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Cheers to one year of Halls Chophouse in Nashville! Halls marked its first anniversary in Music City yesterday.
Design for the Nashville location accomplished three ambitious objectives: it showcases views of the city skyline; maximizes limited square footage to include both service spaces and dining areas; and creates an atmosphere that is at once identifiable as a Halls restaurant and yet profoundly place-bound. Spatial organization provides expansive views of the surrounding cityscape while enabling staff to move between service and dining areas with Halls’ characteristic dexterity. Interior details achieve Halls’ intended dual identity as both a member of the renowned restaurant family and as a uniquely Nashville establishment.
Read more about this delicious locale at the link in our bio.
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Today marks the first anniversary of Brittany`s return to Garvin Design Group following her graduate studies at Clemson University School of Architecture. She previously spent more than two years with us as an intern, so we`re actually celebrating 3.4 years together.
Happy anniversary, Brittany! We`re so happy to have you on our team.
More about Brittany at the link in our bio.
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In the final installment of our #PreservationMonth series we`re highlighting Scott and Terry, the GDG designers behind the rehabilitation of the sprawling Olympia and Granby Mills complex in Columbia. These transformative projects adapted two of the city`s largest mill buildings for new use as apartments, adding more than 300 residential units to the local housing supply. Rehabilitation of Olympia and Granby Mills inspired additional adaptive reuse projects in the historic mill village - including 701 Whaley - and the construction of 182 new apartment units at 612 Whaley and new cottages behind the mills.
This project leveraged federal, state, and local Historic Tax Credits (HTCs) and earned three state and local awards for adaptive reuse and historic preservation. Collectively, these projects earned six awards for historic preservation, adaptive reuse, and new construction in a historic context.
More about these projects and the team behind them at the link in our bio.
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We`re wishing summer intern Sam a very happy birthday weekend - Sam, we hope you keep the celebration going all weekend long!
More about Sam at the link in our bio.
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Next up in our #PreservationMonth series: Scott, Andrew, Kim, and Meg, the GDG team behind the rehabilitation of the City Market complex in Columbia`s Vista arts and entertainment district. This project adapted three of the city`s oldest surviving buildings for new, mixed-use. Today, the complex is home to two apartments, a venue space called City Market Place, cafe smallSUGAR, restaurants CITY GRIT and GrillMarks, and brewpub Twisted Spur. Demolishing infill between the buildings created public alleys perfect for outdoor events and restaurant seating.
This project won three awards for adaptive reuse and historic preservation, and leveraged federal, state, and local tax credits.
More about this project at the link in our bio.
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Meet some new faces in our studio: welcome to Kevin and Samantha, two of our summer interns! Read more about Kevin and Samantha at the link in our bio.
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Next up in our #PreservationMonth series: Scott, David, Kim, and Andrew, the GDG designers behind the rehabilitation of Palmetto Compress Warehouse on Huger Street in Columbia. This team wasn`t the first to attempt adaptive reuse of the sprawling building - others had tried and become convinced it was impossible. The challenges were significant: the existing floors sloped up to two percent in some places, and the building`s massive open interior space was dark and cavernous. Palmetto Compress faced near-certain demolition.
But where others saw insurmountable challenges, the GDG team saw opportunities to get creative. Inspired by similar treatments applied to historic buildings elsewhere in the southeast, the team cut lightwells at intervals along the apex of the roof, creating interior courtyards invisible from surrounding right-of-ways. A new platform was built on top of the existing sloped floors to create usable floor plates. A blue slide added a touch of whimsy to the new interior courtyards.
This project leveraged federal, state, and local Historic Tax Credits (HTCs) and earned three state and local awards for adaptive reuse and historic preservation.
More about this project and the team behind it at the link in our bio.
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Please join us in wishing Liza a very happy birthday!
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“I have led the redevelopment of more than 150 properties over a 40-year career. I
count my professional relationship with GDG among the most valuable, collegial, and collaborative I’ve developed. The Garvin Design Group Team takes a practical, client-centric approach that has made our projects the successes that they are. They are trusted experts and friends in a world of uncertainty.”
Ron Caplan
President
PMC Property Group
2019 FIRM AWARD WINNER
