Klauder & Company provided building programming, concept design, coordination of renderings and cost estimates, value engineering and analysis, and recommendations for the development of a proposed 20 acre site for this project.  The concept design services included site plan, multiple floor plans, building sections, building elevations and architectural narrative.  The concept design provided facilities for housing, feeding, teaching, counseling and the recreation for 30 youths between the ages of 6 and 18, and the facilities for on-site staff and administration/ office facilities.

Alaska Christian College President Keith Hamilton came to Klauder & Company in October of 2010 with the need for more classroom space and a larger library to accommodate their growing student population and their efforts to achieve academic accreditation. Their plan was to break ground the following Spring with the goals of using the renovated library by the time classes started in the Fall and for the new classroom facility to be complete for their accreditation visit in October. 

The college serves a population of students that are 92% Native Alaskans from remote village locales. Klauder & Company started the design process by conducting key personnel interviews and workshops with the staff and students of the college, after which time a campus master plan was created in order to define the ideal location for the new facility. After an in-depth programming exercise, several schematic design options were presented to the building committee and a unified concept was refined. During this process, Klauder and Company worked closely with Alaska Christian College's Library Director to integrate the needs of the library into the design. We continued to meet with the building committee on a regular basis throughout the design process until the completion of the Construction Documents. 

Klauder and Company invited four contractors to bid on the project. We established a point system to evaluate both cost and qualifications as part of our final selection methodology. We developed three alternates to allow us some flexibility to adjust the scope of work and the bid amount to ensure that we could negotiate a successful project. We were delighted to have two highly qualified contractors bid our documents and come in so very close together as well as on budget. Upon evaluation of the points for qualifications, the final points score was 98.78 for Blazy and 98.50 for G & S. Both contractors complimented us on the quality of our construction documents. 

Blazy construction completed construction of this facility and Klauder & Company handled all of the Construction Administration Services, including responding to RFI's, approving submittals, pay request inspections, change order negotiations and substantial completion and final completion inspections. The library was complete and ready for use when classes began in the fall and the new academic building was ready for walk through when the accreditation committee was performing their on-site evaluation. The college was delighted with our services and told us that we exceeded their expectations. We have since worked with Alaska Christian College on a campus Master Plan, and are currently preparing to start work on a new addition to their dorms. 

Klauder & Company worked with the Owner/Developer and each individual client to design custom beach-front condominiums with development of client specific features such as catwalks, rotundas, balconies and “eagle’s nest” observation towers. 

Providing for client customization while still maintaining enough similarity to blend in with the Owner/Developers’ overall scheme at Land’s End Resort was one major design challenge.  For example, we customized amenities within the individual condos including a lap swim pool, walk-in wine cellar, and a flat screen TV that rises up through the granite counter top. Additionally, Klauder and Company Architects worked closely with Nelson and Associates to coordinate the expression of architectural structuring in this resort condominium project.

Klauder & Company Architects was the prime architect for the 5,880 sq. ft. Tesoro Central Control Building project. Tesoro's Kenai Oil Refinery facility formerly contained separate control rooms for each of their different process lines, all of which were located within the hazardous blast zone of the oil refinery. This project consolidated all of those control rooms into one centralized location outside of the hazardous blast zones.

Klauder & Company Architects completed a detailed programming exercise for the building, developed a site selection process to compare four possible site options and then saw the building through to completion. As this is an operations facility, a detailed Human Factor Analysis was completed for the structured work environment to ensure that the building environment maintains appropriate human energy levels to promote attention to the required tasks 24/7.

Klauder & Company Architects worked with Kenai Peninsula Housing Initiatives (KPHI) to provide comprehensive architectural design and construction phase services for a two-story fourplex and two-story duplex. Both buildings are low-income housing projects.  The ground floor units of the fourplex are equipped for both the mobility and the sensory impaired. 

Klauder & Company worked with Udelhoven Oilfield System Services to provide architectural design and construction administration services for the construction of a new site for the company’s facilities. The process began by completing a master plan for the 14 acre greenfield site, after which the project was divided into three phases. Phase I involved preparing the site for future developments, and the construction of an administrative office / warehouse building. As this first building was to be the front façade of the complex, it was carefully designed to marry an efficient layout with an attractive appearance, and close care was paid to the landscaping around the building.

Phase II of the development involved the construction of an 11,000 SF metal fabrication shop with specialty hydraulic aircraft hangar doors and a 40 ton bridge crane. Phase III was the construction of two carports.   

Ionia Community Center is a multipurpose facility for an alternative community residing in Kasilof, Alaska.  Klauder & Company designed the facility’s community meeting spaces, dining rooms, kitchen, recreational and educational spaces with an agrarian homestead life style in mind, emphasizing children as the first priority.  Klauder & Company Architects worked closely with Bill Nelson to develop the exposed timber frame detailing.

An 11,810 SF custom log building.  The facility features locally processed spruce log walls and structural log columns and beams, hand hewn wood guard rails, handcrafted wood floors and countertops, and two custom-built highly efficient masonry wood-fired stoves for heating and cooking.  This beautifully crafted building houses family-style living and meeting rooms, arts and crafts studios, recreational areas, a movie room, overnight accommodations, a kitchen and a dining area.

Klauder & Company Architects designed a 10,000 SF addition to the New Life Assembly of God Church in Kenai. This project included careful integration of the new addition with the existing building to eliminate the appearance of an addition. This was accomplished by stepping roof planes, matching the pitch of the existing roof and over-lapping the connection between existing and new with entry canopies both front and back. Klauder & Company built and presented a presentation model to the full congregation. The new addition features a massive prow roof canopy marking the front entry.

Klauder & Company has since worked with the Church on the renovation of a small café area within the existing church building, and has provided design services for a Master Plan of the site, encompassing a substantial addition to the existing church, landscaped grounds, and the construction of several new structures. 

Klauder & Company Architects provided architectural design and drafting services for the complete renovation and reroof of the Aspen Dental Center’s existing building. We have worked with this client on multiple projects on a variety of different buildings. The client has told us that they never worry about our fee amount as they know that we always provide a service above and beyond what we bill the client for. 

Klauder & Company has been working with Peak Oilfield Service to design a new Wash Bay building and office for the company’s facility in Nikiski, AK. We also provided Construction Administration for the 4,400 SF Wash Bay, which was completed in Spring 2015. 

Klauder & Company Architects provided architectural design for a 500 SF addition to the Kenai Veterinary Hospital and a new roofing system for the whole building. The extension houses a new Exam Room with a lift table, Cat Parvo Ward, an ADA Restroom and Office.  

The Nelson Fourplex is a high-end, modern fourplex apartment building in Anchorage.  The site is very steep slope facing south, with exceptional views toward South Anchorage and over the adjacent sports fields.   The site provided both challenges to fit the desired building on the site while at the same time providing a wonderful opportunity for solar gain, daylighting and great views.  These site challenges were met by staggering the building in plans and locating garages on the lower level dug into the hillside.   A formal entry was located on the north side of the building.  Facing the public street is an elevation with glass block, and special lighting features creating a soothing lighting effect.  Private balconies on the south side take full advantage of the sun as well as the wonderful views.

Alaska Christian College is a non-profit higher education facility based in Soldotna, Alaska, whose mission is to empower Alaska Natives through biblically-based education and Christian formation to pursue excellence in character, learning, and service. Klauder & Company Architects has provided master planning services for the entire campus including multiple building siting efforts. Recently, based on Klauder & Company’s master planning work and designs, the entire campus has been revitalized with new exterior finishes and color scheme, site planning, parking, landscaping, signage, and construction of new facility entrance canopies.

Klauder & Company is working with Dr. Todd Pollock of Freedom Physical Therapy to provide architectural design services for a complete remodel and revitalization of an existing building to create a state of the art physical therapy office with treatment rooms, multiple gym spaces, and an aqua treadmill. The existing building structure will be completely transformed with a series of alternately sloping roofs, to create an eye catching modern design. Construction has begun on this project and is expected to be completed in 2021.