Pub. 6 2018 Directory

22 THE MONTANA ARCHITECT | 2018 | www.aia-mt.org The Lark Hotel Addition THINKTANK Design Group, Inc. Bozeman, Montana Design Team: Lead Architects: Brian T. Caldwell & Erik R. Nelson of THINKTANK Design Group, Inc. Consulting Architect: Richard Fernau of Fernau & Hartman Architects, Inc. The Lark Hotel Addition is a new four-story building housing 29 unique guest rooms, lobby, and the Treeline Coffee Roasters lounge as part of the public space for the Bozeman community and the traveling guest alike. Located on Main Street in the heart of down- town Bozeman, The Lark Hotel Addition thoughtfully responds to the 2014 renovation of an abandoned two-story 1960’s motor lodge. The Lark Addition is one of the first Montana buildings to employ a pre-fabricated structure made of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), an engineered wood product that is incredibly strong, quick to setup, and environmentally friendly. The primary program requirements were: • Celebrating existing hotel renovation while ensuring design of the addition creates one, cohesive property. • Creating connection to community through public space and art. • Guest experience. • Social responsibility. • Speed of construction to minimize guest and Main Street disturbance. Design Solutions: To celebrate the existing hotel and ensure a cohesive property, the façade of The Lark Hotel Addition was folded to expose the existing Victory Taco vintage trailer and public gathering space. The front portion of the addition was molded to pick up the geometry of the existing building. The design team created public spaces throughout the property to connect the old and the new as one cohesive space. Active pub- lic spaces provide a connection between travelling guests, local residents and the Bozeman community. The large format glazing system blurs the line between the public and private spaces along Main Street, inviting both guests and locals into the Treeline Coffee Roasters lounge, which showcases the inherent beauty of wood against contemporary lighting and brightly colored furniture hand crafted by local artisans. To ensure a positive guest experience acoustic performance was em- phasized. The flooring system, comprised of 5.5" of cross lamented timber plus a 5" layered assembly of lightweight concrete, sound Citation Design Award