New Project: MGE Office & Warehouse

SFS Architecture was selected by Missouri Gas & Energy and design-build contractor, A.L. Huber Construction, to be the architect for MGE's new office, warehouse and meter shop in St. Joseph, Missouri. The building will be designed to achieve a minimum of LEED Silver Certification.

SFS Takes Home 3 MADA Awards

SFS was awarded 3 honors this past weekend at IIDA Mid America Chapter's Design Awards. The Osage Prairie YMCA Natatorium Addition received "Best of Show Runner Up" and Gold in the Sports & Recreation Category. The L.H. Bluford Library Renovation won Silver for the Renovation & Restoration category.

Border Challenge for Autism II

Border Challenge for Autism II, held April 14th at Boulevard Brewing Co. was a huge success. The event was organized by SFS Architecture's Project Change Team Awaken KC. The event raised awareness and $10k for MU's Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders and the Kansas Center for Autism Research & Training. Special thanks to Nate Bukaty and Steven St. John of 810 Radio's Border Patrol for emceeing the event.

Event pics are available at www.flickr.com/photos/sfsarchitecture/sets/72157623765275607

Completed Project: Maryville Recreation Center Addition

The new addition includes an aerobics room, personal training/spinning room, coffee/juice bar, yoga room and mutil purpose meeting space.

A Very Cool Roof

The new, white "cool" roof and 22kW photovoltaic system on the Dole US Courthouse is complete! SFS in conjunction with Rand Construction, Derbigum Energy Innovations and e-PGEN designed and installed the system for the GSA as a High Performance Building Upgrade under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The system was implemented as an opportunity to generate energy as well as encourage renewable energy strategies in the Kansas City area.

Monitoring of the energy generated by the PV installation can be followed at www.deckmonitoring.com/dole_courthouse. The information automatically updates every 15 minutes to show how much energy has been collected and stored by the system.

The project is one of the first GSA ARRA projects completed in the country.

SFS Holiday Event: A Success!!!

Many thanks to all that attended our office holiday party benefiting Project Warmth! The Chili was warm, the beer was cold and we were surrounded by many wonderful friends, colleagues and clients. Together we collected nearly 100 coats, blankets, scarves, and sweaters to donate to support Project Warmth (www.projectwarmthkc.com).

And to those of you that were wondering...Mike Shaughnessy was the winner of the Chili Cook-off. He's quite proud of his new title.

SFS Takes Top Honor at AIA KC Design Awards

At Friday evening's ceremony for Kansas City AIA's Design Excellance Awards, SFS was awarded the top honor, the Honor Award, for the Osage Prairie YMCA Natatorium Addition. The project, an addition to an existing metal building with an extremely limited budget, demanded economy in the building shell so funds could be directed towards maximizing the swimming pool. The design solution, concrete precast panels with perforations, provides a durable building shell while allowing in natural light to animate the interior during the day. The glow from light reflecting off the water through the perforations also animates the exterior of the building at night.