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The Shaping Power of Place

As a renovated Lodge slowly comes into view, we look forward to the continued shaping impact of the space on all of us who enter.

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Ten Eyck Site Visit

Christine Ten Eyck gets tips from Rudy Gonzalez (Director of Site and Construction) on the path rainwater follows down to the Frio River. This week landscape architect Christine Ten Eyck made her first site visit to Laity Lodge. A recurring theme in our meandering conversation (most of it occurring on foot as we walked the […]

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Cedar Brake and Site Planning with Overland Partners

Laity Lodge is excited to announce that Overland Partners has been retained to assist us in completing several aspects of the renovation project including the design of the new Cedar Brake guest rooms and a reimagined site concept that dramatically improves the arrival experience of our guests. The Lodge team recently spent two days on-site with […]

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The Rheem Richmond Cast Iron Tub

We are learning a lot about the original Lodge building through the process of systematically dismantling it. And we are uncovering some fascinating details. One recent curiosity: the cast iron bathtubs with manufacturing date/time stamps on the bottom. In this case, 12-19-1960 at 4:50.

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Demolition Progress: December 22, 2015

The demolition crew is currently removing the white glazed brick bathrooms, resulting in a completely open interior. Don’t worry, the new Lodge plans call for more glazed brick. The next step will be the opening of the breezeways.

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Great Hall Roundtable: Memories of the Lodge

It was a privilege to spend a blustery afternoon in front of a fire in the Great Hall, talking to former directors Eddie Sears, Betty Anne Cody, and Carol & Howard Hovde about some of their personal memories of the place and their hopes for a renovated Lodge. Short film coming soon.

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Demolition Progress: Removing Walls

The demolition crew is working its way down the Lodge, removing interior walls as it goes. The result is a spacious, new interior view. Shown here is a corridor of four upstairs rooms.

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