The new Aloft Hotel is Anchorage’s newest boutique hotel, including 146 rooms and featuring a fitness center, lobby bar with live entertainment, an outdoor fire pit, an indoor swimming pool, and a full-service laundry facility. MCG served as the Architect of Record for this project. The 4-story facility was built in a 14-month period to…
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Mariner Skills Training Center
This facility for the US Navy is located at Naval Base San Diego in California. It provides hands-on training using operational trainers with digital and physical simulations that duplicate the shipboard navigational experience. MCG led the interior design team for a comprehensive, 130,000 SF renovation which added high-tech vessel simulators, offices, support areas and secure…
Northern Pacific Airways Lounge
MCG Explore Design is currently working on this project for the new Northern Pacific Airways at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. The Navigators Club will be 4,639 SF and is scheduled for completion in fall 2022. Amenities include a business center, bar, and self-serve catering. A 30 ‘x 12’ image projection wall inside allows guests…
Cook Inlet Native Head Start
The new Cook Inlet Native Head Start (CINHS) school is unique in its complete integration of Alaska Native traditional culture and contemporary educational leadership. The school sits sheltered in the greenbelt of Chester Valley but is visible through the trees from C Street. The beadwork-inspired exterior tile and curving classroom wings announce the specificity of…
The Sauna House
Nestled in the surrounding birch trees, this private residence was designed to make the most out of weekend getaways at the lake. The 360 SF retreat features a wood burning sauna at its center. The house sleeps six with two queen beds in the loft and a Murphy bed in the main space. The design…
Bread & Brew
Bread & Brew is a locally owned eatery in midtown Anchorage. They are known for their delicious twist on modern day comfort food and were voted the Best Place for a Grilled Cheese by USA Today. The restaurant features modern, yet warm interiors to support a laid-back and casual dining experience by design. MCG worked…
Wasilla Police Station
The Wasilla Police Department has seen tremendous growth over the last two decades and was bursting at the seams in their previous location. They needed more space to support their mission and a built-for-purpose facility to better serve the needs of the community. The new Wasilla Police Station is just over twice as large. The…
Clear SFB, Alaska
Completed in the summer of 2020, Clear Fire Station is a contemporary emergency response headquarters for the Clear Space Force Station and surrounding communities in rural Alaska. The first responders at this station mobilize to cover emergency dispatch situations up to 60 miles north and south of their base. The facility was designed to provide…
William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery
The William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery is the largest indoor sport fish hatchery in North America. This 141,000 SF facility incorporates state-of-the-art fish rearing recirculation technologies to production goals while using approximately 5% of the fresh water volume and 5% of the energy required in a conventional hatchery. The hatchery contains more than 100…
Gladys Wood Elementary School Renewal
Built over 50 years ago, this open classroom school was no longer suited to meet the current curriculum for ASD or modern teaching methods. MCG designed a complete renovation and an expansion that transformed Gladys Wood into a vibrant, twenty-first century learning environment, while upgrading structural, mechanical, and electrical systems to meet current codes. The…