HOW DO YOU REPURPOSE A SPACE FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN ITS INTENDED USE?
In 2016 the Cluster competition yielded 25 teams of 3rd year design students across all design disciplines. There were 6 finalists, and the winning entry was “Sun Devil Central.” In 2017 the competition was expanded to include Barrett, The Honors College students, and graduate students......
HOW DO YOU CREATE $37 MILLION IN VALUE FOR A DEVELOPMENT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION EVEN BEGINS?
Through stewardship, smart conservation efforts and cooperation with national and regional environmental agencies, Trinity Works was able to negotiate a dollar value of $37 million for credits awarded for water quality and improvement efforts at the Summit Bechtel Reserve.....
HOW DOES BUILDING A BRAND AND CREATING AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY THROUGH PROTYPES GENERATE LONG-TERM VALUE?
Buzz before the Build” is a development strategy rooted in marketing in which Trinity Works delivers a tangible, end-user focused, real estate product that is meant to generate buzz, build brand, pilot-test development concepts, and create value- all with minimal upfront investment. This model merges the practices of placemaking, crowd sourcing and beta testing into a dynamic strategy tailored to target project-specific needs....
TRINITY RIVER CONSERVANCY AS A WAY OF LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
How the Central Park Conservancy translates to a Trinity River Conservancy has yet to be determined. What we do know is that in the year 2020, we have a window to create something that will give our community an asset unparalleled in the world. As audacious, complicated and multi-generational as this effort sounds and will be, it is a legacy worth the effort....
TRINITY RIVER DEVELOPMENT STUDY
HOW DO YOU PLACE VALUE ON THE BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
When looking at the total value of roughly 8,000 acres made up of 8,023 parcels that are within a quarter-mile buffer zone of such a largely used public space how can you see differences in class and cost. Where are patterns formed and how does all of this equate to roughly $3.5 billion dollars....
WHAT IS MEASURED DEVELOPMENT AND HOW CAN IT LEAD TO THE PRE-SALE OF 100% OF YOUR LOTS?
In the February of 2012, a second phase of Riverhills, consisting of 57 lots, was introduced to the Fort Worth market. When the first potential customers stepped on site, there were no streets, no utilities, no landscaping- just a site plan and a lot of construction equipment moving dirt....
TESTING A LOGISTICS MODEL, A LIVE EXERCISE
In order to test all of the logistics, equipment and programmatic offerings, in July of 2022 the Summit opened its doors to 2,000 Scouts from around the country for a shakedown test of the Summit.....
LOOKING AT HOW RAPID PROTOTYPING CAN HELP REDUCE COST FOR 356 SHOWER HOUSES
At the core of the camping experience for the Scouts was the availability and reliability of restrooms and showers. Lake Flato won a design competition for the Shower houses. Consistent with Lake Flato’s design capabilities the Shower house were vernacular and extremely practical......
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING A DESIGN FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS
One of the core principles of moving the BSA Jamboree from Fort A.P. Hill was to reinvent the Jamboree for the next hundred years of Scouting. Trinity Works assembled a world class team of consultants who covered a broad range of large gathering events and venues to work with dedicated BSA volunteers.....
THE ALLIANCE COMPETITION
Gene’s Control Tower was the iconic design statement and the first of its kind in the world industrial airport needed to set Alliance apart from every other airport in both form and function. Over 30 years later, the Tower still stands as a beacon of innovation and a testament to pushing the boundaries of design through competitions......
HOW PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCE THE WAY WE DESIGN AND BUILD
When Cassco hired Trinity Works in April of 2002, it was to help with the impact of the proposed Southwest Freeway that the City of Fort Worth and the North Texas Toll Road Authority were beginning to make headway on......