Creating Vibrant Community-Serving Environments | Our Urban Retail Approach
1728 Fourteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC – Recipient of the 2015 NAIOP DC/MD Award of Excellence – Best Stand Alone Retail Photograph by Anice Hoachlander Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS brings a fresh perspective to the design of vibrant and community-serving retail environments that reflect a contemporary aesthetic and which meet consumer demand for authentic brick-and-mortar
B|HA Welcomes New Team Members
Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS has grown! We are beyond excited to welcome seven new coworkers to our team! Andy, Ashley, Megan, Eduardo, Jessica, Sean and Danielle have come on board over the past months, selected based on their creativity, intelligence and accomplishment. Our people are our most valuable resource and we are pleased to welcome
High Design, High Purpose | Our Affordable Housing Commitment
PROJECT UPDATES Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS supports affordable housing as a basic right and a cornerstone of smart growth. We are dedicated to designing dignified affordable housing projects which deliver the same high quality design as market-rate housing and seamlessly integrate into their communities. Our completed affordable housing projects have delivered over 500 affordable units,
Rob McClennan, AIA Inducted into Lambda Alpha International
Congratulations to our own Rob McClennan, AIA who was inducted into the George Washington Chapter of Lambda Alpha International (LAI)! Lambda Alpha International is an honorary, non-political professional society devoted to the advancement of land economics. Membership in Lambda Alpha is by invitation only and reserved for those who have built a compelling reputation of
Thank You for Joining Us!
A very warm thank you to everyone who joined us last week at our office open house. We had a great time and we were delighted so many people made the effort to come and help us celebrate! When we first opened for business on 14th Street in 1999 (only blocks away from our current
B|HA Staff Photo Contest
When we announced a staff photography contest last month, we were unaware of the talent our design staff wields behind the lens! We solicited images in five categories and received over 100 total entries! We then invited three of our admired architectural photographers, Anice Hoachlander, Eric Taylor and Max Mackenzie, to jury our competition. We’re excited to share the results
Celebrating Excellence at the 2015 NAIOP MD/DC Awards Gala
We were honored to receive three Awards of Excellence at the 2015 NAIOP MD/DC Awards Gala on Thursday, October 1st where we celebrated with our clients, Lowe Enterprises and Perseus Realty, staff, friends and professional colleagues at the Willard Hotel! THE HIVE – OUR NEW STUDIO AT 1728 Award of Excellence – Interiors The Hive, our
B|HA’s Carlos Bethencourt Recognized in IDB Urban Lab Competition
We dedicate much attention to sharing the work our talented staff accomplishes in the office. We are excited to share the success one of our architectural staff members recently experienced through his participation on a team of young designers and faculty professors in the IDB URBANLAB 2015 competition. Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS’ Carlos Bethencourt participated on a design team that
Bill Bonstra, FAIA, LEED AP Appointed to Jubilee Support Alliance Board
Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Bill Bonstra, FAIA, LEED AP to the Jubilee Support Alliance Board of Directors. Founded in 1984 by a group of Washington, DC business leaders, the Jubilee Support Alliance (JSA) brings in-kind and financial resources to Jubilee Housing, an Adams Morgan based, affordable-housing nonprofit.