Not-for-profit Studio 804 employs a modernist style for a cheeky take on the traditional roof structure in the Pinkney Neighborhood House.

What happened to the rich vernacular of the American suburb" While the answer is one of complexity, the term conjures a clear image of rows upon rows of vaguely colonial, builder-grade homes. The commercial architecture machine would have home buyers believe that the ?McMansion? or ?contemporary farmhouse? is aspirational. But with the help of Duravit, Studio 804 adds the Pinkney Neighborhood House to its extensive portfolio of unique, new local builds that buck the conventional, marrying modern with local language. Helmed by architect and educator Dan Rockhill, not-for-profit Studio 804 bridges the gap between formal studies and professional practice for University of Kansas architectural graduate students ? operating for nearly three decades ? with Duravit playing a significant role since 2017.
Team Work
Each year, and over the course of the nine months, the design-build practice shepherds roughly 30 students through almost every aspect of the construction process from inception to full realization ? sparing no misadventure in an effort to strengthen their constitution as working professionals. ?I had noticed that students were suffering from what I’ve described as this sort of deprived youth, and began doing just a little bit of building with them,? Rockhill says. ?And they were just drunk on the potency of that...