Say hello to Tara!

Tara joined HB&A in April. She has a bachelor's degree of Interdisciplinary Studies in Business & Urban Society and a Master of Urban & Regional Planning, Land Use & Urban Design both from the University of New Orleans.

With five years of community planning experience for the Air Force, Marines, Navy and Defense Logistics Agency, Tara’s is ready to hit the ground running at HB&A. Her skills in charrette facilitation as well as stakeholder outreach and interviews make her a valuable addition to our planning team.

In her free time Tara enjoys kayaking the lakes and reservoirs of Colorado.

Welcome to the HB&A team, Tara!

Welcome Fernanda!

In February, HB&A welcomed architectural designer Fernanda to the team. She has a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Colorado, Denver, and a bachelor's degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.  

Fernanda brings hands-on experience of working with clients and other architects to HB&A. Her people skills coupled with her technical savvy will be an asset for HB&A for government and private sector clients.  

Currently she is working towards her NCARB certification and has already completed approximately 3,000 hours towards her architectural license.  She’s excited to dig into projects, learn from others and share her knowledge with the team.

In her free time Fernanda enjoys baking and cooking for her family. She also has been known to participate in roller derby. 

We’re glad you’re here Fernanda! 

HB&A is hiring!

HB&A is looking for new team members. We are a women-owned small business that serves local municipalities, non-profits, private businesses, as well as the Department of Defense and other federal clients. If you are an architect or planner with a willingness to learn and pitch in, plus a knack for problem-solving we are interested in talking to you!

Learn more about all open positions here.

Castle Rock Administration Building

The Castle Rock Water Administration Building is a one-story, 13,000+ square foot municipal building for the Water Department of Castle Rock located on the 9-acre water campus site on Kellogg St in Castle Rock. As the public face of Castle Rock Water, the tall folding plane roof over the main entry draws customers into the brightly-lit and colorful atrium lobby that bisects the building.

Outside xeriscape gardens and water-saving features like water quality planters and ponds that filter rainwater runoff surround the building and serve as examples for how customers can create water-wise features on their own property. Other sustainable design features include roof-top solar panels, solar tube daylighting into all interior office spaces, and low-flow plumbing fixtures.

Welcome Patrick!

We’re excited to have Patrick Hodgson join HB&A. Patrick brings valuable, extensive experience as a senior planner and cost programmer to our planning team.

Patrick’s extensive costing experience includes USDA, GSA, and Department of Defense Military Construction budget programming, cost estimating, value engineering, cost analysis, project cost control and congressional funding submissions for DoD projects. He has served on numerous DoD projects in the United States, Europe, and Japan. He also served as a project manager for facility condition assessments and lifecycle costing for multiple project types, utilization assessments, and other special studies projects.

When Patrick isn’t at the office he enjoys riding one of his many motorcycles into the mountains. Welcome to the team Patrick! We’re glad to have you!

Digging in the dirt

HB&A & Mark Young Construction teams attended the groundbreaking for the Colorado Springs Fire Station and Radio this week. This fire station project kicked off in early 2020, eventually the building will be home to Fire Station #23, which serves the rapidly growing Southeast area of the city and the city’s radio repair crew. We’re excited to see dirt fly on this project!

Welcome Clara

Say hello to Clara, she joined our planning team in May. She has a degree in Public and Urban Planning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a passion for serving the community where she lives.

Clara brings experience in environmental studies with a legal emphasis to our team. At HB&A, she will support master- and strategic- planning efforts with her strong social and interpersonal skills.

In her free time, Clara likes to keep active and enjoy Colorado’s 300+ days of sunshine. She also enjoys creative writing, local live music, and cooking for a crowd.

Welcome to the HB&A team, Clara!

Caution, construction.

It was a perfect day for a field trip to Castle Rock and a visit to the in-progress Water Admin Building construction site. The project is projected to wrap up in early fall 2021.

Let the hammers fly!

Congratulations to the Mosaica design team on the recent groundbreaking! We’re excited to kick off this new housing development in Southeast Colorado Springs that encourages healthy living by including a centrally-located playground, shared backyard spaces, a nature path, dog park, and sledding hill. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

Climb on Air Force!

Polaris Hall

Cadet Chapel

HB&A led the team that designed the future USAFA Ropes Course and Climbing Wall project. Inspiration was gathered from the world-class display of buildings on the Academy’s campus including Polaris Hall and the Cadet Chapel. The long primary members of the tower’s structure are meant to complement the angles and feel of the nearby Polaris Hall, while the stacked and triangular structural supports find their inspiration from the angles throughout the Cadet Chapel.

There are two ‘classroom decks’ located on the tower. One at roughly 25’ above grade and the second at 50’ above the ground.  They serve as both entry points to the challenge course and routes as well as debrief and gathering spaces. Dynamic and smart belay systems, rappel stations, climbing surfaces, a zip line, and unique challenge course elements were incorporated into the programming to satisfy the diversity of use by course operators.

The lower level of the course creates an opportunity for team-oriented challenge elements and traditional ropes course systems while the upper level offers a personal/individual challenge using the smart belay device.

Awarded in the fall of 2019, the design was completed in the fall of 2020. Construction will commence once funding is secured over the next couple of years.