This has been a tough year, but we feel fortunate. So we’re celebrating the holidays and ringing in the New Year by looking forward.
A re-imagined NYC streetscape makes a better pedestrian experience
The Friday, December 18 edition of The New York Times has a feature on 2020’s transformation of New York’s streets. City officials redirected vehicular traffic and turned over 83 miles of streets to people on foot or riding bikes. Restaurants and retailers started doing business alfresco.
Designing for health and resilience
Designing for wellness has been a key design driver from the beginning of The Water Tower visioning process. Even before the current pandemic, we’ve known the health impact of the built environment in general and building interiors specifically.
A re-imagined mountain site for a new house with a western view
The client had purchased a rundown house on Paris Mountain in Greenville, SC. The house didn’t have much of a view, but the site did.
Juneteenth reminds us to join together to build a more peaceful and just future
We celebrate June 19 to honor that which is sacred in all of us. As one of our associates, Byron Jefferies, said, “I was happy to see more Juneteenth coverage in the news this year. It’s one of the most important events in our country’s history and often overlooked.”
The Lofts of Greenville — Greenville, SC
Located on the Swamp Rabbit Trail, the Lofts of Greenville offers great bicycle connectivity to the nearby Swamp Rabbit Grocery, Hampton Station, downtown Greenville, and Furman University.
Panther Mountain — Cliffs Valley, SC
Architecturally integrated restorative design features include intentional day lighting, passive ventilation, and architecturally integrated solar photovoltaic energy collection.
How the Coronavirus will reshape architecture
A thoughtfully conceived built environment enhances our well being. This article from The New Yorker offers a pause for reflection for what that might be like in the near future.
Lakefront Modern — Keowee Keys, SC
Restorative design features include intentional day lighting, passive ventilation, geothermal heating and cooling, and provisions for future architecturally integrated solar photovoltaic energy collection.
The Poinsett Collective — Greenville, SC
Located on the proposed Swamp Rabbit Trail Green Line, this creative adaptive reuse of a former t-shirt factory within the Poinsett Revitalization District will offer a mix of creative work, restaurant, and maker spaces.