Dramatic remodel design for a ‘house flip’ developer

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MF Malinowski meeting Colin Powell at the AIA Convention in Denver July 2013

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Applied Architecture’s WAL is one of Sacramento’s largest projects under construction!

Interior plumbing starting to take shape – much of the piping will be left exposed; and pile cap reinforcing is just about ready for the first big concrete pour; massive rebar cages are a thicket of steel about to be hidden with ‘mud’ . tomorrow .

Removal and salvage for reuse of historic tin siding in light wells; and framing work continues at the Historic Ridgeway. Like much of the Victorian area framing; lumber was stout; but field practice was often based on carpenter intuition, and the loads just don’t always follow the optimistic assumptions made 100 years ago.

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There is Art already happening at the WAL . at least there are artistic perspectives on view during the course of construction

Overlooking Ancil Hoffman Golf Course, this home has an incredible site with vistas of the Sierra Nevada. A key design goal: capture the views and frame them in the everyday lives of the owners. A pavilion addition, as well as a master suite wing added above the existing one story living room promise transformation of this classic rancher

Apartment Rehab Color studies: West Sacramento’s Capitol Courtyards

Just completed rendering of the WAL project presently under construction on Sacramento historic ‘warehouse row’ R Street between 11th and 12th. The New building is in the foreground; the historic State Warehouse is adjacent. All in the process of being transformed into an Artist themed place to live in midtown with 116 units ranging from 3 bedroom 2 bath to true loft studio 16 foot ceiling apartments. Applied Architecture Inc Michael F. Malinowski AIA

Applied Architecture quick photoshop color studies The third scheme is meant to support a new name for the building : Blueberry Ridge – one to bring a smile to the tenants, while still connecting to the historic Ridgeway Hotel name.

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Best Firm Tour Ever . not too late to get a seat on da BUS ! Best+Firm+Tours+Ever.pdf

With help from Tom at AtlasPaintCompany, the front elevation gets freshened by some new paint; meanwhile Mike Malinowski AIA and Belal Siddiqui are on roof duty adding a water diverter and a new layer of ‘secret sauce’ at the dome. Spiffy outcome from some high (and rather scary) work; now it’s back to the computer boards .

At the Warehouse Artist Loft project, R street between 11th and 12th: Foundations for the “new building” for the pit include Auger Cast Piles and Micropiles; work continues; while rebar cages are waiting for placement and grouting. On the interior of the historic warehouse, some columns get a ‘haircut’ to prepare for the new pneumatically placed concrete shear wall that will become one part of the new seismic system. Copyright MFMalinowski AIA

This was a project for which we got to do two completed designs . first a spiffy simple contemporary . then the owner shifted gears and asked for a tuscan revival composition – with a couple of turrets please – for this 40 x 80 parcel. Voila.

. marks left by early occupants .

The ship’s ladder is the only way to get from floor to floor at the WAL – a little hair raising for those with fear of heights. From the fifth floor the adjacent site is like a mud puddle filled with tinker toy trucks and equipment . and the offloading of metal studs takes on an otherworldly character viewed through my camera lens, picking up the historic skylight above.

The torrential rainfall from Monday left the site rather a messy slog but foundation work continues in spite of the less than ideal working conditions. while interior walls take shape: the promise of more to come.

Work just began on another of our Historic Adaptive Reuse Projects – this one at 914 12th Street. Ridgeway Studios is a listed four story downtown historic hotel, that had been converted to an SRO rooming house about 30 years ago with 56 units; we are turning it into 21 apartments. It boasts among the few remaining bay window facades, with windows hanging handily over the property line into the alley – so low that they have often gotten hit by passing garbage trucks in the past. We’ve gotten City ok to set up a warning system to prevent those impacts . lots of demo is the beginning of a project like this. Materials are all sorted and stockpiled on site for separate pick up: wood, plaster, metal, electrical parts. An interesting discovery were tiny windows that were buried in some of the walls between bay windows – they used to be ventilation for drop down murphy beds; every square inch of space was used then. With few units, we are creating some needed elbow room. While the finished layout will still have very modest size units that are affordable, each will have their own kitchen and bathroom; and there will be some common area on the ground floor including a bike storage room, a game room and space for tenant service and management offices. Mike and Project Superintendent Jim Kennard

Designed some 22 years ago by Mike Malinowski AIA for a growing family, this Davis home is now ready for the next generation . SACMClientFull.pdf

A couple hours before the AIA Gold Medal presentation recognizing the lifetime Architectural achievements of Thom Mayne, in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington DC, from left Mike Malinowski, Blythe Alison-Mayne; Thom Mayne, Julia Donoho, Frank Bostrom, Brian Dougherty

Across the US . Housing is back.

Javed Siddiqui managed to save a number of historic building from the bulldozers at his family’s Historic Wildrose Farms, 5190 Garden Highway. He invited a few people from the Preservation Community who encouraged his dogged efforts to prevent the wholesale destruction that was originally slated as part of a levee upgrade project. From left to Right: Mike Malinowski AIA; Javed, Paul Boghosian prominent local preservation consultant and her partner Don Cox, Tim Sullivan Engineer and former City Building Official, and Roberta Deering Sacramento’ Preservation Director. We traded stories at Swabbies on the River over lunch, and then drove the short distance along the levee road to the site. It is really hard to understand why so much property was razed and taken, as looking at the result does not provide any clue why a fraction of the swath of now empty land would not have more than sufficed for the needed flood control project. The original water tower was saved, along with a few ag buildings; but much was lost including three houses from the early 1900’s and a large two story bunkhouse from the same era that was nearly intact in its historic presentation. The buildings that were salvage now act as a demarcation of the ‘new’ property boundary – adjacent to an empty field stripped of the native oak grove as well as the many historic structures lost.

Subject: Ridgeway Studios CONSTRUCTION: Congratulations and a Hearty THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE THIS HAPPEN!!! My most sincere thanks for the extraordinary efforts of so many in helping make the Ridgeway Studios project a reality. With permits in hand, the financial foundation in place, all that remains is – to quote the indefatigable Cyrus Youssefi – “Now we just build it”. As you all know all too well, even though the building is modest in size, it presented as complex an undertaking as a project orders of magnitude larger. The only way it could happen was with a team spirit, and concerted efforts from many many hands and minds to come up with this plan that found that delicate balance between all the stakeholders and issues such as life safety, historic fabric, creating an interior that is pleasant, comfortable and functional; all while working with the available resources. My sincere apologies to those I forgot to send this note to personally, and apologies also for not listing all the things you personally did to help this happen; please pass this along as appropriate! Well Done! Cheers Mike Michael F. Malinowski AIA President, Applied Architecture Inc 2012-2014 AIA National Director 2009-2010 AIACC Vice President Communications/Public Affairs 2008 President American Institute of Architects Central Valley 2007 Chair, Development Oversight Commission, City of Sacramento 2550 X Street Sacramento CA 95818 Corner of 26th and X 916 456 2656 voice 916 456 1050 fax mfm@appliedarts.net> mfm@appliedarts.net www.appliedarchitecture.net 30 years of sensitive and sensible architectural solutions ü Please consider the environment before printing this email.

This 3 story historic warehouse is right next to our WAL project which started construction just days ago. It will include an edgy ‘pizza and brew’ restaurant on the ground floor – with a showcase keg cooler – and upper floors of urban incubator offices. R Street continues to heat up .

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Warehouse Artist Lofts . 1108 R Street . Demo Action . starting to heat up. Nice big hole in the ground and bye bye hollow clay tile infill. Each piece in this section has December 7th 1909 inscribed

Mike Malinowski AIA and the AIA Board Class of 2014 Library of Congress, Washington DC, December 2012

Applied Architecture and Michael F. Malinowski AIA Architect of the Warehouse Artist Loft Project (THE WAL). This is the REAL groundbreaking . it involves actually BREAKING SOMETHING!!! You have to break a few eggs to make an omlette. The beginning of WAL – Warehouse Artist Lofts – starts with some destruction. This is what progress looks like today !Yes!

Belal Siddiqui chatting with Frank Blackbird AIA https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/1622_10151467045677908_333643204 _n.jpg

In the Sierra between Downieville and greagle … this gorgeous little lake is at the base of the sierra buttes