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Building Facelift

2/10/2022

 
We work with developers and property managers which are often looking for ways to improve their properties in order to gain interest & relevancy in the rental market. Sometimes that means taking a look at the curb appeal.  Here are some before & proposed photos for a building in Duncanville, Texas. We are proposing new storefronts which provide needed daylight in the spaces + giving the shops more visibility from the street. There is also a new tower element we hope will assign the building an identity as well as organize the facade in a more symmetrical manner. 
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The existing building is a pre-engineered metal building with brick veneer on the front. The goal was to lighten & organize the facade to provide a more contemporary retail look. What do you think?
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Ground Up Medical Office Design

9/7/2021

 
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This is a peak at a new project which will soon be kicking into high gear. This is a ground-up small medical office building in North Texas.  I can't wait to share more as the project progresses.  Design should be complete by the holidays with construction to be completed around this time next year.​
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Mixed-Use Development Opening in Midlothian, Texas

8/23/2021

 
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I'm excited to show off another project nearing completion.  Located in Midlothian, Texas' growing Midtowne development, these two new buildings offer in-town living amongst a thriving commercial center.  The project entails over 1,800 square feet of office/retail space along George Hopper Road plus over 5,500 square foot studio and single bedroom apartments.
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A Year of Medical Office Design

6/2/2021

 
This week I got to tour the completed work of one of six medical clinics we designed this past year.  Yes, SIX. It's been a busy year!  This is certainly one of my favorites and it made me think about the unique issues we deal with when designing for the healthcare space.
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The typical medical office space we design is around 3,000 square feet & neatly sits within a typical neighborhood retail center. Ideally the space allows for what we call a 'racetrack' design. This allows us to arrange exam rooms & their support spaces around a circular corridor, typically with a health practitioner's office at the center. This promotes visual control and one-way circulation when needed (like this past year when dealing with Covid).
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While every healthcare provider is different, we find a general rule of thumb is to have three exam rooms + one consult room per practitioner.  In addition to these spaces, you have the lab, med storage, offices and staff areas to accommodate.  Finally, the practice specialty will dictate the size and number of other spaces. For instance, physical/occupational therapy clinics will require larger shared spaces to house therapy equipment.  For our asthma/allergy center we designed this year, space for pulmonary testing took precedence.  
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Shopping Center Infill Project Progress

5/26/2021

 
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The south Dallas shopping center at Polk and Ledbetter continues to progress towards the finish line despite the rain. I was on site this morning as the crew tries to finish up the stucco before the next round of storms roll through.  
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While there is still a ways to go before we get to see all the landscaping and finished building envelope, one exciting thing happening this week is the addition of parking lot trees.  This huge shopping center was originally built in the 1980s with a vast concrete parking lot which I doubt was ever full. No thought was paid to softening this giant heat island with trees. The lot is regularly used as a cut-through to get from Polk to Ledbetter & then at night as a arena for joy-riding and cutting donuts. 

As part of our infill project, we have broken up the vast concrete with landscaped islands.  The trees arrived this week & already the difference can be felt on this hot & humid morning!
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What have we been up to this past year?

3/9/2021

 
Whoops!  It's been a whole year since last posting. What as year it has been. 

We have managed to keep ourselves safe while continuing to do the work.  We've been busy working on our ground-up retail & healthcare infill project in South Dallas along with several health clinic projects, a coffee shop and a few residential projects.  The main theme over that past year seems to be patience & grace.  With the disrupted work flow, we've all had to adjust.
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So to catch up, I'll be sharing a few projects in the days. Weeks?  This is the retail & medical office space we are creating in Dallas. The site is an existing shopping center which was built in the '80s around an anchor grocery store which was never completed.  Our buildings will infill the gaping hole that was left + will revitalize the site: new landscape, lighting, signage, and building canopies.  Can't wait to share more.

Indigo Child, Luxury Salon opens in Bishop Arts

3/10/2020

 
I'm excited to share photos of our newly completed design project in a premiere mixed used building standing at the gateway of the Bishop Arts District.  Designed with a sleek + modern aesthetic, Indigo Child, a luxury hair salon, opened its doors earlier this year. Commanding the corner of Zang and Davis, the salon is expansive and flooded with natural light. It was designed with a flexible layout to grow with the business, and with a look that is timeless in its clean simplicity.

And just like that, 5 Years goes by!

1/15/2020

 
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We are thankful to be celebrating 5 years of providing professional architectural services under the Thrasher Works banner. The concept of Thrasher Works has evolved over the years.  It all started on 12/12/2012 with the registration of the web domain. At the time, Bart was both concentrating on design/build renovation projects & designing furniture while I was still working for another local architecture firm. I figured Thrasher Works would be my 'out' but there was no solid plan to get there.
Fast forward just three years and we tossed everything into air. Bart began his residential real estate career with David Griffin & Company Realtors while I began practicing architecture full time as Thrasher Works.  
Now we are celebrating 5 successful years!  It's all thanks to our fantastic clients & friends.  It's because of you that we continue to grow and push ourselves to do bigger and better things. Thank you! 

Here's to another great year!

1/2/2020

 
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Medical Office Renovation

8/22/2019

 
Over the course of my career, I've spent countless hours in the healthcare design arena.  Whether hospital department renovations (my first and still favorite was creating an MRI suite for both in and out-patient use), medical clinics (ranging from imaging, general practice, dental/orthodontics, and dialysis care), or ground-up ambulatory surgery centers, I've always found this particular brand of architectural design the most rewarding.

Therefore, I'm very pleased to see the Lubbock health care center we've been working on for this past year will soon be complete.  
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The project entails the renovation of 6,500 sq ft of existing building space (built in the 1980s as a porcelain lab) + the addition of approximately 1,000 sf to create a new medical office center that will house two separate health clinics plus an executive business center.  Construction is expected to be complete in September.
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