Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects Design Studio & Addition
Architect(s): Tate & Snyder (now Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects)
Address: 709 Valle Verde Ct.
Year: 1994, 1998

The 11,000 square-foot office of Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects is distinctive for its use of materials, color, and passive solar heating/cooling strategies. Built into the landscape, the building features a mezzanine level with a reception area and private offices and a large design studio on the lower level. The south façade is almost entirely glazed and is protected from the harsh summer sun by a roof overhang and series of light shelves. When architects have the freedom to design their own office buildings, the final products are usually worth noticing and the TSK Studio doesn't disappoint. This building has won three AIA Nevada Design Awards in the years 1997, 1996, and 1993.

Firm design studio information: http://www.tatesnyderkimsey.com/
(go to > projects > office > click on top image)

Firm website: http://www.tatesnyderkimsey.com/

Resources available in the ASL:
“AIA design news.” AIA Las Vegas Forum October 1996: 5-7. ASL File #: AWARD 10

“AIA local and state news.” AIA Las Vegas 24 November 1997: 4-9. ASL File #: AWARD 11

Anderton, Francis. Las Vegas : A Guide to Recent Architecture . London : Ellipsis, 1997. Arch NA 735 L3 A52

“Architects building on awards.” Las Vegas Sun 8 March 1994: D6.1. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 11

“Architect's design studio.” Builder (Oct. 1996): 122. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 15

Barreneche, Raul A. “Desert Oasis: Design Studio, Henderson , Nevada , Tate & Snyder Architects.” Architecture 84, n.5 (May 1995): 86-87. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 7 & 14

Coombes, John. “Tate & Snyder building draws international fame.” Las Vegas Review Journal 19 February 1995: 1L, 9L. Includes photo. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 6

Fox, Bill. “Superstructures: Three designs that are building the city's architectural momentum.” Las Vegas Life 3, n.2 (Nov. 1999): 54-57. ASL File #: GEN 4

Martin, Tom. “Changing the face of Las Vegas : Local architects in spotlight for innovative work.” Las Vegas Review Journal 6 November 1994: 1L, 4L, 5L. Includes photos. ASL File #: AWARD 16

“NAIOP chapter inaugurates Spotlight Awards.” Las Vegas Review Journal month and date unknown 1998: 1M, 4M. ASL File #: AWARD 2

Nicoletta, Julie. Buildings of Nevada . New York : Oxford University Press, 2000. Includes project description. Arch Ref NA 730.N3 N53 2000

Stocker, Lori. “The desert welcomes a new look.” Architecture 85, n.4 (Apr. 1996): 128-131. Includes photo. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 13

Tate & Snyder Architects: Architecture in a Sprawling Landscape . Milan , Italy : l'Arca Edizioni, 2000. Includes project statement, site plan, floor plan, elevations, exploded axonometric, and photos. UNLV Arch NA737 T37 A4 2000

“Tate & Snyder Design Studio.” Design Cost & Data (Oct.-Dec. 1994): 20-21. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 28

UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: 9 color slides of interior and marketing images. ASL File #: LVA(F) TS 42d

AIA Western Mountain Region Design Awards (1998) Entry No. 98WMR113, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, photos

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1997) Entry No. 97B6, Honor Award. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, photos, plans, drawings, slides, 10 Years of Excellence in Design Boards

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1996) Entry No. 96U7, Design Award. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form, plans, drawings

AIA Nevada Design Awards (1993) Nevada Merit Award . No supporting material available.

*This project won a 1998 National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) Spotlight Award in the “Small-Scale Projects: Office Building” category, a 1997 AIA Nevada Honor Award in the Built category, a 1996 AIA Nevada Special Recognition Award, a 1994 AIA Nevada Honor Award (category unknown), and a 1993 AIA Nevada Merit Award in the Unbuilt category.

Information and image(s) also available on ASL's self guided architectural driving tours:
http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/lasvegas/south08a.html#002

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