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Introduction Studio 804, Inc. is a University of Kansas, not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation. Participants include third-year graduate and fifth-year undergraduate students in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning under the instruction of JL Constant Distinguished Professor Dan Rockhill. The students execute a process that involves working with each other as both architects and builders to create structures that inspire growth in neighborhoods that have lacked development in recent years. All Studio 804 projects adhere to standards of the highest quality both in design and fabrication, and they address important issues of environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, and accessibility. The structures are unique, architectural designs that fully address important issues pertinent to the professional field.
Disassembling Sunflower Ammunition magazine building for reuse on 5.4.7. Arts Center, Greensburg, Kansas

Section through Sunflower Ammunition magazine building

Wood Reclamation The Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant outside of DeSoto, Kansas began operations in 1942 specializing in the manufacturing of smokeless powder and propellants. The 9,065 acre site has been abandoned since 1992 and is undergoing a decontamination process of some one-thousand retired ammunition buildings from volatile toxins and explosives. For the last two years, Studio 804 has secured the right to harvest environmentally clean materials. In 2008, one structure was disassembled (previous page) and lumber was reused in the 5.4.7. Arts Center in Greensburg, Kansas. This year Studio 804 plans again to demolish a magazine building and, in addition to the dimension lumber and sheathing being recycled, will reconstitute the existing truss members into a structurally supporting roof scissor truss. The reclamation of Douglas-fir highlights the initiative to lead sustainable construction practices.
Section through sustainable prototype house utilizing reclaimed lumber

Sustainable Concepts A broad southern exposure makes the best use of passive sustainable concepts; therefore, the long and narrow building is placed towards the northern-most edge of the site. The elongated, thin profile of the site also determines its slender building form. A double height western atrium expands the living spaces of the home into the wooded reserve to the west. A central core buffers these living spaces from the private bedrooms. The first floor core consists of a kitchen, rest room, and mechanical rooms. Active systems are planned for integration throughout the building, including grey water reclamation and reuse, as well as solar panels which push energy back onto the electrical grid through net metering. In addition, a geothermal heat pump utilizes the constant temperatures below grade to reduce heating load the building requires. This building acts as a prototype for the region, as it will, we hope, be the fist LEED Platinum home in Kansas as well as the first home to primarily use renewable energy sources in Wyandotte County. Sustainable and recycled products and finishes, as well as reused wood, are also employed throughout the building.
View from street

View from southwest

Sustainable Goals With the increasing global applicability and relevance of sustainable design, we believe our track record will continue to spur such building practices in Kansas City and the greater region. Our goals for this project include: Stimulate growth in an area that has become stagnant in terms of residential innovation. Promote sustainable architecture by providing a local prototype that showcases state-ofthe-art technologies. Demonstrate how utilizing active and passive systems can reduce operational costs. Achieve LEED for Homes Platinum certification provided by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to attest to our efforts. Within the parameters of local codes, use LEED Platinum Certification as a spring board to attain the more stringent standards set forth by the Living Building Challenge.
View from above showing solar panels

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Beginning with the first residence in 1998, Studio 804, Inc. has an established track record of award winning projects including two Architectural Magazine Home of the Year awards (2004, 2006) and the first LEED Platinum building in the state of Kansas (2008) with the 5.4.7. Arts Center of Greensburg.

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Awards 2008_Wood Design & Building Magazine. Honor Award. Sustainable Prototype. 204 West Wisconsin Street, Greensburg, KS. 2008_LEED Platinum Certification. Sustainable Prototype. 204 West Wisconsin Street, Greensburg, KS. 2008_Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy. Into The Open: Positioning Practice. 204 West Wisconsin Street, Greensburg, KS. 2008_Evergreen Awards. Honorable Mention. Eco Structure Magazine. 3914 Lloyd Street, Kansas City, KS. 2008_Lifecycle Building Challenge. Honorable Mention. 534 Riverview Avenue, Kansas City, KS. 2007_Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Award in Architecture. Finalist. 2007_Lifecycle Building Challenge. Designing this building and the next. Honorable Mention. 534 Riverview Avenue, Kansas City, KS. 2007_Boston Society of Architects. In the Pursuit of Housing Design Competition. 534 Riverview Avenue, Kansas City, KS. 2007_D_MOD. Decatur Modern Design Challenge. Award Winner. 3914 Lloyd Street, Kansas City, KS. 2007_Residential Architect Design Awards. Judges Award. 534 Riverview Avenue, Kansas City, KS. 2006_CSI. Gold Award for Excellent Craftsmanship. 534 Riverview Avenue, Kansas City, KS. 2006_Architecture Magazine. Home of the Year Award. 534 Riverview Avenue, Kansas City, KS. 2005_Residential Architect. Design Awards. Project of the Year Award. 750 Shawnee Road, Kansas City, KS. 2005_Boston Society of Architect. In the Pursuit of Housing Design Competition. 750 Shawnee Road, Kansas City, KS. 2004_Architecture Magazine. Home of the Year Award. 3800 Lloyd Street, Kansas City, KS. 2004_Wood Design & Building Magazine. Wood Design Award. 3800 Lloyd Street, Kansas City, KS. 2003_NCARB, Prize for Creative Integration of Practice and Education in the Academy. 1718 Atherton Court Lawrence, KS. 2003_SECCA. HOME House Project. Award Winner. 1718 Atherton Court Lawrence, KS. 2002_Wood Design & Building Magazine. Wood Design Award. 2002_Design Build Institute of America. Distinguished Leadership Award. 2002_Dwell Magazine. Modernist Award. 2001_ACSA, Hollow Steel Tube Design Competition. First Place Award. 1603 Random Road, Lawrence, KS. 2001_Archeworks, David Award. Excellence in Design for People with Disabilities. Third Place. 1603 Random Road, Lawrence, KS. 2001_Design with Memory, International Competition for Sustainable Design. First Place. 1603 Random Road, Lawrence, KS. 2001_World Architecture Awards. Finalist. 216 Alabama Street, Lawrence, KS. 2001_Residential Architect. Design Awards. Judges Award. 216 Alabama Street, Lawrence, KS. 2000_City Design Center. Design Matters: Best Practices in Affordable Housing. 216 Alabama Street, Lawrence, KS. 2000_AIA. Liveable Communities Award. 216 Alabama Street, Lawrence, KS. 2000_Residential Architect. Affordable Housing Competition. Grand Prize. 1144 Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence, KS. 2000_ASCA Steel Tube Competition. First Place Award. 216 Alabama Street, Lawrence, KS. 2000_Federal Home Loan Bank. Affordable Housing Award. 216 Alabama Street, Lawrence, KS. 1999_ ASCA Steel Tube Competition. Honorable Mention. 1144 Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence, KS. 1999_Federal Home Loan Bank. Affordable Housing Award. 1144 Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence, KS. 1998_Structural Board Association. Global Home Award. 933 Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence, KS. 1998_Federal Home Loan Bank. Affordable Housing Award. 933 Pennsylvania Street, Lawrence, KS. 1997_ASCA Steel Tube Competition. First Place Award. Marvin Hall Canopy, Lawrence, KS.

Publications 2008_Zacks, Stephen. Whirlwind Tour: Kansas architecture students haul a prefab arts center across the state to a tornado-ravaged town. Metropolis. 2008_Solomon, Nancy. Architecture: Celebrating the Past, Designing the Future. 2008_Maynard, Nigel. Architects Choice. Residential Architect. 2008_Hill, Stephen. Studio 804 in Greensburg. Kansas Alumni I. 2008_Higginson, Charles. From the Ground Up. KU Giving Spring. 2008_ Sokol, David. Teaching by Example. Architectural Record. 2008_Linn, Charles, 5.4.7 Arts Center, Kansas, Architectural Record. 2008_Carter, Bryan. Design & Building. Rockhill & Associates. 2007_Trulove, James. Mods 2 and 3. Prefab Now. 2007_Weber, Cheryl. Manual Labor. Residential Architect. 2007_Rice, Allison. Cycle of Life. Green Builder. 2007_Valarde, Alberto. Modular 3, Portugal. DECIE. 2007_Livingston, Heather. Doers Profile. AIArchitect. 2007_Roberts, Charlene, Modular 3. Innovative Home. 2007_Blogster, Norman. Mark Magazine 8. Netherlands. 2007_Ferjancic, Ivan. HISE. Slovenia. 2007_Joo-Ah Kim. Interni and Dcor. Korea. 2007_Mod 3. Arquitectura y Diseo. Barcelona. 2007_Richardson, Phyllis. Do These Look Like Low Cost Homes? Financial Times. 2007_Rockhill, Dan. Educating Architects for Design-Build Delivery. AIA Master Builder. 2007_Carlton , Jim. The Green House Effect. The Wall Street Journal. 2007_Hill, Steven Design on a Dime. Kansas Alumni I. 2006_Rockhill, Dan. Studio 804: A Paradigm Shift. AIA Jornal of Architecture 2006_Rock, Steve. Theres Nothing Square About This House. KC Star. 2006_Home of the Year. Residential Architect. 2006_Foster, Kari. Selected work from Rockhill and Associates and Studio 804. Sustainable Residential Interiors. 2006_Heos, bridget. New Millennium. Kansas City Home & Garden. 2006_Bell, Victoria. Schemata XI. Materials for Design. 2006_Ficher, Mary. Next: Modern Modular. Step Inside Design. 2006_Spencer, Ingrid. House of the Month, Studio 804. Architectural Record Online. 2006_Drueding, Meghan. Project of the Year Award, Mod I & II. Residential Architect. 2006_Jacobs, Karrie. The Perfect $100,000 House. 2006_Slavid, Ruth. Terrace House + Mod 2. Wood Houses. London. 2006_Cramer, James. Almanac of Architecture and Design. 2006_Warner, Mike. Exploring Mobile Modularity. Crit. 2005_Lees, Misty. It Isnt Easy. KC Magazine. 2005_Bouknight, Joanne Keller. Style and Delight on a Budget. 2005_Solomon, Nancy. The Hopes and Fears of Design-Build. Architectural Record. 2005_Lecuyer, Annette. Studio 804. DeArchitect. Netherlands. 2005_62 Reasons to Love Your Country. Gentlemans Quarterly. 2005_Hill, Steven. Mod Squad. Kansas Alumni 1. 2005_Wagner, Andrew. Dan Rockhill on Studio 804. Dwell. 2005_Sparkes, Ken. Prefab. Spaces (September 2005). London. 2005_Bell, Jonathan. Modular 2. 21st Century Office. London. 2005_Ebong, Ima. Studio 804. Kit Homes Modern. Collins. 2005_Suning, Fan. Modular 1 House. Tsinghua University Architecture Publications Beijing. 2004_Home of the Year Award, Studio 804. Architecture Magazine. 2004_Yang, Andrew. Familiarity With Blueprint and Hammer Come in Handy. The New York Times. 2004_Modular 1 House. The Wood Design Awards. 2004_Hoedel, Cindy. Q&A. Kansas City Star. 2004_Sylvester, Michael. Modular 1 House. Fabprefab Online. 2004_Modular 1 House. Wood Design and Building. 2003_Mahoney, Linsey. The Architect. 306090. 2003_Hutchins, Shelly. Moveable-Walls. Custom Homes. 2003_McGraw, Hesse. Studio 804. Review. 2003_Paul, Steve. Hammer and Lesson. Kansas City Star. 2002_Pearson, Jason. Studio 804. University-Community Design Partnerships. 2002_Arieff, Alison. Meet Our Nice Modernists. Dwell. 2002_Gabbard, Todd. Chrysalis. Crit. 2002_Rockhills Studio804. Metropolis Online. 2002_McGraw, Hesse. Residential Design for a New Cultural Paradigm. Review. 2002_Archer-Barnstone, Deborah. Building Designs for Living. Studio 804 University of Kansas. 2001_Knecht, Barbara. Plastics Finally Get Respect. Architectural Record. 2001_Studio 804, 216 Alabama. World Architecture. 2000_William, Stephen. Design Architects Create Housing. Fine Homebuilding. 1998_Learn By Doing. Residential Architect. 1996_Bilello, Joe. Hands on Learning. Architecture Magazine.

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