Projects - Completed as founding partner & PRINCIPAL Designer of Hornbeek - blatt Architects

Carefully positioned on property the Chickasha Nation owned, and strategically positioned along the Kilpatrick Turnpike with a brand new 40,000 square foot facility, the tribally owned Chickasaw Community Bank moved from leased space on South Meridian to 7500 West Memorial Road. The new headquarters was designed specifically for the program needs of this bank and is better equipped now, more than ever, to serve their existing customers, build new commercial and personal relationships and better serve the metropolitan OKC community at this new location. The stone on the building was selected and quarried from land that is considered original Chickasha tribal land.  

Located on 5 acres of land in northeast Edmond, Oklahoma, this 3,400 square foot residence with a detached triple car garage incorporates long, cantilevered wood soffits that announce the entry, and define the rear outdoor entertainment area. The Bermuda style metal roof and stone linear ashlar coursed exterior walls accent the horizontal flow of the house. With low sloped gable and hipped roofs and long cantilevered roof projections, the overall result of Hornbeek's design is a contemporary interpretation of the “Prairie Style” home.

The First Americans Museum celebrates the 39 federally recognized tribes in the state of Oklahoma. Located on a reclaimed oil field site on the SW corner of the intersection at I-35 and I-40, the project started in 1997. David Hornbeek assembled  the  design team that was selected and remained constant with the project. After several political and financial delays, construction finished in 2021. The design of the museum showcases themes consistent for all tribes, without disproportionate promotion of any group, and for this reason the building materials are simple: glass, steel, wood and concrete, organized in a series of radial geometries speaking to the spiritual significance of the unending circular forms from which life originates, continues and begins anew.

This structure, is arguably one of the finest surviving historical, and architecturally significant, buildings in Oklahoma City. The project is an adaptive reuse of the historic Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant, designed by Albert Kahn of Detroit, MI and originally built by Henry Ford in 1914. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it offers a contemporary art museum, a bodega, and Mary Eddy’s Kitchen and Lounge. The new hotel offers a culturally significant art, sculpture and photography exhibition space, that doubles as the event space, open free of charge to the public. The design team sought to create an interpretation of the building’s original functional form, integrating elements of its automotive and assembly plant throughout the hotel.