As architectural designers who truly cut our teeth in the retail field, we were tickled to read a story about Swedish retailer IKEA trying to eliminate a core element of their design–-and the backlash that followed from loyal customers.
At COR3, we are always keeping a close watch on trends associated with energy, sustainability, and climate change because they have a profound impact on the future of architectural design. As our environment changes, we must adapt the buildings we create to be able to withstand a future that might be different from what we all consider “normal” today.
Steel framing is underway for a Banfield Pet Hospital COR3 designed in Suwanee, GA.
The latest news around heat waves centered on the most basic of infrastructure–those roads, bridges, and more built to the design standards of the 20th century when extreme heat was not present. Engineering and construction experts fear design standards have not kept pace with a warming climate worldwide, leading to buckling roads and power outages.
City centers are hyper focused on the possibility of bringing new life to nearly abandoned spaces, whose daily influence fueled downtown businesses (from restaurants to dry cleaners). Part of the efforts to make this conversion happen are tedious, including the changing of building codes, eliminating fees, and possibly even creating tax relief programs for office conversions.
However, recent reporting has uncovered just how complex it is to bring these ideas to fruition. NPR followed the journey of a transformation in Washington, D.C. of a 1980s-style office building into an apartment complex to chronicle the change–spoiler alert, it was really difficult.
Every year, the World Architecture Festival releases a list of 15 designs around the world (SOURCE) that will become eligible for awards at the annual festival (taking place in Singapore later this year). As architects and designers, we take great delight in studying the creativity, beauty, and courage evident in each project.
As architects who design warehouses and other facilities that play a crucial role in supply chain management, we like to keep a close watch on American manufacturing trends. Particularly when those companies work exceedingly hard to keep their supply chain within the continental United States.
We recently kicked off a Burlington retail store project in Sarasota, FL
On the heels of “a tradition unlike any other” and this year’s Master’s Tournament at Augusta National, COR3 is proud to celebrate our collaboration with the PGA Tour Superstore.
COR3 partnered with RealtyLink to design this two-building, mixed use development in Alcoa, TN. The development includes apartments and commercial spaces for restaurants, a nail salon, coffee shop, florist, and more.
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