January 29, 2021

The Micron Center for Materials Research is a 92,000 SF, world-class academic and research facility located in the heart of Boise State University’s campus. The building exemplifies the university’s goal to become a leader in academics, research and civic engagement.

Adare is a four-story, 134 unit mixed-income housing development contributing to the City’s push to redevelop Fairview Avenue and West downtown. The building contains a mix of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments, each with tall ceilings, ample windows and a balcony, plus on-site management and all the amenities expected of a first-rate housing development: community rooms, fitness, roof deck, multiple elevators, laundry rooms, a key-fob security system, and a spacious central courtyard with bike parking, play structures, barbecues and a dog run.

The new Ronald McDonald House provides a home and support for families with children receiving treatment at local Boise hospitals.

This 502-bed, 143,000-SF facility comprises three structures: 5-story student housing, a 6-level 485 stall open parking structure and a 4-story mixed-use/family housing facility. Key objectives included developing an exciting, fresh and urban vibe in a cost-effective design not common for the area. The result respects its roots while offering a unique and urban product to recruit tenants and complement the first development phases. Interiors were designed for both residential spaces — including common areas, fitness center, clubhouse spaces, conference and study spaces, lobbies and administrative areas, and retail/commercial on two levels, including a call center and restaurant.

This new fire station, located at the street edge, commands a strong presence from the road. Despite the site’s limitations, the result is a pedestrian-friendly and durable urban design. The new station reflects the City of Boise’s desire to provide a technically advanced, modern, and sustainably designed station for this location. Station 8 was conceived using the LEED v4 performance metric and will achieve a silver certification level and follow the city’s Green Building Code sustainable guidelines.

Located on the newly revitalized Main Street, this project is a centrally located gastropub within the Moscow community. The taphouse sought a refined yet rustic design that would honor the building’s past, located in the historic O’Connor Building built in 1953 and listed on the National Historic Register. Offering 25 rotating regional craft beers, local ciders and 10 wine variations on tap, it imbibes the character of the surrounding wheat-filled farmland of the Palouse hills. The project’s main function is a brewpub, and the U-shaped bar was engineered within this narrow space to face toward Main Street to ensure that passersby could see the large tap display within.

Wallen Road snakes out of Moscow, Idaho, climbing approximately 500 ft. before straddling a ridge offering panoramic views of the Palouse Range, the region’s primary land feature. Located on 25 acres, the site is forested below and opens to an elevated knoll at the south end of the property, affording stunning views, good southern exposure and ease of access in winter months. An old, gnarly existing orchard provides a natural privacy screen from the county road for the dwelling. Design objectives were to create a vernacular building that appears as old relative to the land and orchard, to preserve the native grasses, to incorporate sustainable aspects (solar gain, reclaimed wood, construction-waste reduction and a green roof) and to satisfy the robust programmatic requirements of the adults and children living there.

CSHQA designed this 71,000-SF office building and 14,000-SF research and development lab for yogurt-maker Chobani. The facility is part innovation center and part community center, meant to benefit both Chobani employees and the community of Twin Falls.

2020 has been a whirlwind year, testing us all in our capacity to respond to a global disaster — and on top of others, including earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and civil unrest. As this challenging year comes to a close, it’s an opportunity to look back at what we’ve collectively accomplished, where we’ve found roadblocks, and how we can work together in the year ahead to build our communities’ resilience across the country.

If you’ve never had the opportunity to visit a Frank Lloyd Wright building, I hope you have the chance sometime soon. Maybe it’s the mystique, the well-known and documented architectural significance or the hype, but visiting a Frank Lloyd Wright building is a near-divine experience.