Ionic DeZign Studios awarded another project with NFCU

Ionic DeZign Studios was awarded another small project with Navy Federal Credit Union. The small renovation project will take place at the existing Norfolk NAS location. The project begins immediately and expects to be released for bidding at then of August 2011.  Matthew Mazzoni, Assoc AIA with Ionic will be the project manager for the duration of the work. Jorvas Rodgers with IDS+E has been contracted to accommodate the Mechanical design required for the renovations.

New Wendy's Renovation Prototype

Here it comes! The first two remodels in the country are happening right here in Tidewater Area.  Ionic DeZign Studios worked with the Wendy's design team and their design consultants Tesser out of San Francisco to develop the construction documents for the exciting new structures at Tiffany Lane in Virginia Beach and also on Warwick Avenue in Newport News. The renovations remove the front 10' of the building and replaces it with an iconic stone tower. A high end interior finish package along with the new "food forward" concept is being presented in these designs. The Newport News structure has been in place for over 40 years and has been added onto and taken away many times. The Virginia Beach location, just of off Princess Anne Blvd, will also include outdoor dining area. Watch for more news and updates as progress continues.  The construction should begin August 1 for Virginia Beach and is being built by Independence Construction of Virginia. Newport News will begin shortly after as the start dates need to be staggered.

Ionic DeZign does Homearama

Ionic DeZign Studios was selected by Clark Whitehill Builders to deliver the Charity House at The Fall 2011 Homearama located at The Riverfront at Harbour View in Suffolk. The home is dedicated to the TBA Scholarship Foundation.  Be watching as this great home comes together for the event in October.

Ionic DeZign & Navy Federal Credit Union

We are pushing thru with the construction documents for the new 9,000 facility in Chesapeake Commons.  Currently in Design Development stage we progressed nicely and ahead of schedule.  Attached is a quick rendering of the intended new facility. Our consultants on this project are McPherson Design Group for the structural  requirements and our own IDS+E handling the Mechanical needs along with PM&E assisting.  We look forward to having the documents completed and out to bid in October 2011.

New Retail at Towncenter

We are developing a new retail complex near towncenter Virginia Beach. Roughly 15,000 square feet.  Here is the first stab at the design with a few fictional stores.  The idea is to make a comfortable brick walkway with some landscaping in front of the building. A series of steps forward, backward and upward will provide a bit of character to the design. Simple but charming.

Design for REUSE Primer

http://www.publicarchitecture.org/reuse/pdf/Primer-Online.pdf

Recently released was an e-book featureing reuse projects where recycling takes a turn for the adventureous. The free e-book for the Reuse of products in architecture is in support of the USGBC. Public Architecture who gathered the information utilized several agencies across North America. “The Primer uses in-depth interviews with key team members to illustrate the many creative ways in which reused materials are incorporated into building design and construction.