The taproom and outdoor patio were designed with a nautical theme, drawing their design inspiration from the founder’s love of sailing and the sights of coastal New England, from Newport, Rhode Island to Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The taproom features a sailing yacht’s binnacle (sailboat steering wheel, pedestal, compass, guard with cup holder for glassware, and fold-out teak table with cushioned bench-style seating around it) for patrons to enjoy. The leased space is 2,340 square feet with a 750 square foot outdoor patio.

Pilothouse Brewing is located in the Quincy Place Shopping Center at South Buckley and Quincy Roads in Aurora. The taproom includes up to 32 tap handles for both the ‘pilot’ recipes of amateur brewers and their own ‘house’ crafted beers.

Read about Pilothouse’s vision in this Aurora Sentinel article

NOTE: This brewery is now permanently closed.

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Primary elements for the commercial tenant improvements of the existing unoccupied spaces included planning for:

• Main Reception Desk with registration stations
• Express Circuit Cardio Arena
• Open Floor Area for Exercise Machines, i.e., tread mills, stationary bikes & cross-fit trainers
• Area for weight machines and free weights
• Locker, Shower & Toilet Rooms
• Offices and Support
• Employee Break Area

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The former USWEST/Qwest building at 12121 Grant Street was becoming the new home for Avaya, occupying the first 4 floors of this 8 story building.  Bacon Lane Architect LLC was retained by Morgan Reed to provide architecture and interior design services for the Landlord’s common areas which include the lobby, restroom and shared corridors. This tenant improvement project is a continuation of services provided to Morgan Reed to transform this iconic structure to a premier office and research facility in the North States metro area.

The office interior design design concepts proposed by Bacon Lane Architect LLC utilize natural materials and earth tone finishes.  This approach provides a timeless and inviting environment suitable for a variety of tenants which may occupy this facility.

The Bacon Lane Architect LLC team also worked the owner in 2012 to develop preliminary renovation concepts to attract future tenants for the office space.

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The core concept for the DADA Art Bar was to have a continuous stream of fresh local artwork displayed in the space as a focus for conversation as well as a backdrop to enjoy a cold plate and glass of wine. The wine bar was designed to have two main areas. The front most public area was designed to offer casual and comfortable seating to relax and sip. Towards the back, a semi-private space was designed to be an open gallery, and is available for private events.

NOTE: This venue is now permanently closed.

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The primary goal for investigation and development of the proposed improvements is to increase pedestrian and vehicular curb appeal to attract and retain by both tenants and customers.

Bacon Lane Architect LLC experience with commercial center redevelopment is extensive.  Our goal is to provide the greatest value in both design and construction.

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Azteca Ranch Market is the primary tenant at this Caleb Investment & Management, Inc. location. The property was desperately in need of building and site improvements to meet current zoning requirements and improve business customer traffic.

This design embraces the use of durable economical metallic metal panels and detailing to complement the required Colfax Ave. Design Standards and Roadside District color pallette.  A large dynamic architectural design feature was incorporated at the building’s most visible corner, in addition to raising the parapet along the E. Colfax Ave. to improve the tenant’s visibility and the building’s stature.

Landscaping is maximized along both street frontages. Colfax Ave. landscaping includes new street trees, a ten foot wide pedestrian sidewalk and raised planters to safely separate pedestrians and screen parking and drive areas.

NOTE: This business is now permanently closed.

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A decision was made to relocate the existing operation to a new 53,000 square foot facility on a greenfield site of approximately 8 acres. Bacon Lane Architect LLC provided full architecture and engineering services. They also assisted with significant site challenges due to on-site water and the need for wetland mitigation.

Key building concepts which guided the design were:

• The owner’s desire to consolidate the operation and provide open space plans conducive to employee interaction and flexibility
• Extensive use of natural light
• Explore innovative building systems, to economize cost

The new facility allowed the Skagit Valley Publishing organization to relocate two of its weekly publications and the commercial print operation along with the main Skagit Valley Herald Publication.

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Straus Newspapers utilized Bacon Lane Architect LLC’ experience in the design and planning of front end newspaper office environments to redesign their offices.  Open interdepartmental communication was a key project goal which resulted in the design of low partition height work stations, open offices and a central pagination hub.  This central circular hub became the focus of the design with custom cabinets, shared pagination tables and varied ceiling heights.

Interior design detailing and finishes selection set this project apart from a typical office environment.  Bacon Lane Architect LLC consistently applies new contemporary design techniques with proven industry specific work flow requirements to provide each client with an exciting and unique solution.

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The project involved the replacement of three digital Print-on-Demand web presses, with three new next generation digital web presses, within the confines of the same space as the original three presses. This process required multi-phase designs to kick off construction as well as multiphase construction to allow adequate print capacity at all phases of the project.

Implementation of this project relied on a fast track process requiring completed documents to be released for permit within 5 weeks of notice to proceed.  This operational critical facility maintained continued production through all phases of construction while interior space and infrastructure systems were modified to support both the existing equipment being removed and the new equipment being installed.

Finally the time critical nature of the product production demanded the evaluation of and augmentation to existing mechanical and electrical systems to provide multiple levels of systems redundancy while continuing to serve existing equipment.

Other notable design challenges included:

• Phased Construction
• Environmental requirements of equipment
• Low tolerance for impacts to existing production operations
• Spatial constraints of space
• Square footage of existing spaces

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