Ames, IA
The Stritz resides along the east side of Welch Avenue, just south of Ames’ Campustown District. The client desired to replace five contiguous lots of old housing stock with a legacy structure for his family’s future. The Prairie Style informed the design for the building along with the long site. Long overhangs, planter walls, and a striated brick pattern visually lower the building and provide a human scale along a corridor heavily trafficked by pedestrians. The Stritz comprises 28 units, with the center composed of unique two-story units that the owner can transform to provide flexible leasing opportunities.
The Stritz resides along the east side of Welch Avenue, just south of Ames’ Campustown District. The client desired to replace five contiguous lots of old housing stock with a legacy structure for his family’s future. The Prairie Style informed the design for the building along with the long site. Long overhangs, planter walls, and a striated brick pattern visually lower the building and provide a human scale along a corridor heavily trafficked by pedestrians. The Stritz comprises 28 units, with the center composed of unique two-story units that the owner can transform to provide flexible leasing opportunities.
