The office went out to for happy hour at the Esquire Tavern last week, celebrating...well, I cannot seem to remember what we were celebrating for, but goodness, it was fun!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Happy Hour
The office went out to for happy hour at the Esquire Tavern last week, celebrating...well, I cannot seem to remember what we were celebrating for, but goodness, it was fun!
Twins
We have some non-work related, but still very important, posts today. I guess you could call this "fun at work" or "reasons we love working at DJD" or "office laughs," etc.
Today, Paul and Carlos are twins.
Today, Paul and Carlos are twins.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Colonial Hills United Methodist Church New Sanctuary Support Addition
The new addition for Colonial Hills has finished construction!
Monday, July 30, 2012
Dinah's Anniversary
Last Thursday, our office celebrated Dinah's 15 year anniversary with the firm. We had a wonderful dinner with our families at Silo, where we ate, drank, and told stories from the last 15 years.
Congratulations Dinah! Thank you for the last 15 years!
Congratulations Dinah! Thank you for the last 15 years!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Introducing Lauren
We have an awesome summer intern: Lauren! She is a graduate student studying in Chicago, and received her Bachelors of Environmental Design from Texas A&M University. She has already made a huge impact working on as-built drawings for our Texas Parks and Wildlife projects, and will be working on projects for the City of San Antonio and Lackland ISD. We look forward to having her in the office over the next few months!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
TBAE Certificate of Appreciation
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Team Dockery Golfing Domination
Carlos R., Carlos C., and David took second place at the San Antonio AIA Golf Classic! Together with a friend of Carlos R., it was a great day on the green, off of work in the sunshine, with long shots, putting, and birdies, beer, and food! The team enjoyed playing the tournament, and will be back next year, with the rest of the office to cheer them on!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Davis Mountains State Park - Ranger Residence
Dateline: May 18, 2012.
On this date the last project of the Region III 2008-2010 Capital Improvements Program came to a close. The Davis Mountains State Park 1930's CCC Building known today as the Ranger Residence was finally accepted by the project team who had assembled there on this date for a final review. Park Superintendent, Tommy Cude and his family will be moving into Unit 100 on May 21, 2012. The other unit will be occupied by the Park Security Officer and his family. This project was administered during construction by the professional staff from McCormick Architecture in El Paso, whom performed an outstanding job, bringing this historic renovation project to a close. This project will be an asset to the Davis Mountains State Park with a refreshing new look. The exterior walls were entirely refinished, as well as a new roof and electrical service. The units are now provided with heating and air conditioning, having replaced the old window coolers. Also, new retaining walls composed of native rock, were added to aid in diverting drainage away from the residence. The interior was modernized with newly painted ceilings and walls, new toilet rooms and showers, new kitchen cabinets, breakfast bar and new appliances. Hopefully, the renovation and modernization of this historic1930s CCC structure will serve the park Superintendent and staff residing there, for many years to come.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Hangar #9
April 9, 2012.
The location was Hangar #9, the last, and only WWI hangar of its kind. The facility is on the National Historic Register and is a Historic Landmark previously known as an US Air Force flight training installation. Built in 1918 as part of 16 hangars at Brooks Field, this one and only last remaining hangar was the topic of discussion today with several dignitaries present. Plans for the development of this site were presented by the Brooks Development Agency, County Commissioner, Precinct #4, Tommy Adkisson and the Architect, Debra J. Dockery. Initial plans call for stabilization of the Hangar #9 structure and the internment site of Sidney J. Brooks, Jr. Future plans call for a Community Center and green space for community activities. Ms. Reba Malone and other BDA Board members were present at today's meeting, as well as local news media in attendance for this community discussion and unveiling of the plans for this National Monument site.
The location was Hangar #9, the last, and only WWI hangar of its kind. The facility is on the National Historic Register and is a Historic Landmark previously known as an US Air Force flight training installation. Built in 1918 as part of 16 hangars at Brooks Field, this one and only last remaining hangar was the topic of discussion today with several dignitaries present. Plans for the development of this site were presented by the Brooks Development Agency, County Commissioner, Precinct #4, Tommy Adkisson and the Architect, Debra J. Dockery. Initial plans call for stabilization of the Hangar #9 structure and the internment site of Sidney J. Brooks, Jr. Future plans call for a Community Center and green space for community activities. Ms. Reba Malone and other BDA Board members were present at today's meeting, as well as local news media in attendance for this community discussion and unveiling of the plans for this National Monument site.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Chaparral Wildlife Management Visitor's Center
Going down Interstate 35 south and hanging a right at FM133 for 7 more miles, you will find the newly constructed Chaparral Wildlife Management Area's new Visitor's Center. The new center for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will provide interpretive services, research and hunter education programs.For more information, just check out our website at: www.debradockeryarchitects.com/projects
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Goose Island State Park
Here are some more project photographs for your viewing pleasure.
The Goose Island State Park shelters (in Rockport, Texas, for Texas Parks & Wildlife) were completed at the beginning of the year, and provide a place for fishermen, picnic-ers, and other park goers to have protection from the wind and sun. They are prefabricated concrete forms (local prefab operation from Houston) that were quickly assembled on site, replacing a series of old, weathered shelters along the lake's beach. Engraved on the side of each shelter is one of four different Texas wildlife species that can be found at the park.
Paul took these photographs on his second to last trip out there in January, after all of the shelters had been completed. For more information on this project, click here.
The Goose Island State Park shelters (in Rockport, Texas, for Texas Parks & Wildlife) were completed at the beginning of the year, and provide a place for fishermen, picnic-ers, and other park goers to have protection from the wind and sun. They are prefabricated concrete forms (local prefab operation from Houston) that were quickly assembled on site, replacing a series of old, weathered shelters along the lake's beach. Engraved on the side of each shelter is one of four different Texas wildlife species that can be found at the park.
Paul took these photographs on his second to last trip out there in January, after all of the shelters had been completed. For more information on this project, click here.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
St. Mary's Downtown Operations Office & Public Art San Antonio (PASA) Interior Finish Out
New photographs from the St. Mary's Downtown Operations Office interior finish-out we completed for the City of San Antonio. The project also included the design of the studio space for Public Art San Antonio (PASA).
Monday, March 19, 2012
McGoldrick Construction Office Interior Finish-Out
New photographs from the recently completed interior finish-out completed for our dear friends at McGoldrick Construction.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Blast from the Past...
We end today with a bit of nostalgia, as Debra and Paul get ready to go to the NCARB Region 3 conference in Seattle...
An old logo
An old logo
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Returning Client LaPryor ISD
Debra J. Dockery, Architect, PC, received great news today when we were informed that the La Pryor I.S.D. School Board selected our Firm from among several other RFQ submissions to be their Architect for the District. An initial meeting with the Superintendent, Mr. Bennie Hernandez and the Business Manager, Mr. Moises Santiago is scheduled for March 20, 2012 in La Pryor. We are exited to receive this news from a school District we have provided Architectural Service for as long ago as 2007. We welcome this returning client and look forward to a rewarding business relationship.
TPWD Davis Mountains Photographs
Some photographs from Paul's latest trip into West Texas to see our finished renovation of the CCC-era Ranger Residence in Davis Mountains State Park. Cool fact: It is a 1930s adobe structure. How cool is that!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Expanding the Calendar: March
So many events have been popping up at the very beginning of March that I am compiling the March calendar half a week early.
Monday, March 1
6:00 Architecture on Tap, with District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal at the Friendly Spot
Saturday, March 3
7:00 Beaux Arts Ball, Cleary Zimmernamm Warehouse
Sunday, March 4
10:00 am Siclovia, Broadway, north of Downtown
Wednesday, March 7
5:30 Jonathan Bartlett Lecture at UTSA CoA
Friday - Sunday, March 9-11
David Thaddeus ARE Structures in Dallas
Saturday, March 10
7:00 Luminaria, HemisFair Park
Thursday, March 15
TBAE Changes go into effect
9:00 AM AIA Accessibility Guidelines
Monday, March 1
6:00 Architecture on Tap, with District 1 Councilman Diego Bernal at the Friendly Spot
Saturday, March 3
7:00 Beaux Arts Ball, Cleary Zimmernamm Warehouse
Sunday, March 4
10:00 am Siclovia, Broadway, north of Downtown
Wednesday, March 7
5:30 Jonathan Bartlett Lecture at UTSA CoA
Friday - Sunday, March 9-11
David Thaddeus ARE Structures in Dallas
Saturday, March 10
7:00 Luminaria, HemisFair Park
Thursday, March 15
TBAE Changes go into effect
9:00 AM AIA Accessibility Guidelines
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Event Calendar through the rest of February
Wednesday, February 22
6:00 Marion Blackwell AIA Lecture - Center for Architecture
Thursday, February 23
12:00 AIA Associates Meeting - Center for Architecture
12:00 Building Enclosure Committee Meeting - Center for Architecture
(see some conflict here?)
6:00 Foundation for Architecture Pecha Kucha
Friday, February 24
12:00 LED Lighting Lunch and Learn - DJD Office
Monday, February 27
12:00 AIA Monthly Meeting - Luby's
Wednesday, February 29
5:30 Downtown Alliance Young Professionals Mixer - La Paloma Riverwalk, 215 Losoya Street
5:30 AIA Update on Healthcare - Center for Architecture
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Hemisfair and Downtown Development
The past week has been busy for the office...charrettes on Brooks Hangar 9, Lackland ISD projects, and interim reviews for Fort Sam Houston were on our plates, in addition to other project deadlines. This morning, Carlos, Michelle, and I went to our monthly SMPS Talk Marketing meeting, where a very informative discussion on proposals was had, along with some serious bagel eating.
What I really wanted to get to here was the inaugural Architecture on Tap featuring Andres Andujar, the gentleman spearheading the master planning and redevelopment of Hemisfair Park.
A large part of the operation behind all of the action that has happened and is continuing to happen at San Antonio River North, Andres is passionate about re-invigorating the city's urban core with this commercial, civic, and residential endeavor. A large part of the conversation was centered on who this $80 million dollar project would be for: the tourist, or the San Antonian. In multiple bits heard on the news and radio about the Hemisfair proposal, one of the selling points for Hemisfair has been the expansion of tourism spilling over from the Riverwalk across South Alamo and into the energized urban park. However, Andujar repeatedly stressed that this new development would not be for the tourist, but for the people of San Antonio. It is a gateway to downtown, a means to get those of us who live here back into the heart of the city for a while. Active spaces will be the catalyst to get people to drive downtown for some time in the park. This excites me, as a former resident of Houston's Inner Loop, as I think about the things that are happening at and around Discovery Green and Herman Park. Although tourism is a large part of the city, and will most definately remain as such (our city is a wonderful place to come and visit, and the Riverwalk is a magical linear park), Hemisfair is an opportunity to claim an urban identity for residents and to reinvigorate the parts of the city around it (and not just Southtown, which has been experiencing its own renaissance, but further South and West, as well as East across I-37).
Hemisfair would also be a catalyst for the return to urban living. Downtown San Antonio has been receiving a great deal of attention with the construction of new residential spaces that has been slowly growing over the last decade. Residents have become increasingly interested in an urban lifestyle, and the city has been responding to this. Hemisfair would provide for the increase of residences downtown, bumping up the ratio of residences to hotel rooms from 4,000 to 14,000 to something like 10,000 residential units to 14,000 hotel rooms. Our conversation really got going with this idea of residential movement back into the city. The majority of people (20- and 30-somethings, for an idea of our age demographic) at Architecture on Tap did not just work downtown, but also lived there, and were interested in how to get more people to live downtown as well. The Hemisfair redevelopment would include apartments at multiple price points, from subsidized housing to market price. Residences available will be rentals only; no apartments will be available for purchase, as the city will own and operate Hemisfair as a public entity (no private ownership of residential or commercial lots).
Andujar did discuss the politics behind the Hemisfair proposal, including funding, TIRZ (tax increment reinvestment zones), the 2012 Bond program, and opposition to the potential streetcar that would service Hemisfair and surrounding areas. His work on River North was also a topic of conversation, which is arguably the starting point for the entirety of the current revitalization around downtown San Antonio.
Andujar formally presented the Hemisfair master plan to City Council the day following our Architecture on Tap, and the project will continue in preparation for receiving funding for the 2012 Bond election (this is not the only source of funding, as there are public and private entities at work to bring the project into fruition, although voter approved funding is a large part of getting the project started and providing ownership for the city and its residents). His welcome participation for Architecture on Tap led to an insightful and engaging discussion, and I look forward to the development of the Hemisfair area, and especially what the city will look like 10 years from now.
In other downtown news, Downtown Alliance's developing Young Professionals group is working to get the word out about Downtown activities, which a few of the AIA associates at our firm have been involved with.
Happy Valentine's Day!
What I really wanted to get to here was the inaugural Architecture on Tap featuring Andres Andujar, the gentleman spearheading the master planning and redevelopment of Hemisfair Park.
A large part of the operation behind all of the action that has happened and is continuing to happen at San Antonio River North, Andres is passionate about re-invigorating the city's urban core with this commercial, civic, and residential endeavor. A large part of the conversation was centered on who this $80 million dollar project would be for: the tourist, or the San Antonian. In multiple bits heard on the news and radio about the Hemisfair proposal, one of the selling points for Hemisfair has been the expansion of tourism spilling over from the Riverwalk across South Alamo and into the energized urban park. However, Andujar repeatedly stressed that this new development would not be for the tourist, but for the people of San Antonio. It is a gateway to downtown, a means to get those of us who live here back into the heart of the city for a while. Active spaces will be the catalyst to get people to drive downtown for some time in the park. This excites me, as a former resident of Houston's Inner Loop, as I think about the things that are happening at and around Discovery Green and Herman Park. Although tourism is a large part of the city, and will most definately remain as such (our city is a wonderful place to come and visit, and the Riverwalk is a magical linear park), Hemisfair is an opportunity to claim an urban identity for residents and to reinvigorate the parts of the city around it (and not just Southtown, which has been experiencing its own renaissance, but further South and West, as well as East across I-37).
Hemisfair would also be a catalyst for the return to urban living. Downtown San Antonio has been receiving a great deal of attention with the construction of new residential spaces that has been slowly growing over the last decade. Residents have become increasingly interested in an urban lifestyle, and the city has been responding to this. Hemisfair would provide for the increase of residences downtown, bumping up the ratio of residences to hotel rooms from 4,000 to 14,000 to something like 10,000 residential units to 14,000 hotel rooms. Our conversation really got going with this idea of residential movement back into the city. The majority of people (20- and 30-somethings, for an idea of our age demographic) at Architecture on Tap did not just work downtown, but also lived there, and were interested in how to get more people to live downtown as well. The Hemisfair redevelopment would include apartments at multiple price points, from subsidized housing to market price. Residences available will be rentals only; no apartments will be available for purchase, as the city will own and operate Hemisfair as a public entity (no private ownership of residential or commercial lots).
Andujar did discuss the politics behind the Hemisfair proposal, including funding, TIRZ (tax increment reinvestment zones), the 2012 Bond program, and opposition to the potential streetcar that would service Hemisfair and surrounding areas. His work on River North was also a topic of conversation, which is arguably the starting point for the entirety of the current revitalization around downtown San Antonio.
Andujar formally presented the Hemisfair master plan to City Council the day following our Architecture on Tap, and the project will continue in preparation for receiving funding for the 2012 Bond election (this is not the only source of funding, as there are public and private entities at work to bring the project into fruition, although voter approved funding is a large part of getting the project started and providing ownership for the city and its residents). His welcome participation for Architecture on Tap led to an insightful and engaging discussion, and I look forward to the development of the Hemisfair area, and especially what the city will look like 10 years from now.
In other downtown news, Downtown Alliance's developing Young Professionals group is working to get the word out about Downtown activities, which a few of the AIA associates at our firm have been involved with.
Happy Valentine's Day!
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
MEC Dilley District Office - Groundbroken
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Davis Mountain Ranger Residence
Today, the team is inspecting the renovated CCC building serving as the Park Ranger's Residence at Davis Mountain State Park. Yet another project is about to close for this Region III Texas Parks & Wildlife Department program.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Exciting Things!
Everyone at the office was excited to receive these in the mail today!
The groundbreaking for the new Dilley District Office is this Thursday, and we are proud and excited of this new construction. Be sure to check back at the end of the week for photos of the groundbreaking. There will be hardhats, shovels, and perhaps even a ribbon cutting involved...
The groundbreaking for the new Dilley District Office is this Thursday, and we are proud and excited of this new construction. Be sure to check back at the end of the week for photos of the groundbreaking. There will be hardhats, shovels, and perhaps even a ribbon cutting involved...
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