TRENDSETTERS Clubhouse honored with Platinum Award
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has awarded the Seven Desert Mountain clubhouse with the 2019 Best in American Living Platinum Award for best community facility. The state-of-the-art, 8,900-square-foot clubhouse is a stunning sculpture of steel, stone, masonry, and pocketing glass. Set against a magnificent high desert backdrop with heated patio floors, 40-foot cantilevered hemlock overhangs with evaporative cooling, indoor-outdoor gastropub and bar areas, five fire pits, two fireplaces, and two bocce courts
create a family-friendly community gathering place. “These design features, such as the radiant patio heating and overhead misters, extend the Arizona shoulder seasons so our members may enjoy the clubhouse and golf course nearly year-round,” said Bill Brownlee of The M3 Companies LLC, the project’s developer. Drewett Works was the architect/designer whose vision was executed by Newman Commercial Builders for developer The M3 Companies. Greey|Pickett served in the dual capacity of land planner and landscape architect/designer.
Local firm celebrates 25 years Arrington Watkins Architects, a locally-owned design firm built on the foundation of values and performance, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a new leadership team. Founded in 1994 by Lynn Arrington and David Watkins, Arrington Watkins embarks on its next 25 years with seven principals that include: • Mike Conder, RA, LEED AP, AIA, Managing Principal; • Matthew Gorman, RA, LEED AP, Managing Principal; • Mike Quinn, RA, Managing Principal; • Michelle Diaz, Principal/Business Manager; • Peter Sangiorgio, RA, LEED AP, Principal Architect; 8 | May-June 2020
• Kyle Swanson, RA, Principal Architect; • Patricia Thornton, DBIA, RA, LEED AP, AIA, Principal Architect. “Our focus is to continually get better at what we do,” said Conder, who has been with Arrington Watkins for more than 10 years. “In my role, I help facilitate that; the pursuit of perfection. David (Watkins) and Lynn (Arrington) built a great foundation. Now it’s up to the new leadership to take it to the next level.”
ARRINGTON WATKINS’ PRINCIPALS: (left to right) Mike Conder, Mike Quinn, Patte Thornton, Matt Gorman, Peter Sangiorgio, Kyle Swanson and Michelle Diaz. (Photo credit: David Schacher)
Arrington Watkins is a market leader in the public safety space. It was the architectural firm on projects like the Ak-Chin Indian Community Fire Station, The City of Tempe Apache Boulevard Substation and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Property and Evidence Storage Facility.
