Studio 804

Profile of Studio 804

Business Name

Studio 804

Location

United States

Services

Architecture, Urban Planning

Website

http://www.studio804.com

Principal(s)

Dan Rockhill

• Bachelor of Architecture, University of Notre Dame
• Master of Architecture, State University of New York
• JL Constant Distinguished Professor of Architecture, University of Kansas, School of Architecture and Urban Planning and Executive Director, Studio 804, Inc

Philosophy

Studio 804 is a non-profit design/build program under the leadership of Dan Rockhill at the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Planning. As a final, two semester comprehensive experience, Studio 804 provides students with critical knowledge that prepares them for their future work as young architects in a rapidly changing and challenging profession. The vehicle used for this exhaustive experience is the design and development of an affordable, entry-level house, during which students explore and develop architectural solutions which promote efficiency, sustainability, and creative use of materials.

Increasing efforts to reclaim forgotten and blighted neighborhoods have provided impetus for creating an affordable prefabricated architecture, accessible to the owners in cost and aesthetic while consciously engaging the pre-existing context of the neighborhood. We remain committed towards continued research and development into affordable and innovative housing solutions while striving to elevate the degree of design aptitude and urban planning strategies into inexpensive housing options.

Background

• Founded: 1995
• Offices: 1
• Design team: Team members consist of graduate students from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Key projects

• Modular 4, Kansas City, KS, USA 2007, single family house
• Modular 3, Kansas City, KS, USA 2006, single family house
• Modular 2, Kansas City, KS, USA 2005, single family house
• Modular 1, Kansas City, KS, USA 2004, single family house
• Atherton Court, Lawrence, KS, USA 2003, single family house
• Random Road, Lawrence, KS, USA 2002, single family house
• 216 Alabama, Lawrence, KS, USA 2000, single family house
• 1144 Pennsylvania, Lawrence, KS, USA 1999, single family house
• 933 Pennsylvania, Lawrence, KS, USA 1998, single family house
• Marvin Yard Canopy, Lawrence, KS, USA 1997, building technology yard

Key publications

• Livingston, Heather, "Doer's Profile," AIArchitect, August 3, 2007
• Roberts, Charlene. Innovative Home, Modular 3, June 2007
• Arquitectura y Diseno Magazine, Mod 3, Barcelona, Spain May 2007
• Spencer, Ingrid. "House of the Month," Modular I, II, + III, Architectural Record Online, June 2006.
• Drueding, Meghan. "Project of the Year," Modular 1 + 2, Residential Architect, May 2006
• Home of the Year Award, First Award, Modular 1 House, Studio 804, Architecture Magazine, November 2004
• Wagner, Andrew. "Dan Rockhill on Studio 804," Dwell, April 2005 pp. 126-7
• Sparkes, Ken. "Prefab." Spaces, London, UK. September 2005, p89
• Bonet, Llorenc. "E/P House," New Houses, Barcelona Oct 2005, pp308-315
• Yang, Andrew. "Familiarity With Blueprint And Hammer Come in Handy," The New York Times, August 5, 2004

Key awards

• 2007, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award Finalist in Architecture. The National Design Awards were conceived by the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum to honor the best in American design.
• 2007, Lifecycle Building Challenge, Honorable Mention, Mod 3
• 2007, Winner, Decatur Modern Design Challenge
• 2006, Judges' Award, Residential Architect
• 2006, Home of the year, Architecture Magazine
• 2006, Project of the Year, Residential Architect
• 2006, In Pursuit of Housing, Boston Society of Architects
• 2004, Home of the year, Architecture Magazine
• 2003, First Place Award, SECCA "HOME" House Project Design Award
• 2002, First Place Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Hollow Steel Tube Competition
• 2002, First Place Award, "Design with Memory," International competition for sustainable design