Voelker.Blackburn.Niehoff Architects

Park Place

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Park Place
Cedar Lake Lodge
New Castle, Kentucky

Ed Eiche, leading VBNA planning for this unique approach to ICF/MR one-story favility design, resolved the program’s 16 beds into four distinct houses for the desired home-like setting. The project’s design creates greater operational efficiencies by connecting the four hiuses to a back-of-house support services core from which all residents’ needs are met.

Client:
Cedar Lake Lodge

Scope:
$2,200,000

Size:
14,000 s.f.

Status:
Bidding October 2009

St. Mary Academy & St. Bernadette Parish Center

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07.29.09 Update: Courier-Journal article Merged schools making a fresh beginning.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony:
What: Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz will preside over a blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony
Where: St. Mary Academy, 11311 St. Mary Lane in Norton Commons
When: 5 p.m. Aug. 16

06.23.09 Update: More construction photos.

01.30.09 Update: More construction photos.

07.09.08 Update: Follow the progress at St. Mary Academy’s website and their Flickr page.

Voelker.Blackburn.Niehoff Architects has finished designing and begun construction on St. Mary Academy and the St. Bernadette Parish Center. The 60,000 s.f. school is programmed for Pre-K through 8th grade. Special amenities include a gym, media center, computer lab, art/music room, cafeteria and administrative offices.

Situated at the North end of Norton Commons, special site considerations include on-site parking vs. off-site parking, connections to the surrounding neighborhood, image, street vistas and land conservation.

Kentuckiana Masonry Architectural Awards

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For almost 30 years, KMI has yearly honored architectural designs which have exhibited excellence in the use of masonry. Through this program, KMI honors works of distinction in order to bring public attention to outstanding masonry buildings and masonry projects.

Two of Voelker.Blackburn.Niehoff Architects’ recent projects received awards in this year’s Kentuckiana Masonry Architectural Awards. Franklin Technical Center won the Stone Award of Merit; and Lindsey Wilson College Science Building won the Brick Award of Merit.

Studio for Academic Creativity

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Studio for Academic Creativity
Crabbe Library Renovation
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Interior renovation of a section of the existing library to become the Studio for Academic Creativity. This new concept will allow for one central area within the library for students to learn Research, Writing, and Communication skills.

Client:
Eastern Kentucky University

Scope:
$2,800,000

Size:
10,000 s.f.

Status:
Currently in Schematic Design Phase

Saint Bernadette Catholic Church

admin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:06:18 +0000

Voelker.Blackburn.Niehoff Architects is teaming with Woollen, Molzan and Partners to design the new Saint Bernadette Catholic Church in Norton Commons. VBN has previously designed Saint Mary Academy and the Saint Bernadette Parish Center on the same site. Both of these facilities are on-schedule to be open in July 2009.

The new church will have a capacity of approximately 1,200 seats. It will be the new home of Saint Bernadette Parish, which is a result of the 2008 merger of Mother of Good Counsel Parish on Westport Road and Transfiguration of Our Lord Parish in Goshen.