NAMCO Block recognized at a gala held for recipients of the John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing
The NAMCO Block was recognized alongside five other projects from around the country. See what the judges had to say:
Below is a link taking you the Boston Society of Architects Awards page. Once you get to the site click on “John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing”. Next click on “Awards” and then “NAMCO Block”
Gile Community Housing Wins AIA VT Excellence in Architecture Award
GBA is recognized by AIA Vermont for design excellence in the mixed-income community of Gile Hill in Hanover, NH. This LEED Gold certified project illustrates our commitment to well-designed affordable housing and communities.
LEED AP Professional
Jessica Thyme is now GBA's LEED AP for Building Design and Construction. The U.S. Green Building Council started LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design as a rating system for “Green buildings”. The program has changed the industry through introducing basic rules to all levels of the building industry and continues to raise standards from the building blocks up.
NAMCO Block earns 2011 Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing
“Gossens Bachman Architects was recently recognized by the John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing for the transformation of Union Square Apartments in Windsor.
The John M. Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing, established in 2004 by the principals of Boston architecture firm Goody Clancy, recognizes and honors the decades of creative commitment John Clancy FAIA brought to the planning, design and construction of multifamily housing for diverse populations at all income levels.”- Housing Vermont Newsletter
VSECU Breaks Ground
VSECU's Rutland Branch Bank breaks ground. The new bank is designed with the community and environment in mind. The project has a goal of LEED Silver, includes a community room, new drive up teller, and 24-hour atm.
2010 AIA Design Awards
This year, GBA received three Design Excellence Awards from the American Institute of Architects.
The Honor Award, the competition’s highest honor, was awarded for the renovation of the existing NAMCO Block in Windsor, Vermont. An 85,000-square-foot structure originally built in the 1920s for the NAMCO Factory’s worker-housing. One jury member said, “It’s tough to make an aesthetic project, while engaging exceptional performance, on a tight budget.” The jury felt the project had done just that, while also “hitting all the bases” in terms of “historic preservation, ecology and affordability.”
GBA also received a Merit Award for their “Riverfront Office Building,” the firm’s own workspace. The jury praised the “simple and exciting resolution” that was achieved on a modest budget. The diversity of the design and construction materials was felt to create an inspirational working environment.
The final award was for their “Hillside House”, a private residence in Windsor County. The panel described the project as having a “simple, elegant and inventive plan with an engaging building form.”
These awards are a testament to GBA’s belief that Architecture is the art of collaboration between Owner, Design Team, and Contractor.
Gabriel Stadecker joins the gbA design team
Gossens Bachman Architects is pleased to announce that Gabriel Stadecker has joined their design team. Gabriel has nine years of experience in architecture and landscape architecture. With extensive experience in digital modeling at all scales, rapid prototyping and rendering, he is able to bring to life projects in their context, develop a more complete understanding of each project and clearly communicate it to clients and contractors. Gabriel’s role with Gossens Bachman Architects will be focused on designing, documenting, and delivering projects.
Gabriel spent three years working in landscape architecture at the office of Michael van Valkenburg in New York City where he worked on both public and private landscapes as well as public architecture within parks. He has subsequently pursued multiple opportunities in commercial architecture at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson developing and detailing projects for Apple computer and with large international projects while at Skidmore Owings and Merrill in San Francisco. In each pursuit Gabriel has sought to explore the intersection between landscape and architecture and reveal potential synergies in each project. Gabriel holds a Masters in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a BA in Economics from Columbia University.
20 Year Anniversary
GBA celebrates twenty years of architecture with an open house in August 2010.