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    blurring the distinction between art and craft

    Paul Duncker, AIA                      (307) 732-1645                      handson@onewest.net

    HandsOn Design                                                                           Jackson Hole architect        

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    Corporate Headquarters
    Enercrest Oilfield Services
     

    8,000 sq.ft. corporate headquarters building for an oilfield services company. Structure incorporates Parallam & exposed structural steel trusses, posts and open web joists and incorporates passive solar design, generous roof overhangs (which capture low angle winter sun while providing shade from high angle summer sun) & an on site wind turbine. Building includes 10 private offices, open office space for 30, 12 seat conference room,  full kitchen and a public use Assembly Wing with a separate entrance for training seminars.

     

    Architecture - commercial projects

    Teton Valley Ranch Camp
    Dining Hall
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    5,000 sq.ft. clear span engineered heavy timber structure attached to an existing commercial kitchen. Includes      seating for 300, a meeting room, camp museum, co-ed restrooms and support facilities. Engineered Parallam               structure with hand hewn log spine suggests a narrative history of the development of the camp over time.

    Collaboration with Michael Folwell Architecture, Boulder, CO.

    Oswald Gallery
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    Commercial photography gallery on Center Street in downtown Jackson including public gallery space, private presentation rooms, second story framing workspace, reception area, pantry and offices.

    Original kitchen to the left

    Original kitchen to the left

    TVRC night view

    TVRC night view

    Approach

    Approach

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    Reception desk

    Reception desk

    intimate freestanding viewing rooms

    intimate freestanding viewing rooms

    Zebrawood and steel counter

    Zebrawood and steel counter

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    Public Restroom Prototypes
    Teton County Parks & Recreation
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    Prototypical restroom structures and outdoor pavilions scattered throughout Teton County. The design of the structures is a an attempt to develop a sustainable, cost effective architectural prototype that represents Teton County’s historic agricultural heritage while providing self sufficient, tamper resistant public amenities.

     

    High School Tennis Pavillion

    High School Tennis Pavillion

    Prototypical Structures

    Prototypical Structures

    Owen Bircher Park

    Owen Bircher Park

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    Double J Ranch
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    A grouping of structures including a communal Dining Hall comprised of 10 reclaimed log cabins designed for       children undergoing cancer treatment     arranged around a semi circular communal space fronting a pond on a private ranch. Cabins are connected by   common bathroom and living spaces, and perform double duty as guest         and seasonal staff housing during the winter months.

    Family Cabin

    Family Cabin

    Construction

    Construction

    Kitchen/ Dining Hall

    Kitchen/ Dining Hall

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    Existing Building

    Existing Building

    View from hillside across the creek.

    View from creek

    View from creek

    Aerial View from Street

    Aerial View from Street

    Only the foreground building was included in our Praxis LLC renovation proposal. The structures to the rear were designed by Medicine Hat Inc. You can find a link on the Contacts page.

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    The Lux Lounge
    Mobile cocktail lounge
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    Constructed from the shell of a vintage Airstream,The Lux Lounge incorporates two seating areas on either side of a fully stocked central bar, and can also serve exterior partygoers through a large awning window. It is intended to serve outdoor weddings, public gatherings and corporate events, to compliment mobile catering  equipment.

    Site view from creek

    Site view from creek

    Rooftop Deck

    Rooftop Deck

    Sauna in the foreground, outdoor fireplace in the rear, stairwell entry in the center.

    Site view from street

    Site view from street

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    Barn reconstruction

    Barn reconstruction

    The upper level was built of prefabricated storage trusses with a 2x12 bottom chord acting as floor framing. In this way, the sheathed upper floor could seismically stabilize the historic log structure below.

    Residential buildings

    Residential buildings

    Barn in foreground is ranch Manager's residence. Behind is the Bunkhouse, with (4) bedroom suites and communal kitchen for truck drivers and private pilots.

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    Reconstructed Entry Gate

    Reconstructed Entry Gate

    Frank Daughtry and Associates, Paul Duncker project architect.

    Facade Detail

    Facade Detail

    Frank Daughtry and Associates, Paul Duncker project architect.

    Fifth Avenue Facade

    Fifth Avenue Facade

    Frank Daughtry and Associates, Paul Duncker project architect.

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    Jackson Land and Cattle-
    Historic Renovations
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    Formerly known as the Spring Gulch Equestrian Center, the project includes the renovation of three separate existing structures: a 10,000 sq,ft, hayshed conversion to a shop/ maintenance facility, a 2,100 sq.ft. storage building conversion to guest housing, and a 3,400 sq.ft. log barn conversion to a ranch manager’s residence. Anecdotal information suggests that this barn is in fact the oldest structure in Jackson Hole, though not at its current location. An innovative prefabricated truss system including an integrated floor structure was used at the upper level stabilize the log wall structure below.

    The Metropolitan Club
    NYC Historic Interventions
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    Additions and renovations to a historic McKim, Mead and White private mens club in the Itallianate Rennaisonce Revival style. Project began with a facade restoration, and grew to include the first Women's Room constructed there along with a new connecting stair, Men's Bar, and Dining Room Egress. project began under Frank Daughtry Architects and continued with Paul Duncker, Architect.

    Modular Eco-Hotel 
    Schematic Design
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    Proposed 5 unit  condo-hotel development on Flat Creek in the Town of Jackson. Steel moment frames fastened to concrete footings create ground floor parking with side by side prefabricated modules  stacked above. Atop that volume is a covered roof deck with sauna and outdoor fireplace. Photovoltaic cells, rainwater collection cisterns, geothermal heating, intgral bike racks and recycling bins support Jacksons 

    Conference Room exterior

    Conference Room exterior

    Big Piney industrial context

    Big Piney industrial context

    EnerCrest - Corner Entry

    EnerCrest - Corner Entry

    A forward thinking oilfield services company that included a wind turbine and photovoltaic lighting in their corporate headquarters.

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    Office Building Addition
    Town of Jackson
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    Exploration of development options related to a corner town lot with rear alley access. Designed to accommodate additional mixed use development on adjacent lots as they became available. Existing single story home would be relocated and additional buiding segments could be constructed as additive geometries without compromising the new construction. Parking largely accommodated on two streetfronts in Special Parking District.

     

    View from alley

    View from alley

    Alley view

    Alley view

    View from streecorner

    View from streecorner

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    Paul Duncker, Jackson Hole architect
    Grand Teton National Park Association
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    HandsOn Designed  these lower level offices back in 2004. Our goal was to distribute the natural light from just a few windows throughout the interior, resulting in a series of private windowed offices  (sandblasted for privacy) around some open office cubicles. Ten years later the organization was looking more more private spaces. We responded by installing sliding glass doors on custom steel supports between raised cubicle walls that stop short of the ceiling so fire sprinklers weren't affected. We also added custom beech cabinetry along corridors walls, and divided some offices in half with decorative partitions.

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    Short sandblasted partitions

    Short sandblasted partitions

    File drawers & open shelves

    File drawers & open shelves

    New steel and glass doors

    New steel and glass doors

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    Inn On The Creek
    Proposed Expansion
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    Proposed 4,800 sq.ft. hotel renovation creates 10 condo-hotel units ranging in size between 380 and 1,240 sq.ft. Expansion is based on zoning footprint. Designed by Praxis LLC, a joint venture partnership between HandsOn Design and Medicine Hat Inc. of Gallatin Gateway, MT. Unbuilt.