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| HONOR AWARD--The AIACC jury honored architect Rob Quigley's team for “Torr Kaelan,” a 14,000 s.f., five level courtyard centric town home and commercial space in the heart of San Diego’s East Village urban node. |
By Thomas Shess--Architect Rob Quigley, FAIA, is one of San Diego’s leading lights in
residential, hospitality, multi-unit housing, transit and public works. Only a handful of local architects share the
stage with Quigley’s masterful career contributions.
This past
week, Quigley’s firm received a top “honor” award from his peers at the American
Institute of Architects California Council, an industry group comprising
11,0000 architects and allied professionals in California.
The AIACC
jury honored the Quigley team for “Torr Kaelan,” a 14,000 s.f., five level
townhome and commercial space in the heart of San Diego’s East Village urban
node.
It is a
significant award.
The goal of
the project was to create a transparent, unusually interactive environment for
creative tenants to live over their workplace in a redeveloping downtown
neighborhood. Create a sustainable
building with enough solar energy to power offices, residence and two electric
cars.
THE PROJECT:
Torr Kaelan
is a five-story, mixed-use, urban infill building with two town house
residences over offices. The heart of the building is the central courtyard. In
the late afternoon, the courtyard glows with reflected light from gold colored
paint on the west facing wall. At night,
the space is transformed into a dining and gathering space for spontaneous or
special occasions. Two town homes comprise the fourth and fifth floors, each
with its own private elevator entry.
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| Westside Residence |
THE JURORS:
The AIACC
represents the interests of more than 11,000 architects and allied
professionals in California. Founded in 1944, The AIACC’s mission supports
architects in their endeavors to improve the quality of life for all
Californians by creating more livable communities, sustainable designs and
quality work environments. Today, The AIACC is the largest component of the
national AIA organization. For more information, visit www.aiacc.org.
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| Award winning Torr Kaelan project by Rob Quigley is located at Island and 13th Street in San Diego's East Village |
PROJECT THANK YOUS
Greg
Yeatter, Dominic Chemello, Bob Dickens, Kathleen Hallahan,
Eric
Johnson, Jonathan Massie, Kathy McCormick, Leslie Nordman, Fernando Ramirez at the
firm of Rob Quigley, FAIA.
Our Great
Neighbors at The Metro and The Mission
AD Security
Adroit Solar
Baker Door
/Bejar Gate
Bolton
Engineering
Centex
Glazing
Construction
Inspection & Testing
DC West
Construction
DJC Services
Ed Jones
Heating and Air Conditioning
Geyer
Plumbing
Ideal
Mechanical & Sheet Metal
McLean Door
and Window
PBQA - Pat
QuigleyLighting
Sea Bright
Civil Engineer
Solid Rock
Engineers
Southland
Fire sprinkler
TKJ
Structural Engineering
Voodoo
Design Cabinets
Zen-Made
and thanks
to photographers Darren Bradley and Steve Simpson
To view Rob Quigley’s portfolio of
projects: www.robquigley.com
SOURCE: AIACC and http://www.robquigley.com/main.html
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| West side residence |
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| Second Level Offices |
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