Celebrating 125 Years: Globalism (1989 - Today)



Meridian Public Safety Building BIM Rendering

CSHQA turned 100 in 1989, the same year the Berlin Wall fell and the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Dali Lama.  Neil Smull spoke at Tsinghua University in China and was honored for leadership in energy efficient design in schools and public buildings.

Innovations in technology and communications led to better design tools and demands for rapid production.  CSHQA added in-house engineering services to meet demand and provide better, more fully-integrated designs. The Sacramento office opened in 1990 and retail work grew with national brands Albertsons, Walgreens, Safeway, and Whole Foods.



River Park Place 'Pocket Park' at Myrtle and Broadway Streets

Corporate and public work kept pace with an expanding economy.  Major projects included Idaho Power Office (1991), Idaho State Police Central Facility Complex, Blue Cross of Idaho Corporate Headquarters (1997), CW Moore Office Building and apartments(1999), The Springs Apartments (2010, LEED Platinum), Meridian Public Safety Building (2014) and new or renovated airport terminals for Boise, Fresno, California, and Grant County and Medford, Oregon.


State of the Art Emergency Department

Education facilities included the BSU Engineering Complex, Treasure Valley Community College (LEED Gold), and Nampa School District’s Columbia High School Campus.  Long-standing relationships with regional medical centers continued with tenant improvements for St. Luke’s in Boise, Meridian and Wood River, and the Mulvaney Medical Office Building (2010, LEED Gold) and a new Emergency Department (2014) for Saint Alphonsus.

 

Idaho State Capitol House Gallery (Renovated and Restored 2010)

Spanning nearly a decade of planning, design and construction, and costing $120 million, the Idaho State Capitol Renovation and Restoration (2010) was the largest public works project in Idaho’s and CSHQA’s history.  –

 

 

Celebrating 125 Years: 20th Century Ingenuity (1961 - 1988)

Workers descend a roof truss being placed for the Kibbie Dome at University of Idaho

Neil Smull, a college friend of Glen Cline’s, joined the firm in 1961.  Boise was home to national and international corporations including Morrison-Knudsen, Trus-Joist, Boise Cascade, Simplot Co., Intermountain Gas, Idaho Power, and Albertsons.  In 1981 CSHQA began a relationship with Albertsons that lasted over 20 years and included hundreds of stores throughout the US.

 

[L-R] Founders Glen Cline, Neil Smull, Allen Quintieri and Robert Hamill (c.1999)

Cline and Smull were strong community leaders designing iconic civic and commercial projects, award winning, energy-efficient schools, and structurally challenging projects.  Robert Hamill joined the firm in 1969 and Allen Quintieri in 1970.  Together, this generation of CSHQA founders contributed to Boise's continued growth and prosperity completing numerous government, industrial, healthcare, educational and retail projects.  Foregoing an offer from DLR in South Dakota, Jeff Shneider joined the firm from the University of Nebraska in 1974.  CSHQA was the first architect in Idaho to begin using CAD in 1983. Cline, Smull, and Hamill were recognized as Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. 

Notable projects include:  The Bank of Idaho (1963, now Key Bank and once the tallest building in Idaho),  Boise Airport Terminal (1967), Boise Cascade with SOM Architects (1971), Morrison-Knudsen World Headquarters (1969, now URS), University of Idaho Kibbie Dome (1976), several Boise School District elementary schools including award-winning and sustainable Amity School (1979), Boise City/Ada County Administrative Complex (1980), BSU Pavilion (1982, now Taco Bell Arena), KTVB and KIVI television stations, and Boise Zoo. –

Celebrating 125 Years: Post War Boom (1949-1960)

Originally designed by Wayland & Fennel in the 1930's Whitney Elementary School was one of many area schools renovated and added to during this era.

With war and rationing behind them the American public gained unprecedented access to materials, technology, manpower and capital.  The economy promoted expansion, new ventures and leisure.  Returning veterans, including Glen Cline, a graduate of the School of Engineering and Architecture at Kansas State University and former B21 Bomber Pilot, entered the workforce by the thousands.  Independent and resourceful, many choose to be entrepreneurs.  Recruited by Ike Wayland, Cline joined the firm in 1949.  Schools and residential projects were constantly on the drawing board, plus commercial and bank buildings, city halls and armories, and service stations to fuel a nation-wide rise in automobile tourism. 

Projects included the Idaho Historical Museum (1950), Mountain Bell Building (1951), and maintenance and squadron operations buildings at Mountain Home AFB.  Early retail projects included Skaggs Drug Stores in Salt Lake City and Denver.  The Bank of Idaho became a steady client and the firm designed a new science building for Boise Junior College in 1954.  The firm became Wayland & Cline in 1955.  –

Celebrating 125 Years: Forging the Greatest Generation (1929-1948)

Original Entry, Boise Gallery of Art (1936)

Unlike many cities hard hit in the Depression, Boise held steady and continued to grow.  During the late 1930s the Basque migration to Idaho and Utah was in full swing.  Gowen Field was a training facility during WW II and further stimulated valley growth.  Charles V. “Ike” Wayland, son of the senior Wayland, joined the firm in 1929 and the practice centered on hospital, school, financial, commercial, and public projects.  In 1938 James Fennell returned to California.  



Art Deco Idaho Power Building (1932) was originally white; this is c.1990 after updates.

Notable projects of this period include the original Idaho Power Building (1932) and the original Boise Gallery of Art, now BAM (1936), buildings for the new Boise Junior College starting in 1940, the Veterans’ Home, Department of Highways and Law Enforcement Building and architectural design assistance for the Capitol Boulevard and Payette River (McCall highway) Bridges.  The firm was associate architect for the Ada County Courthouse (1938), and in 1939 completed a small project for Morrison Knudson, forging a relationship that lasted over 50 years.  The downtown Eddie’s Bakery, known to generations of Idaho second-graders, was built in 1942 at a cost of $18,342.  –

 

CSHQA Celebrates 125 Years: Establishing Boise 1889 - 1928

Idanha Hotel, Boise, ID, W.S. Campbell drawing on linen

CSHQA is 125 this year!  Founded by a Scotsman in the Idaho Territory, CSHQA has evolved and grown, persevered and transformed from a one-man office to a national firm with regional resources serving 50 states and two provinces.  Over the next few weeks, we will post our story in multiple parts.  Part I:

1889 marked Idaho’s last year as a territory, the establishment of the University of Idaho in Moscow, and the arrival by train of William S. Campbell, Architect, of Edinburgh, Scotland in the capital city of Boise.  Early commissions for W.S. Campbell, Architects were residential, commercial and school projects.  In 1900 Charles W. Wayland, a Bostonian who studied architectural art and science, and gained practical experience as a draftsman in Duluth, Minnesota joined the firm. Campbell & Wayland made their partnership official and carried on the practice until 1903 when Campbell returned to his native Scotland. Wayland took over and in 1904 James Fennel, a member of the first class to graduate from California’s original school of architecture (John Hopkins Institution of Art and Architecture), became Wayland’s partner and the firm became known as Wayland and Fennel, Architects.  Spurred on by the arrival of irrigation in 1902, the valley prospered and steadily grew.

Notable buildings by W.S. Campbell, C.W. Wayland, and J.A. Fennel include:
Sonna Building 3-story addition, 910 Main Street (1891)
Telephone Building, 609 Main Street (1899)
Idanha Hotel, 928 Main Street (Opened New Year’s Day 1901)
“Granite Hall” R. M. Davidson residence, 1205 Warm Springs Ave. (1901)
Federal Building (Borah Station Post Office), 8^th & Idaho (1902)
Saint Alphonsus Hospital, 5^th & State Streets (c. 1903)
Central Fire Station, 200 N 6^th Street (1903)
Albion Normal (teaching) School (1907)
Mary McCarty Building, 9^th & Idaho (1909)
Twin Falls (1908) and Baker City (1909) Carnegie Libraries
Idaho Statesman Building, 601 Main Street (1910)
Charles and Margaret Davidson residence, 945 Warms Springs Ave (1916)
Frank Parsons and Anna Moore Parsons (daughter of C.W. Moore) residence, 1127 Warm Springs Ave (1925)
Strahorn Hall, College of Idaho (1925)
El Korah Shrine Temple, 118 W Idaho St (1928)
Early buildings for St. Luke’s Hospital (early 20’s)

Next:  Forging the Greatest Generation 1929 – 1948

Merging Demographics - Millennials and Baby Boomers Shaping the Housing Market



Mixed-use, multifamily development proposed by Sawtooth Development Group on Main between Grove and 10^th Streets, Boise, Idaho

Multifamily is the Hot News in Downtown Boise

As the economy picks up, money is coming back into development and construction, including multi-family.  New projects are getting launched, delayed projects are getting a second shot, and several developments are in the works in downtown and its periphery:

10^th and Grove – New construction with condominiums over parking [CSHQA]

10^th and Main (former Alden Building) – Four-floor redevelopment into mixed-use [CSHQA]

CC Anderson Building – Urban mixed-use / apartments with amenities attractive to Millennials [CSHQA]

9^th and River – Proposed CCDC multi-family development

The Depot Lofts – New apartments overlooking Capitol Blvd entry into the City / under construction

The Owyhee Plaza – Renovation of an aging hotel into dynamic mixed-use / under construction

What’s driving this growth?

Two of the largest demographic groups in the nation’s history are the bookends to the current market for housing:  Millennials, born after 1980, and Baby Boomers, born from 1946 to about 1964.  One might think the housing preferences of these groups would be quite different, but in fact they are merging in several areas.

A 2013 survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors found that an ever growing number of Americans want to live in neighborhoods that are walkable and contain a mix of uses such as shops and restaurants – AND they are willing to pay a premium to do so, plus trade down the size of their house and yard. 

Millennials are choosing neighborhoods that are more urban and dense than those they likely grew up in.  Eighty-million Millennials account for over 35% of the US workforce.  Most are not financially ready or able to buy a single family home and are postponing purchasing in favor of renting.  This allows them mobility and flexibility to adapt to changing circumstances as they finish their education and start their working lives. 

 

The ‘city as living room’ is key to many Millennials’ housing choices.  The nearby coffee house, bookstore or park are their community living rooms.  Developers in some cities are seeing a profitable niche in tiny units, which can command higher prices per square foot than conventional studio apartments, especially if they come with amenities aimed at tech-savvy 20-somethings.  Millennials are proving willing to accept small and micro-living units in exchange for immediate access to transit lines, grocery stores, parking for cars and bikes, fitness centers, garden plots and even dog and cat wash areas!

Sustainability is a significant value for people of all ages, and particularly for Millennials who were raised with an awareness of global climate change and stewardship of our planet.  Contemporary architecture, large windows, high-performance mechanical systems, thermal barriers and energy efficient appliances are part of the package.

At the same time, Boomers nearing retirement are looking to downsize and be nearer to services, shopping and healthcare.  Ten-thousand baby boomers turn 65 every day.  Their preferences include:

•        Single-level living, from patio homes to high rises with universal design principles that accommodate future needs and physical limitations

•        A house that’s not too big

•        Energy-efficient and low-maintenance homes that lower their monthly costs and fix-it chores

•        Healthy indoor air

•        Convenience and walkability, privacy from neighbors, and travel by car

Cities are also interested in multi-family development.  Excerpts from the DRAFT Boise Multi-Family Development Standards:

•        Parcels adjacent to an arterial roadway with existing or planned transit service shall be eligible for higher maximum densities by Conditional Use Permit.

•        Parking credits and reductions for multi-family development may be granted for the following project types and amenities:  Transit-Supportive Development, Vertical Mixed-Use Development, Affordable Housing, Podium or Structured Parking, Enclosed and Secure Bicycle Parking.

•        The minimum parking required shall be reduced by ten percent if fully enclosed, covered, secure bicycle parking is provided that exceeds the requirements.

 

This mix of projects in the works, plus new projects yet to be launched, will draw many new residents into downtown Boise, adding to the energy and vibrancy of our city.  –



Creativity+Business Strategy = New Development in Downtown Boise

 

CSHQA rendering of proposed 9th & Main multi-family development

The Capitol City Development Corporation [CCDC] recently received six development proposals for a downtown site in Boise, Idaho.  Located in the River Myrtle-Old Boise Renewal District, a neighborhood that includes the Boise Public Library, Ballet Idaho, Boise Contemporary Theater, numerous brew pubs, restaurants and shops, cinemas and hotels, and two charter schools, the site offers both urban energy and neighborhood appeal.  Writer Sven Berg of the Idaho Statesman wrote about selection process:  http://bit.ly/1cWbJr5

CCDC issued an invitation for development teams to submit proposals for development of the 1.2 acre site.  In addition to strong financing and quick construction, their request specified pedestrian friendly design, active mixed-use, contextual design and sustainability elements. Perhaps most important, the CCDC is seeking a catalyst, a development that best leverages the neighborhood assets, stimulates pedestrian activity and attracts further development.

CSHQA partnered with Clark Development, Erstad Architects and a team of financial partners and consultants to design and build a mixed-use, multi-family development with street level shopping and dining, a roof top garden and plaza, parking for 300 vehicles, and 150 market rate apartments in a mix of studio, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom configurations. The main entry along River Street is set back from the site envelop to help relieve the massing effect of the seven-story structure, and create a walkable space and welcoming entry. 

More details about the proposals can be found here.  The Clark Team is featured in the first five pages.

http://bit.ly/1g3qGX1 –

   

Corner of 9th & River at dusk.



Rooftop garden introduces trees and natural elements, creating a peaceful space for residents.