2. PLACEMAKING
THE ART OF PLACE MAKING IS THE USE OF SOUND PLANNING AND
DESIGN PRINCIPLES TO CREATE SPACES THAT MEET OUR BASIC NEEDS
AND ENRICH OUR EXPERIENCES WITH THE BUILT ENVIROMENT
THE FOLLOWING SLIDE SHOW IS A COLLECTION OF PROJECTS THAT I
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HAVE HAD THE GREAT FORTUNE TO BE INOLVED WITH THEIR DESIGN,
CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION

3. BEGINNING MY CAREER IN THE ROLE OF A
TRADITIONAL ARCHITECT, OVER A PERIOD
OF ALMOST 10 YEARS, THE PROJECT TYPES
AND SCALE WERE VARIED FROM
COMMERCIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND
MULTIFAMILY. THIS IS HIGHLIGHTED HERE
BY STONECREST MEDIAL CENTER WHICH.
150 BED FACILITY WITH
FULL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER
STATE OF THE ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
4 OPERATING ROOMS
10 BED INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
FULL SERVICE LABOR AND DELIVERY WING WITH ITS OWN SURGICAL SUITE

4. IN THE HEART OF THE SOUTHSIDE DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM, THIS BUILDING IS CITED IN SUCH
A WAY THAT IT STARTS TO DEFINE THE URBAN PARAMETERS TO THE STREET, ALLOWING PEDESTRIANS TO
FLOW COMFORTABLE NEXT TO CROSS TOWN TRAFFIC. AS SEEN IN THIS PHOTO, THE RESIDENTS OF THIS
COMMUNITY HAVE GREAT ACCESS TO MASS TRANSIT, THROUGH THE USE OF THE CITY’S TROLLEY SYSTEM

5. BY PROVIDING GARDEN STYLE AMENITIES IN AN URBAN SETTING, WITH A CLUB, FITNESS CENTER, AND
PRIVATE POOL, BRISTOL SOUTHSIDE SATISFIES SOME OF THE BASIC COMMUNITY NEEDS OF ITS RESIDENTS

6. BRISTOL SOUTHSIDE OFFERS A VARIETY OF HOME
SIZES STARTING WITH THE EFFICIENCIES AND
WORKING UP TO A COLLECTION OF 3 BEDROOMS.
THERE IS ALSO ON-SITE STORAGE UNITS AS YOU
MIGHT FIND IN A MORE SUBURBAN SETTING
HOME

7. NESTLED IN THE HEART OF THE VANDERBILT
CAMPUS, WE WORKED WITH THE FAMILY THAT
OWNED THE LAND TO TURN THEIR LONG TERM
INVESTMENT INTO A NEW BUSTLING COMMUNITY

8. BRISTOL WEST END IS DESIGNED WITH AN INTERNAL COURTYARD WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A
LAP POOL, SEATING AREA AROUND A FIREPLACE, AND TWO GRILLING STATIONS

9. ALONG WITH THE OUTDOOR AMENITIES, THIS COMMUNITY IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A
RESIDENTS CLUB ROOM AND FITNESS CENTER

10. VELOCITY IN THE GULCH WAS DESIGNED WITH THE URBAN CONTEXT IN MIND.
THIS DESIGN ACTIVATES THE STREET AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

11. VELOCITY’S LOBBY IS DESIGNED AS A PLACE WHERE ITS RESIDENTS CAN
COME TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND TOWN

12. VELOCITY HAS AN INTERNAL COURTYARD THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY BOTH
ITS RESIDENTS AND THE FOLKS THAT COME TO ENJOY DINNER AT ITS
GROUND FLOOR RESTAURANTS

13. THE RESIDENTS ARE DESIGNED WITH STYLE AND FUNCTION AS ITS CENTERPIECE. WITH MATERIALS AND
PRODUCTS, VELOCITY PUSHES THE ENVELOPE TO BE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF DESIGN. WITH A SLEEK
LAYOUT, IT IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY FOR ITS HOMEOWNER

14. PROVIDING A FITNESS CENTER CONTINUES TO ENFORCE HOW THIS
COMMUNITY WAS DESIGNED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT IN MIND