2003 christner inc portfolio

MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS

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RALSTON PURINA PTI DIVISION

OUR SAVIOUR LUTHERAN CHURCH

RACQUET CLUB - LADUE

SALVATION ARMY HEADQUARTERS

CENTARL PRESDYTERIAN CENTREAT

CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL COMMONS

SACHS BUTTERFLY HOUSE

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Sophia M. Sachs ButterflyHouse

Christner designed this newbutterfly house and educationcenter for a sunny meadow inSt. Louis County’s Faust Park.The light-filled steel structureis clad with clear, laminatedinsulating glass. The curvedroof minimizes the chance ofbutterflies getting caught incorners; clear netting keepsthe butterflies away from theglass. Tropical floweringplants provide essentialelements of suitable habitatsfor the butterflies, which areon display year-round. Thebuilding systems create thewarm, high-humidity environ-ment required by the butter-flies. Two different powersources, plus an emergencygenerator, ensure continuousclimate control. The MissouriBotanical Garden now ownsand operates the ButterflyHouse, a 1998 design awardwinner from the AIA St. Louis.

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MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL

ST. LOUIS COUNTY GOVERNMENTCENTER