Old Saint George Tower Installation

Crossroads- Old St. George has been an exciting project for many reasons, but particularly cool was the installation of the new steeples, to be completed this summer.  Here are some awesome shots of the base being craned into position and attached.

More shots of the final 70' tall steeple segments to come!

Shou Sugi Ban: Vol. II

Inspired by our success with the Anchor Bar (previous post) we're now installing some shou sugi ban as an accent piece in our office.  As before, we decided to burn the wood ourselves following the technique the Japanese perfected over 300 years.  Shots of the final install to come..

With just some newspaper and some welding gloves we were able to create some pretty dramatic affects.

**Don't try this at home!

It was actually really intense when it got going.  We particularly like the shot with Scott breathing fire..

On the 2016 Drawing Board

We've been so busy here at Platte we've hardly had time to post to this site. That said, seems about time to put up a few images. The slideshow below is a teaser of a few of the projects currently on the drawing board!

Urban Spelunking

Just when you think you know whats under your feet, you come across one of these:

Cincinnati has a long history of beer brewing, and one of our latest projects owns a unique piece of that history. The building at 1826 Race street was originally owned by Benjamin Weik, who used the sub-basement to store beer he brewed at his other facilities. Named 'Lafayette Hall', the 4th floor of the building was originally an event center. 

Over the Rhine is full of such sub-basements, used for similar storage and for lagering of beer. More info about OTR's brewing history can be found at the following links:

OTR Brewing District

Lafayette Hall

Horter's Rising

Excited to see one of our projects, the Horter Investment Management building, starting to go up.

Our elevations

Perspective View

Broadway Square: Transforming A Neighborhood

Our work with Model Group on Broadway Square has been getting a lot of attention lately as it transforms two city blocks in the Pendleton area. With the support of the community council, Model Group is bringing retail space along with residential development. We're excited and proud to be a part of this great project.

Read more here.