Completed Architectural Projects (Soleil West Architects)

Las Vegas City Hall Remodel, Las Vegas, NM

The remodel of the Las Vegas City Hall was completed in 2011. The remodel included a new entry and reception area, revised teller and clerk areas, new flooring and casework, and exterior finish upgrades including new stucco, accent stone work, and new exterior paint.

Click here for additional information on the Las Vegas City Hall Remodel.

NMHU Natatorium Remodel, Las Vegas, NM

The remodel of the New Mexico Highlands University Natatorium was completed in 2011.

The remodel interior and exterior finish upgrades, new glazing, an exterior patio, and additional toilet rooms.

The remodel was designed to become LEED Silver certified, and official USGBC certification is currently pending.

Click here for additional information on the NMHU Natatorium Remodel.

The Natatorium was also chosen as a 2011 Outstanding Design in the Renovation/Modernization Category by the American School & University magazine, and was profiled in the 2011 issue of the American School & University Architectural Portfolio.

Robertson High School Remodel, Las Vegas, NM

The fifth and final phase of renovations to Robertson High School was completed in 2008. Renovations included the remodeling of both the Quintana and McFarland Hall buildings, exterior and interior finish improvements, new roofing, a food court, and an exterior amphitheater & commons area. The amphitheater has since become a focal point of the school campus and of the Las Vegas community at large.

San Miguel County Public Works Facility, Las Vegas, NM

Completed in 2010, the San Miguel Public Works facility was designed to provide a consolidated center for county maintenance operations and solid waste management. The facility utilized existing foundations and framing and transformed them into new, fully operational structures.

Kit Carson Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM

A new administration building and a new music and arts facility totaling over 6,000 square feet was constructed at Kit Carson Elementary School.

As of the summer of 2011, both of the new buildings became LEED Certified. The buildings utilize both passive and active solar heating strategies, as well as storm water catchment systems.


Mora High School A 3800 square foot addition to Mora High School, Phase 2 of the High School Improvements, was completed in August 2004. The addition included a media center/library, a sixty-four seat viewing room, a home economics room, a fine arts room, administrative offices, a student resource center, and a student commons area. Click here for more information on Mora High School.

Mora High School

A 3800 square foot addition to Mora High School, Phase 2 of the High School Improvements, was completed in August 2004. The addition included a media center/library, a sixty-four seat viewing room, a home economics room, a fine arts room, administrative offices, a student resource center, and a student commons area.

Click here for more information on Mora High School.

Miranda Center

Construction at the Miranda Center in Springer, New Mexico, includes two new kindergarten classrooms, new spaces for Technology and Parent Resources, a new elevator, and improved roofing. The project also included new dressing rooms, locker rooms, and two stairway additions.

Click here for more information on the Miranda Center.

NMHU Lora Shields Science Building , Las Vegas, NM

Sandoval County Administration Building, Rio Rancho, NM

Las Vegas City Hall Remodel, Las Vegas, NM

NMHU Natatorium Remodel, Las Vegas, NM

Sandoval County I-25 Fire Station, Placitas, NM

Santa Rosa Middle School, Santa Rosa, NM

Santa Rosa High School, Gymnasium & Fine Arts Center Santa Rosa, NM

Robertson High School Remodel, Las Vegas, NM

Sandoval County Transit Centers, Bernalillo, NM

San Miguel County Public Works Facility, Las Vegas, NM

Blue Hole Dive & Civic Center, Santa Rosa, NM

Placitas Fire Station Addition, Placitas, NM

Santa Rosa Softball Complex, Santa Rosa, NM

Rudolfo Anaya Sculpture Park, Santa Rosa, NM

Manzano High School-Building K Addition, Albuquerque, NM

Juan Tabo Hills Bridge, Albuquerque, NM

Kit Carson Elementary School, Albuquerque, NM

Tucumcari Police Department, Tucumcari, NM

Las Casas de Vida , Santa Rosa, NM

San Miguel County Public Health Center Addition, Las Vegas, NM

Mora High School

Miranda Center

Springer Science Classrooms

Coronado High School

Mora Middle School

Pecos Elementary School

Robertson High School Vocational Technology Center

Robertson High School Field House and Athletic Fields

Robertson High School Campus Lighting

LVCS Maintenance Building

San Miguel del Vado Senior Center

Mora Middle School
The Middle School was identified as the highest priority for Mora Independent Schools, when Soleil West began the district's master plan in 1994. The only thing lacking was funding for construction. Passage of the local bond election in 1995 made the district eligible for Public School Capital Outlay dollars. Soleil West assisted the district in preparing PSCO applications and presentations.
The building got its funding, and over 1996, 1997, and 1998, a new middle school for Mora Independent Schools was designed and built. The project was designed in three phases. The first phase consisted of the foundation for the middle school. The second phase included the building of basic facilities for the middle school on top of the foundation built in phase one. The third phase has yet to be built and consists of a lecture hall for the new middle school.

	Pecos Elementary School
	The existing elementary school classrooms were under structural duress. Foundation settlement and sliding were creating unsafe conditions. To remedy the situation, Soleil West worked with the school district in Pecos to build a new elementary school.
Pecos Elementary School was built in four phases. The first phase was the construction of a large multi-purpose room and kitchen area. Phase two included the construction of twenty four classrooms around the large multipurpose room. The third phase consisted of the addition of a library, media center and computer pods to the building. The fourth phase was the demolition of one of two existing elementary buildings.

Robertson High School Vocational Technology Center
The Vocational Technology Addition to Las Vegas City Schools' Robertson High School added four classrooms. The focus of the two story addition was on technology education. Students are given a broad range of training in computer assisted drafting, desktop publishing, robotics, lasers, electronics, word processing, and other business skills.

Robertson High School Field House and Athletic Fields
	The Robertson High School Field House and Athletic Fields were completed in the spring of 1999. The project included a field house addition to the Marr Gymnasium, a 3000 seat grandstand, football field lighting, a concession building, a press box, a public restroom building, a soccer field, two tennis courts, a softball field, composting bins, athletic field sodding, and irrigation.
Soleil West considers this one of our most successful projects because it unifies two design projects completed three years apart. A library addition to Paul D. Henry Elementary School (shown on the right) was completed in 1996. The field house, public restroom building and concession stand reflect a similar design aesthetic. The two projects cover a three block area in Las Vegas, immediately adjacent to the NMHU golf course.

Robertson High School Campus Lighting
Robertson High School Campus Lighting was designed in 1997. Soleil West worked with the school and the students to have students design the hanging artwork from the light posts.

	LVCS Maintenance Building
	The Las Vegas City Schools Maintenance Building was designed in 1994. In the front are offices for some of the school district's staff. In the back is the bus maintenance garage for the district. The maintenance building is located across the street from Robertson High School.
The west wall (shown in the photograph) has a flat facade reminiscent of Las Vegas’ railroad years. The masonry facade conceals a pitched metal roof, which reflects Northern New Mexico's rich architectural history of vernacular adobe buildings with pitched metal roofs.

San Miguel del Vado Senior Center
This building is located on the historic plaza in San Miguel del Vado, where the Santa Fe Trail crosses the Pecos River into what was known at that time as "old Mexico." The senior center had to be designed to fit within this historical context.