PLACEMAKING

SCOTT BLACK, AIA

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 HAVE HAD THE GREAT FORTUNE TO BE INOLVED WITH THEIR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND IMPLEMENTATION

STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER

150 BED FACILITY WITH FULL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER

STATE OF THE ART EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT4 OPERATING ROOMS

10 BED INTENSIVE CARE UNITFULL SERVICE LABOR AND DELIVERY WING WITH ITS OWN SURGICAL SUITE

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.

BRISTOL SOUTHSIDE

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

BRISTOL SOUTHSIDE

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

BRISTOL SOUTHSIDE

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

BRISTOL WEST END

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

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

BRISTOL WEST ENDALONG WITH THE OUTDOOR AMENITIES, THIS COMMUNITY IS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH A RESIDENTS CLUB ROOM AND FITNESS CENTER

VELOCITY IN THE GULCH

VELOCITY IN THE GULCHVELOCITY’S LOBBY IS DESIGNED AS A PLACE WHERE ITS RESIDENTS

CAN COME TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND TOWN

VELOCITY IN THE GULCH

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

VELOCITY IN THE GULCH

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

VELOCITY IN THE GULCH

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