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Perennial’ Lost + F(o)und Fundraiser

Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by Albie

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CONFLUENCE will be submitting a piece of furniture created from salvaged drawers available for purchase in a silent auction fund raiser to benefit Perennial.

At Lost + F(o)und you can Drink, Donate & Discover DIY sustainable design in a county fair style event. Cast your vote in our silent auction of furniture created from salvaged drawers by local artists, designers, and architects. Sample fine cheeses, wine, and craft beer from local breweries while enjoying folk music played on upcycled instruments by Green Strum. Grab your friends and make a coffee cup sleeve from old bike tubing or visit our educational display to see Perennial’s magical transformation of broken junk into unique home goods! Watch for updates on this fabulous green event through our website, email, and awesome posters designed by local artist Dan Zettwoch.

The event is on Thursday, October 6th from 6 to 8:30 pm at Bridge, 1004 Locust Ave, Saint Louis, MO. Tickets

We will see you there!

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New Shade Structure in Botanical Heights Continues!

Posted on July 20th, 2011 by Albie

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Neighborhood residents and Washington University students came together to continue work on the new digitally fabricated shade structure. Ken Tracy, Sarah Gibson and Dean Wright were out helping to install “groups” of the shade structure, grade the landscape, and plant flowers and shrubs. I can’t wait to see it completed.

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Confluence Sketches with Fox Architects, Creates Blog Synergies

Posted on July 1st, 2011 by Aaron

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Summer sketching with Fox Architects is a great way to start a holiday weekend! We were once again down in historic Lafayette Square enjoying a cool(ish) morning on a hot day. Check out this week’s group below and see some of the sketches from previous weeks.

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Historic Structure At Risk

Posted on June 29th, 2011 by Albie

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The historic Phillips 66 gas station, currently occupied by Del Taco, is at risk for demolition. Read more about what is going on. Check out Modern STL to see how you can help.

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Summer Intern

Posted on June 17th, 2011 by Albie

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Confluence is proud to introduce another summer intern. Brian Driska brings a wealth of fabrication and design experience. He is currently pursuing a masters of architecture at Washington University. Want to know more, who doesn’t?

Age: 30

Born: Richmond, VA, USA by way of Phildelphia

Favorite Color: Gray (these days)

Favorite Designer: Eero Saarinen

Favorite Material: Wood

Favorite Design Movement: Vienna Secession Movement

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New Summer Intern

Posted on May 26th, 2011 by Albie

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Kevin Privalle, a rising senior at Washington University, began an internship with Confluence this week. I know you are all wondering, who is Kevin Privalle? Well here is a taste to whet your appetites:

Age: 21

Born: Durham, NC, USA

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Designer: Arne Jacobsen

Favorite Material: Plexiglas

Kevin is also a varsity soccer player who scored four goals last season and earned three yellow cards and one red card (all were cases of referee bias).

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New Concrete Planters on Vandeventer

Posted on May 26th, 2011 by Albie

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Confluence installed eight new precast concrete planters this week along Vandeventer Avenue in the Forest Park Southeast neighborhood. This is the latest project by Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corporation to beautify and enhance our neighborhood. WUMRC contracted to Confluence to design and fabricate these planters. The truncated, conical form with a simple relief band is reminiscent of a typical, terra cotta planter, but is scaled to an urban street scape and cast in concrete for durability. You can view photos on WUMRC’s blog. Planter Design Drawing

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New Shade Structure in Botanical Heights

Posted on May 17th, 2011 by Albie

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There will be a grand opening for a new shade structure on Wednesday, May 18th from 6 to 8pm at the corner of Blaine and Thurman in the Botanical Heights neighborhood. This new structure was designed and fabricated by Washington University Students in a design build studio of HDPE plastic that was CNC milled and fabricated. Marc Fornes (& theverymany) along with Ken Tracy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Architecture of Washington University in St. Louis, lead this rhino scripted, digitally fabricated student project. Confluence’s own Sarah Gibson served as a neighborhood representative on this project.

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Griffin Memorial Sculpture Installation

Posted on April 21st, 2011 by Albie

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Last weekend I was working with other volunteers to install eleven concrete modules on the grounds of the New City School. Jeff Ryan, AIA a New City School parent designed the sculptural Gary Griffin Memorial Sculpture. Tim Trotter of Troco and Glen Steiner were also in attendance.

Having completed the foundation work last fall, we began to install the modules. A steel rod was cast into the foundation to dowel into the lowest of module of each of the three towers. We fastened an eyelet to the end of the steel rod to anchor one end of our internal tensioning cable. Using a material lift we were able to lift and position each module. A segmented steel sleeve joins each pre-cast module through it’s central chase. The steel cable is threaded through this chase. Once the final module is placed the the chase is grouted solid and finally the cable is tensioned.

The memorial is almost complete. The final step is the installation of the mosaic tiles by school parents. You can view additional photos on flickr.

Joint Detail Material Lift

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Botanical Heights Homes

Posted on April 14th, 2011 by Albie

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Construction is under way on new homes in the Botanical Heights neighborhood where our studio resides. This new construction is a big step in the continued transformation of the neighborhood formerly know as McRee Town that has been spearheaded by Brent Crittenden and Sarah Gibson. Brent and Sarah, neighborhood residents and owners of Urban Improvement Construction (UIC) and Central Design Office (CDO), are responsible for the design and redevelop of the 4200 block of McRee in partnership with the Botanical Gardens. You can check out photos of the construction progress on facebook.

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