AJ Ellis

Intern Architect

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

AJ is one of our summer interns here at Forte, a recent graduate from Montana State University with his BA in Architecture. AJ is originally from Colorado Springs, CO. He has spent the past five years in Montana studying architecture and even working a year in construction before seeing opportunity in the Pacific Northwest here in Wenatchee. He will be continuing on to graduate school at MSU this fall semester.

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Brandi comes to Forte Architects with a degree in Communications and a minor in Business Administration. She has several years of experience in Office Management, Payroll, Sales and is now coming on as the Business Manager and Bookkeeper for Forte’s office. She has grown up in the Wenatchee Valley and after completing her bachelor’s degree at Central Washington University, she was excited for the opportunity to return to the valley and begin her professional career. Brandi enjoys staying active in her community and spending time with family and friends.

Brandi comes to Forte Architects with a degree in Communications and a minor in Business Administration. She has several years of experience in Office Management, Payroll, Sales and is now coming on as the Business Manager and Bookkeeper for Forte’s office. She has grown up in the Wenatchee Valley and after completing her bachelor’s degree at Central Washington University, she was excited for the opportunity to return to the valley and begin her professional career. Brandi enjoys staying active in her community and spending time with family and friends.

Brandi comes to Forte Architects with a degree in Communications and a minor in Business Administration. She has several years of experience in Office Management, Payroll, Sales and is now coming on as the Business Manager and Bookkeeper for Forte’s office. She has grown up in the Wenatchee Valley and after completing her bachelor’s degree at Central Washington University, she was excited for the opportunity to return to the valley and begin her professional career. Brandi enjoys staying active in her community and spending time with family and friends.

Brandi comes to Forte Architects with a degree in Communications and a minor in Business Administration. She has several years of experience in Office Management, Payroll, Sales and is now coming on as the Business Manager and Bookkeeper for Forte’s office. She has grown up in the Wenatchee Valley and after completing her bachelor’s degree at Central Washington University, she was excited for the opportunity to return to the valley and begin her professional career. Brandi enjoys staying active in her community and spending time with family and friends.

FORTE ARCHITECTS

Location: Wenatchee, WA

Status: Complete

The existing Convention Center provides approximately 50,000 SF of gathering space. The purpose of a convention center is to attract and host large scale and grand events. The dated themes currently existing throughout these spaces need modernization.

The City of Wenatchee commissioned Forte Architects to provide interior updates to the two largest performance gathering spaces:

Ballroom Space
To enhance the ballroom space located on the upper level, new acoustic ceiling clouds were installed along with elegant ambient pendent chandeliers, lighting, and acoustic panel wall treatments , as well as new carpet throughout the ballroom and its adjacent auxiliary reception area.

Exhibit Space
The exhibit space, located on the lower level, was a spatial challenge due to the twenty-seven foot ceiling height. Forte Architects worked closely with the clients in order to establish a design fitting for a convention center exhibit space. The ceiling height has been lowered to twenty-two feet and treated with a Tegular wood grill ceiling system. This system was specifically chosen to create a sense of warmth and welcome within the otherwise lifeless and disproportionate space. The walls will be receiving decorative acoustic panels, elegant sconces, a protective chair rail with wainscoting, and new carpet throughout the exhibit space and surrounding reception areas.

Wenatchee Convention Center

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