the second floor, this will continue into this week. The next exciting event on site will be the installation of the third floor joists.

Fernau & Hartman Monograph - Dust Jacket

The design for the dust jacket was carefully considered to achieve a balance of color, materials, and landscape with architecture. The “half jacket,” or “tube top” as we like to call it, features three of our favorite houses. A view from the deck of the Montana Cookhouse wraps the face and spine of the book. The front flap is a full bleed image of an outdoor room at the Santa Ynez house, and the back flap is a photo through the Mann House.

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LARK Publications

Since its opening just over a month ago, the LARK hotel has been featured in a variety of different places. To take a look at some of the reviews and articles click on the links below.

A story on the LARK Opening aired on KXLF-TV in Butte, MT.

It has also been reviewed on Ski Curbed where Bozeman is referred to as Montana's 'Ultimate Outdoorsy Town' and the LARK is referred to as a 'Hip Hotel.'

A cover story in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle featured the opening of The LARK in an article titled, "Imperial goes niche - new hotel aims to 'Larkify' downtown Bozeman." 

The below pages are taken from the Explore Big Sky cover story. The piece is titled "Depicting Montana through art and architecture."

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Fernau & Hartman Monograph - Cover

We are excited to share with you, the cover from the upcoming Fernau & Hartman monograph. David Blankenship, our book designer, approached the cover as both a tactile and visual experience. The title, Improvisations on the Land, is stamped into a taupe fabric case and then wrapped in a cardstock “half jacket” printed with one of our favorite photographs of the Montana Cookhouse. Dubbed the “tube top” here in the office, the “half jacket” is just that: a dust jacket that cloaks the book, leaving about one third of the case exposed. When the jacket is removed, a sketch of the Berggruen House is revealed.

LARK Interior Photographs

We are excited to share with you photographs, showing just a few of the 38 rooms at The LARK, that portray the unique characteristics created within. Each room is decorated with different art and infographic themes. Layers of separation were developed to create privacy, including a desk in the rooms that features a knife wall, so the beds are shielded from the windows. One room has a depiction of the largest recorded fish, caught in the state, scaled to size.

Photographs by Dan Armstrong Photography.

Photographs © Dan Armstrong Photography 2015 

1908 Shattuck - Construction Update 3

Today the 22 feet tall steel columns and steel beams were delivered to the 1908 Shattuck construction site. Work began early with all the members hoisted off the trucks by crane and set down on the PT Deck. Once the scaffolding was assembled, one by one the columns were carefully raised from the slab and secured onto the studs that protruded from the deck below. With all the columns and beams secured, the project now is starting to give a glimpse, as to how its size will alter the feel of the street.

Be sure to scroll down to the videos at the end!