Communal Sense of Place
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Years of Design Established in 1982
Architecture Driven by Community.
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Primary Markets Transit • Civic • Non-Profit • Aviation • Education • Housing • Commercial • Operations & Maintenance
HUB DBE • MBE METRO SBE State & Municipal Certifications
TSA & AIA FIRM OF THE YEAR
RDLR is Recognized as a 2023 Outstanding Diverse Organization by HBJ.
About RDLR TRANSIT
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Founded in 1982, Rey de la Reza Architects, Inc. (RDLR) is recognized throughout Texas as a community-driven architectural firm providing design excellence and outstanding project management services in the Houston area. With a 40-year history, the firm has been involved in the design of a variety of transit, commercial, educational, urban design, residential, and renovation projects and continues to provide exceptional service to public entities including: City of Houston, Fort Bend County, Houston Airport System, METRO, HCTRA, The Harris Center, numerous ISD’s, GSA, USPS and TxDOT. Our firm is certified MBE and Texas HUB. RDLR believes in community driven architecture. Capital investments should respond to user needs as well as benefit the overall community. RDLR looks beyond project limits to seek opportunities to enhance the public realm and create places for communities. We believe that good design is not contingent upon the schedule or budget but rather the result of an inclusive design process that includes stakeholders, community leaders and design and construction professionals. Successful projects reflect
cultural influences and are contextually sensitive. They are sustainable developments which are cost effective to maintain and operate. Strong design solutions are the result of a collaborative, interactive process led by the design team that involves all stakeholders including users, community residents, transit agencies and specialty consultants. We are well versed at techniques for generating ideas in various settings. Careful attention is given to achieving a balance between building, surroundings, landscape, and site-specific issues. Through an inclusive process, we involve active participants, first in the programming sessions, and later in design workshops. This results in an accelerated design process, where concrete design ideas are generated respecting the programmatic and budgetary constraints. The process creates client/user consensus at an early stage in the project. Another benefit of this process is the creation of effective communications avenues among the participants.
MUNICIPAL + COUNTY (partial listing) City of Houston Public Works & Engineering NE Quadrant Facility City of Houston SW Police Substation & Fleet Maintenance City of Houston South Gessner Police Station City of Houston City Hall Basement Renovations City of Houston Solid Waste Management Transfer Facility City of Houston North Main Recycle Center City of Houston Resilience Hubs – Lily Pad Plan (w/SWA) City of Houston - Health and Human Services Programming (w/HOK) City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department – Over 20 Park Projects City of La Porte - Little Cedar Park City of Sugar Land - Police Department Renovation City of Sugar Land - Animal Shelter Temporary Building Fort Bend County Public Safety Annex Fort Bend County Transportation Center Fort Bend County Appraisal District Harris County Sherrif’s Complex Harris County On Call Projects Port Houston Maintenance Bldg. at Bayport Terminal
Civic Design
Civic facilities are community anchors that draw people together through common purpose. There is a strong connection between communities and the buildings they inhabit, and that connection is a fundamental consideration in the design of civic facilities. Police / fire stations, libraries, parks, and public work buildings can evoke a strong sense of identity and pride in the community. RDLR civic projects influence the public realm in a lasting and impactful manner while maintaining authenticity and character of the place.
Collaborative Environment COH PUBLIC WORKS & ENGINEERING NE QUADRANT FACILITY Houston, Texas
The facility is designed to enhance adjacencies and circulation between divisions through a collaborative work environment. The design provides opportunities to interact in multiple ways, from formal meetings in the auditorium and various meeting spaces, to informal interactions in the indoor and outdoor break areas.
Social Responsibility HPD SOUTH GESSNER POLICE STATION Houston, Texas
This award-winning project depicts design excellence in cost effective public building. The South Gessner Police Station is designed to communicate the Houston Police Department’s mantra, “order through law, justice with mercy”. The building’s geometry is a rational expression of it’s module, structural system, and organization of plan.
Community Driven HPD SOUTHWEST SUBSTATION Houston, Texas
More and more Americans are calling for police reform, and we believe that architecture has a crucial role to play in the future of forward thinking and more positive justice policies. When members of a community are involved in justice, it fosters an amount of social responsibility - not only for the community, but for one another.
Community Service FORT BEND COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY ANNEX Fulshear, Texas
The annex houses the Sheriff’s Office, Fire Marshal’s Office, and includes an Emergency Command Conference room. The Sheriff’s Office is the primary user of the building, with criminal investigation offices and briefing, touchdown and support spaces for patrol offices. There is also a two-cell detention area for temporary holding.
Rural Character FORT BEND COUNTY TRANSIT CENTER Rosenburg, Texas
Portraying, a rural architectural character, the transit facility includes an administration building and a bus maintenance building with a fuel island and bus wash facility. A preengineered structure was used to reduce the project costs, and the team worked closely with the county to use cost effective low maintenance materials throughout the project.
Restoration & Mitigation COH CITY HALL BASEMENT RENOVATIONS Houston, Texas
In late August of 2017, the City of Houston City Hall sustained varying levels of damage because of Hurricane Harvey. The restoration project includes restoration of the City Hall Basement and building back the damaged spaceas well as flood mitigation implementing measures to prevent future flooding.
Community Connecter HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S COMPLEX Houston, Texas
Design of a new community friendly facility to include an investigations office building, property and evidence building and community center that will allow for communal spaces that promote teamwork, collaboration, and communication within HCSO.
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