el dorado
kansas city, mo.
The century-old warehouse building containing The Finn Lofts presented el dorado with both a challenge and an opportunity. Its 30,750-square-foot size was a boon, but the square-shaped floor plate didn’t lend itself to a standard multifamily layout. The question was, says principal Douglas W. Stockman, AIA, “How do you organize everything so each unit can engage with the exterior?”
He and his colleagues carved out the building’s center and added on vertically, bringing illumination down into the middle units via light monitors. Other units feature interior courtyards. “It’s done economically and urbanistically,” said a judge.
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Project Credits
principal in charge / project manager / interior designer: Douglas W. Stockman, AIA, el dorado
project architect: Steve Salzer, AIA, el dorado
project designer: Chris Burk, el dorado
general contractor: Mark Wagner, Farha Construction, Wichita, Kan.
developer: David Farha, Brock Oaks, and Mark Farha, The Finn Lofts LLC, Wichita
landscape architect: Alan Mackey, Landplan Engineering, Kansas City, Mo.
project size: 561 square feet to 1,208 square feet
site size: 0.6 acre
construction cost: $102 per square foot
rental price: $750 to $1,600 per unit per month
units in project: 25
photography: Mike Sinclair
product details
bathroom fittings: Delta, www.deltafaucet.com, ProFlo, www.proflo.com; bathroom fixtures: ProFlo, www.proflo.com, Whitehaus Collection, www.whitehauscollection.com; cooktop, dishwasher, oven, and refrigerator: Whirlpool, www.whirlpool.com; flooring (carpet): FLOR, www.flor.com; flooring (ceramic tile, stone, or concrete): Daltile, www.daltile.com; garbage disposer: InSinkErator, www.insinkerator.com; hardware: Cal-Royal, www.cal-royal.com; hvac equipment: Broan, www.broan.com, Goodman, www.goodmanmfg.com; insulation: CertainTeed, www.certainteed.com; kitchen fittings: Delta, www.deltafaucet.com; kitchen fixtures: ProFlo, www.proflo.com; paints/stains/wall finishes: Sherwin-Williams, www.sherwin-williams.com; skylights: Polygal, www.polygal-northamerica.com; windows: YKK Architectural Products, www.ykkap.com