Name
Emily Axtman

Occupation:
Designer at WORKSHOP8

Vintage or New?
Vintage

What materials and textures do you use the most?
Concrete, corrugated metal, SIPs, Hardi Panel siding, anything that can be re-used and / or recycled

What is one of your dream projects and/or collaborations?
A dream project would be everything we work on currently: quality housing that provides the platform for lower-income Colorado residents to live healthy and productive lives such as Spring Creek (senior housing) in Longmont; high impact projects such as the Jamestown Fire Station; and community-based art installations such as the DAM installation. These are all amazing and great projects and they have all been dream projects for me.

What is your favorite design-related word?
“Designy”

What design rule do you love to break?
“Meet this deadline.” (I don’t love to break this rule.)

Favorite modern architect or designer?
Samuel Mockbee
“Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul.” -SM
“It’s not about your greatness as an architect, but your compassion.” -SM

What is your favorite room in a house?
A porch with rocking chairs!

What is your most treasured possession?
Memories of travels and people I’ve met and have had the opportunity to work with.

What historic period would you like to live in for a week and why?
The 1950s. I would like to have been around to see the US before present-day suburbia took over (Levittown in the 1950s)“Any fool can build homes- what counts is how many you can sell for how little.” – William J. Levitt