Ronald McDonald House Family Room "Snack Food Drive"

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Metro St. Louis is requesting in-kind snack donations to fill its Family Rooms. Many times, families do not leave the hospitals at all while their child is receiving care. This leaves hospital cafeterias and RMHC's Family Rooms as their only options for grabbing a bite to eat.

To help fulfill the need, Rosemann & Associates has begun a "Snack Food Drive" to provide a convenient drop off location for those interested in making a donation.

Starting today (July 22) participants can bring in snack food items to the St. Louis Design Studio at 1221 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103. Our office is open Monday - Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. The last day to make a donation will be Friday, July 31st at 3 pm.

Suggested donation items: Pre-packaged snack foods (chips, cookies, soups, easy mac, breakfast bars, etc.)

To find out other ways to make a contribution visit http://www.rmhcstl.org/donate/index.php or for those interested in volunteering visit http://www.rmhcstl.org/volunteer/index.php

Thank you in advance from all of us at Rosemann and RMHCSTL!

Rosemann's Newest Architect!

This week Rosemann & Associates' Gabe Vogl passed his final ARE exam to become a licensed architect in the State of Missouri.

Gabe graduated from Kansas State University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Architecture degree. After graduation, Gabe began his career working on large retail commercial projects.

In the summer of 2004, Gabe joined Rosemann as an intern architect quickly becoming an important part of Rosemann's design team. He is responsible for project development, construction documentation coordination and construction administration.

Over the years, Gabe has worked on the award winning Parkway Apartments, the D.A. Holmes Senior Living II project, Murphy Lake Apartments, Pine Ridge Estates and the historic renovation of Kansas City's HD Lee Building (aka Piper Lofts) and parking garage.

New Senior Villas Will Help Fulfill Demand in St. Charles County

Rosemann & Associates, P.C. recently began construction on an independent senior living development in Wentzville, Mo. called Villas at Peruque Hills. The $3.8 million project is part of a larger development including single family homes called Peruque Hills Estates.

Developed by GHL Development, an affiliate of Gundaker Commercial Group who serves as the General Contractor, the Villas will be mixed affordable and market rate senior housing with funding provided by the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) and Bank of America. Construction is scheduled for a winter 2009 completion.

With 23 townhomes and 11 garden units, the Villas will provide needed affordable senior housing in St. Charles County which is currently named a disaster county by MHDC due to severe flooding in 2008.

"The Wentzville area is vastly expanding and there is a great demand for quality affordable housing in the region," says Andrew Koenig, AIA. "Our team is confident this project will help fulfill the need but there is still more work to be done."

Rosemann's design concept coincides with the Universal Design methodology. According to the Universal Design Alliance's website, UD is a "user-friendly approach to design in the living environment where people of any culture, age, size, weight, race, gender and ability can experience an environment that promotes their health, safety and welfare today and in the future."

For the Villas, unit entries, bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and first floor bedrooms are fully accessible by wheelchair. All units include an oversized, attached garage allowing for someone with a physical disability to more easily access a vehicle. According to Koenig, the garages are a unique amenity not often found in affordable housing.

"Being an independent senior development, ease-of-use was extremely important," says Koenig. "With minor changes such as changing out some cabinetry and countertops and adding some grab bars we can easily convert units to be fully accessible. The townhouse unit staircases were also designed wider to accommodate a lift if necessary."

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Rosemann's Director of Interior Design Becomes LEED AP

The Director of Interior Design for Rosemann & Associates, P.C. recently became a LEED Accredited Professional for Commercial Interiors. Vickie Stewart, ASID, LEED AP serves as President of the American Society of Interior Designers' Missouri West/ Kansas Chapter and has a 32 year long career of creating design solutions for a multitude of project types.

Stewart earned accreditation by demonstrating a thorough understanding of the USGBC's green building practices and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating System.

"For interior designers, LEED accreditation is extremely important,” she says. “We often have a vast knowledge of materials and products making us essential in helping project teams obtain their green building certification goals.”

With Vickie's success, Rosemann now has LEED Accredited Professionals on staff practicing architecture, interior design, engineering and planning. This will ensure from schematic design to construction completion that our projects be competently and effectively guided through the process enabling projects to obtain the level of LEED certification desired.