We may have gotten rained out for a half hour, but that didn’t stop us! Another great Sounds outing down in the books.
Congratulations, Mya!
We would love to acknowledge one of our Interior Designers, Mya Agee, for being accepted along with a select group of 14 other up-and-coming designers to attend the industry’s premier commercial design event – NeoCon.
In their own words, @neocon_shows “offers a comprehensive itinerary led by industry leaders, including editor-led showroom tours and roundtable discussions. It is a unique chance to learn about the latest products and trends that are shaping the industry, while also building meaningful working relationships with other designers, manufacturers, and industry professionals.”
Congratulations on this great accomplishment, Mya!
Tazikis: Brentwood, TN
The Taziki’s Brentwood location was a 3,000 SF tenant build out completed back in 2015.
D and E enjoyed working closely with Taziki’s on this location and a few others in Nashville and Brentwood. Each site required working within the parameters of the Landlord combined with the local jurisdictional requirements in order to successfully accomplish the client’s branding and operational programs. We are excited to continue to see this brand grow and offer a great product to their guests.
Chili Cookoff 2024
Overview of this year’s Chili Cookoff! Congratulations to Will for taking home the trophy!!
Start to Finish Series: Design Development
START-TO-FINISH SERIES: Phase Two – Design Development
We are continuing into the next phase of our one-stop-shop design process – Design Development. While our project coordinators are conducting due diligence, our architectural and/or civil team is working on the following:
- Developing preliminary site plan layouts
- Creating a floorplan layout
- Designing exterior elevations
- Creating 3D Renderings
- Adapting the design based on local requirements discovered in due diligence
- Making revisions based on client review and comments
And more! We enjoy working closely with the client in this phase to create their vision and design solutions to meet their needs. Stay tuned for the next phase!
Project Highlight: Chipotle – Hendersonville, TN
D and E provided full site design services and shell architecture for this Chipotle in Hendersonville, TN.
The civil work in this location posed unique challenges to convert what was one site into two, while still maintaining vehicle and pedestrian access and circulation throughout. Our civil team had to creatively engineer the patio and drive-thru layouts in order to make the development work. We were glad to have found a way to efficiently re-use what we could while replacing what we needed to.
Tenant Architect: Red Architecture
Commercial Developer: Oldacre McDonald
Welcome, Stewart!
We are very excited to welcome Stewart Dorn to the team! Stewart graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Architecture & Bachelor of Interior Architecture and has been working in the industry for 8 years. We are looking forward to integrating his creativity and experience as Architectural Project Manager into our projects. Welcome Stewart!
Congratulations, Blake!
We want to celebrate Blake Emerson for 15 years of service at D and E this past month! Blake has worked on a variety of projects over the years, most notably managing the roll out of over 200+ Buffalo Wild Wings locations since he started at D and E. He is now a Senior Architectural Project Manager, and just had his fifth daughter born! Congratulations, Blake!!
Career Fairs Kickoff
We are so excited to be kicking off our Spring Career Fair visits with our first stop at Kent State University! Ben and Mya are representing our team today. Be sure to stop by and say hello if you’re there!
Site Visit: BWW – Torrance, CA
Our President & Interior Design team had the opportunity to travel to California recently to visit ongoing projects. While there, they got to perform a progress check at a new-build Buffalo Wild Wings location in Torrance that is nearing completion.
Progress checks are an important part of the process and help ensure that the construction is going smoothly. Being on site allowed the team to check in with the general contractor and clarify any questions he had, as well as walk through the space and ensure that the details and finishes were installed according to the provided construction documents. We can’t wait to see how this project turns out!
