Tag Archive for: Design

Monumental Affair

Landscape Architecture – Merit Marian University Michael A. Evans Center for Health Services Marian sought to tie together the University’s strong Catholic tradition and the medical school with a highly visible spiritual “lantern” to strategically anchor the corner of 30th Street and Cold Spring Road. The desire was to create a facility with two equally […]

Making Magic – Approaching Conceptual Design

Many people seem to think there is some sort of magic that happens when architects develop early project design concepts. It’s a big part of the fun; the first steps in connecting the client to their dreams. Not that it’s a simple exercise, but it actually involves many of the same replicable steps each time. […]

AIA Indiana Design Award

Honor Award Indiana University Rotary Building Submission Category: Preservation/Adaptive Reuse/Renovation Project Type (Specify Use of Building): Office Space Project Address: 702 Rotary Circle Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 Date of Substantial Completion: May 2014 The IU School of Medicine educates the second largest medical student body in the USA. The school’s commitment to excellence in education is […]

Culinary Centers: Sequence of Events

In a previous blog post, we talked about the Growing Demand for Culinary Centers and What is in a Culinary Center. You can review it here. The focus today is The Sequence of Events and Main Takeaways. The Sequence of Events Once the programming (types of labs) is determined, the next most important component in […]

Roof 101: Low-Slope Roof Material Options

There are a variety of types of commercial roofing systems. Most commercial roofs are either steep-slope or low-slope. Let’s look at the three primary types of low-slope roofs: 1. Built-Up Roofs Built-up roofs can be applied anywhere and can be placed on all low-slope roof building shapes. There are two basic types of built-up roofs: Coal […]

Designing Culinary Centers

Culinary centers are unique from start to finish, from the initial planning of the lab layout to the finishing technological touches. Schmidt Associates has experience in designing such state-of-the-art facilities. We’ve outlined 4 things that you should know about culinary centers. The Growing Demand for Culinary Centers What is in a Culinary Center? The Sequence […]

Roof 101: Steep-slope Roof Material Options

There are two primary types of commercial roof systems: low-slope roofs and steep-slope roofs. A roof typically qualifies as a steep slope if it has a ratio of at least 3:12–for every 12 horizontal inches of roof, the slope increases by 3 vertical inches. There are three main sub-categories of steep-slope roofs that we normally […]

Top Trends at NeoCon 2015

About NeoCon For Laura and Liam, interior designers at Schmidt Associates, NeoCon is simply an event that can’t be missed. NeoCon is the largest commercial interiors show in North America, and has been held at The Merchandise Mart in Chicago since 1969. The three-day event, buzzing with over 1 million square feet of exhibition space, […]

Roof 101: Steep-Slope vs. Low-Slope Roofs

Commercial roofs fall into two main categories: steep-slope and low-slope. Believe it or not, there is no such thing as a completely flat roof. Steep-slope roofs can be covered with shingles, slate, or metal. Low-slope roofs are classified as built-up, single-ply membrane, or monolithic sprayed foam. Pros and Cons of Steep-Slope and Low-Slope Roofs Steep-Slope: […]

Hasten Slowly

“Make haste slowly” was the motto of Emperor Augustus who found rash behavior abhorrent especially in military command. Emperor Titus expressed the same, having Roman coins inscribed with the motif of a dolphin entwined about an anchor. The tireless speed of a dolphin and the grounding stability of an anchor were symbols Romans could readily […]