What’s all the fuss over being in business 10 years? Well, we did start the 2007 economic downturn it seems…
Check out Part 01 and hear Pendulum’s founding principals Devan Case and Jonathan Cole talk about their first encounter in 1999 and forward to Pendulum’s start in 2007.
Stay tuned for Part 02 coming soon!
Acknowledgements:
Carlos Lima: Carlos Lima Photo – Camera work & editing
Chris Evans: “You’re Welcome” – Branding Design & Execution
Pendulum Staff: Daniel Edwards, Cameron Gilyard, Lauren Gripka, John Iiams, Mario Leon, Brandon Maxey, Ashley Murray, Quinn Tolbert
Today we were in the studio with The Wade Brothers shooting a new spot featuring the leadership at Pendulum. Devan was the first to go so I had a little fun shadowing the man behind the camera. It’s funny to me how often people take for granted the skill required to be a successful photographer/director/business owner at the top of your game. The time that I’ve spent with these guys has taught me that it takes a lot – charm, charisma, vision, impeccable taste, and hustle, to name a few. The really funny take away from all of this is the fact that It’s obvious we’re having a good time even though we hate getting our pictures taken…”Respect The Shooter”.
In answer to your questions:
1. Yes, that’s a skateboard half-pipe in the background
2. Music – Dwele “Greater Than One” LP – Track #9 “Swank”
3. I know, I know – shooting video with my iPhone in portrait orientation messed the whole thing up.
Although we previously posted information about the start of phase one of the East Village project, we did not outline the complete vision for the overall development. With the multi-family housing and adjacent parking garage making rapid progress toward completion in October of this year, we eagerly anticipate the proposed additional phases outlined in our master plan.
New market rate urban housing takes form in downtown Kansas City’s East Village
East Village is a new residential/mixed –use neighborhood located at the northeast corner of the downtown loop in Kansas City, MO. Swope Community Builders retained Pendulum Studio to design an urban master plan aimed at revitalizing this nine-block area currently dominated by surface parking lots. The first phase of this development is the East Village Apartments, a fifty-unit, four-story residential building designed to attract citizens that work within the loop to live downtown.
The exterior design aesthetic of this building is driven by the desire to diffuse the negative connotations typically associated with market rate urban housing – i.e. unsafe and low-income. The series of brick panels along the main entry façade work to establish an overall sense of security at the pedestrian level. Graceful outdoor decks on levels two through four allow residents to safely connect with the outdoors from within their living unit. The stucco reliefs set behind the brick panels are intentionally soft in color and texture adding hierarchy and shadow to the building façade.
General Project Information
Client: Swope Community Builders
Budget: $8,000,000.00
Finance: U.S. Bank/MHDC
Architect: Pendulum Studio LLC
Structural: Dubois Consultants
Civil Engineer Taliaferro & Browne, Inc.
MEP Engineer: BGR Consulting Engineers
Contractor: JE Dunn
Construction on this project began in November of 2010 and is scheduled to be complete by the fall of 2011. We will post photos of the building progress on this blog monthly. If you are interested in tracking the stages of building construction please subscribe to our blog by clicking the button in the upper right column of this page.
Pendulum Studio - Main Entry RenderingFoundation Walls and Drainage Tiles Under Way
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