Tag: architecture

Trend Alert: Gray and Black Garage Doors are Popping Up Everywhere

One of the latest home exterior design trends is utilizing dark garage door colors. From charcoal grays to striking black doors, the design options are endless. Dark colors provide a dynamic, refined look to a home’s architectural style.   Dark garage door colors grab attention while increasing the curb appeal of your home. While this trend… Read more »

Hybrid Door Solution Provides Views, Energy Efficiency for Remodeled Fire Station

Adams County Fire Rescue’s (ACFR) Washington Street station in Denver, Colo. was in need of a major upgrade.  Luckily, ACFR was about to undergo an extensive and adaptive reuse project.  The station’s 25-year-old doors were showing wear and tear.  The aging doors had small windows and very low R-value, resulting in cold bays that took… Read more »

Aluminum Full View Doors Blur Boundaries at Stanley Marketplace

Stanley Marketplace - Aurora, CO

It takes a lot of creative vision to transform existing industrial structures into something new and exciting.  But new and exciting is exactly what developer Flightline Ventures got when they completed Stanley Marketplace, formerly the home of Stanley Aviation Corporation in Aurora, Colorado. The 60-year-old, 140,000 square-foot building had lots of potential, and the need… Read more »

Trendy California Brewpub Opens Up with Aluminum Full View Doors

What do you get when you mix a brewpub, a satellite brewery, industrial design, and baseball? You get the trendy and exciting Karl Strauss Brewing Company (KSBC) located in Anaheim, California! Located in a recently renovated office park, the new KSBC location is within walking distance of major league baseball’s Angel Stadium of Anaheim (home… Read more »

Amarr 3552 Full View Doors Take Office Building to the Next Level

Natural ventilation and scenic panoramas aren’t always associated with office buildings.  The creators of the MOVE office building in Castle Rock, Colorado, however, wanted just that.  Completed mid-summer 2016, The MOVE is one of the only multi-story office buildings with Amarr Aluminum Full View Doors on the upper level floors. The project goal for architects… Read more »

A Northern California Garage Expands Into a Multipurpose Family Studio

By Brenna Malmberg, Houzz A family of four in Marin County, California, needed a dedicated space to host guests and work from home. Previously, the couple would offer up their own bedroom for guests and then camp out on an air mattress in the living room, which also included a makeshift home office. With the… Read more »

8 Inspiring Garages Trending Today

By Brenna Malmberg, Houzz If you’re looking for garage ideas, specifically garage door materials and features, check out the 8 most popular garage photos added to Houzz from April through June 2017, as measured by the number of people who saved them to their Houzz ideabooks during that period. Photo by ザウス株式会社(ZAUS Co.,Ltd) – Browse… Read more »

6 Creative Garage Makeovers to Inspire Your Own

By Vanessa Brunner, Houzz Most of us could use a little extra space — for an office, for entertaining or just for relaxing — but few of us have the budget or room to add on to our existing homes. But there may be a blank slate nearby, just waiting to be reinvented: the garage…. Read more »

Not Just for Cars: 3 Types of Garage Doors for the Home

By Killy Scheer, Houzz We generally think about garage doors from the outside, but many homeowners have bought a little more space by turning garages into rooms, and a host of creative designers and architects have either transformed existing garages or introduced the garage door aesthetic to traditional rooms. If you’re thinking of taking the… Read more »

Making a Positive Impact through Sustainability

Sustainability is an important part of any manufacturer’s strategy.  Because we care about planet Earth, we are committed to energy-efficient and sustainable manufacturing processes and products.  To us, sustainability means making sure our processes are ecologically responsible and creating energy-efficient products to benefit homeowners.  For example, our Amarr commercial and residential steel doors are made… Read more »