Abstractions for Automobile Alley - A new exhibit of photography by Michael Hoffner in Oklahoma City.
höffnerdesignstudio
Architecture and Planning
A full service design firm operating at the intersection of architecture and art
About us
It was clear from early childhood that hds founder Michael Höffner’s work should somehow place him in the context of drawings and making. His father was an aerospace engineer who dabbled in art, so Michael grew up with this as a familiar condition. There were always drawings, models and renderings, as well as art supplies at the Höffner household. Michael's earliest memories are making drawings of things that he wanted to build. It was inevitable he would become an artist or architect. Luckily, he's found a way to do both - working at the intersection of art and place-making. Every höffnerdesignstudio project is site specific - whether it's making sense of context, addressing ideas and histories, or simply exercising resourcefulness for a given project. These things are determined by the conditions of a particular site, owner and users. And what can the conditions of a site inform us about a given project? What can we learn by layering information about history, site, narratives and stakeholders? Is this already suggestive of an activity? Does it provide encouragement along a path? Could it offer a heightened spatial understanding, the gift of an enriched experience?
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hoffnerdesignstudio.com
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- Industry
- Architecture and Planning
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2016
- Specialties
- Historic Preservation, Adaptive Reuse, National Register Nominations, and Federal and State Historic Tax Credits
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Grateful to receive recognition from our peers - thanks to the jury and thanks to Melissa Hunt and the awards banquet committee for all effort that went into putting together the awards banquet.
A Citation Award in Excellence in Craft went to höffnerdesignstudio for Map Room. #architecture #archweek24 #celebratearchitecture #architects #design The Masons ascribe meaning to construction tools. Level, Plumb Bob and Square represent the stages of a gathering: Meet, Act and Part. This becomes the link between the building's history and the program for the space: a private meeting space for building tenants and their guests. It follows that construction tools are presented as art on a wall – a wall of re-purposed limestone left over from the building shell renovation. There is no didactic offered about the tools. The story is to be shared verbally with guests. The story of the building's beginnings is told through a series of historic photos and text written by a Masonic historian for this project. The walls and ceiling are painted dark to evoke a feeling of mystery, and new narrow flood LED lighting illuminates the objects presented in the entry sequence. Inside the meeting space, the rugged material palette continues: mill finish steel, oak and leather. An area rug, acoustical wall panels and a full height velvet curtain address acoustical and privacy issues. Metal wing walls and a new tile backsplash bring order to the millwork area. Blocky forms are repeated as lighting shades and tables, and a "Sofa Cart" appears as though it could have been used to haul the other elements into the space. These were all designed by the architect. The remainder of the durable leather furniture was specified to match the blocky geometry. Architect: hoffnerdesignstudio Owner: Bond Payne Contractor: Lingo Construction Services Photography: Joseph Mills Photography
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