Wyoming Middle School wins Design Award

Tri-State Masonry Institute honors the Wyoming Middle School Addition / Renovation project with a 2015 Honor Award.  The jury was impressed by the Architect's design skill in both restoring the existing and creating an addition to a historic school building of noteworthy design quality.  Congratulation also to Jess Hauer Masonry (Masonry Contractor) and Division 4 (Masonry Supplier).

Kettering Moraine Branch Library "Brick Breaking" ceremony kicks of renovation project.

Northwest - the new flagship branch of Dayton Metro Library.

Northmont High School ... approaching the finish line

Vandalia Branch Library "Ground Breaking"

Inclement weather didn't dampen spirits at today's "Ground Breaking" event for the new Vandalia Branch of Dayton Metro Library.

Bethel Schools Groundbreaking

On Thursday, the student body of Bethel Local Schools gathered in the gravel lot beside the high school to break ground on the new addition. “Let the construction begin!” Superintendent Ginny Potter declared. After the dirt was ceremonially shoveled, students lined up to mark the border of the new addition.  Students of all ages participated in the ceremony, which was held during school hours so that they could be involved.  The $22M project includes major site improvements and high school addition.

Honu House opens

The Honu House celebrated its opening this weekend.  Honu is a hawaiian term for green sea turtle, and served as the parti for the design.  Resting on a gentle slope, the Honu House offers panoramic views of Harmony Farms and a tree lined pond below. The opening of this retirement home marks a long term relationship with the Brewers, dating back to the 1950's when John Ruetschle worked on the original Brewer home. Over the last 60 years Ruetschle Architects have completed four buildings at Harmony Farms in Tipp City Ohio.

Wyoming Middle School Dedication

Little Woods House wins Design Award

On November 5, the American Institute of Architects, Dayton Chapter awarded the Little Woods House with a Merit Award.  The Awards are part of the AIA's biennial Focus on Design Awards Program designed to recognize design excellence in the Miami Valley.  The jury was comprised of representatives from AIA Springfield, Missouri - Andrew Wells, FAIA, of Drake Wells Architects served as the jury chair.

More info here:  AIA Dayton

Northmont High School is happening

Kleptz Early Learning Center Dedication

Outstanding dedication yesterday for Northmont's Kleptz Early Learning Center.  Ruetschle provided programming and planning services for this innovative learning environment, collaborating with local Architect of Record APP Architecture.  The 103,000 sf school will open its doors next week to 750 students grades PK-1.

Future Home of the Northmont Thunderbolts

Wyoming Middle School Masonry

Sneak "behind the scaffolding" peak at Wyoming Middle School - watching the masons do their magic.

Dayton Children's Hospital Groundbreaking

Today Dayton Children's Hospital broke ground on a historic new, eight-story, 260,000 sf patient care tower as part of a $141M campus renewal.  Ruetschle and Champlin Architects have teamed to provide local support to FKP Architects, a nationally recognized pediatric hospital architecture firm.  Ruetschle's role has been to support enabling projects, including a new 13,000 sf Data / Generator Facity that will serve as the backbone of the new patient tower and existing campus.
Dayton Children's Hospital Media Release

Dayton Metro Library - Northwest Branch Ground Breaking

Ground breaking for the Northwest Branch Library, the first new branch as part of Dayton Metro Library's ambitious $187M plan to rebuild the entire system.

Secretary of Education Names the Milton-Union K-12 School a 2014 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today that Milton-Union K-12 School in West Milton, Ohio is among the 2014 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees.  Forty-eight schools across the U.S. (and only three from Ohio) were honored for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education.

The building design involved sustainable strategies such as a solar panel array, wind turbine, rainwater harvesting and a host of other energy-efficient systems to save energy, preserve the environment and improve occupant health and safety. These systems and strategies also serve as learning tools for students as they are integrated into the curriculum. In just the first two years of using the building, Milton-Union has already recognized significant energy savings with a 40 percent improvement over typical energy use.

Ruetschle Architects would like to thank the following for making this prestigious award possible:  Milton-Union Schools (Dr. Ginny Rammel) Ohio School Facilities Commission, Mike Huff, Heapy Engineering, CYP Studios, and Waibel Energy Systems.

Milton-Union wins Landscape Design Award

Congratulations to our Landscape Architect partner Cyp Studios for winning a 2013 Merit Award from the Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Dayton Metro Library selects Dayton Design Collaborative

The Dayton Design Collaborative (a partnership of local firms LWC, Levin Porter, and Ruetschle) has been selected by Dayton Metro Library to be the Architect of Record for the first segment of its facilities plan.  The DDC will partner with Group 4 Architecture, a national firm with extensive library experience, to design five distinct facilities.  The first five projects are: renovation and expand the Main Library downtown; build a new neighborhood library in Northwest Dayton that will be the largest branch in the system; renovate and expand the Miami Township branch, renovate the historic E.C. Doren branch; and establish an operations center to reduce costs by moving support functions out of the Main Library.  Ruetschle will be Architect of Record for the new flagship Northwest Branch, scheduled to start design this summer.

Wyoming Middle School Groundbreaking

Wyoming City Schools celebrating the construction start of their new $25M renovation / addition project to  Wyoming Middle School.  Construction is underway and expected to be complete late 2014.

Bethel selects Ruetschle

Honored to be chosen by Bethel Local Schools to master plan a vision for the future of the growing K-12 School, and implement the design of Phase 1 slated to go before voters in May of 2014.  Project scope to include major addition to academic core spaces, renovation of existing education space, and creating a centralized student dining facility.