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Conceptual Rendering of Finished Product

It is always exciting to finally see your projects begin to come alive after so much time on the drawing board. As architects, we spend enormous amount of time "imagining" our designs and creating renderings so others can visualize what we have projected on our drawings. Once the site work is completed and the foundations are laid, we get the opportunity to "imagine" a little more once the steel frame gets erected in place and provides that outline in the sky for the shape of our design. Piece by piece the steel gets placed and connected in place by welds and bolts. Once those are in place, we get to see the steel joists lifted one at a time by the crane to begin forming the roof plane.

All of this is taking place just a few blocks from Towncenter in Virginia Beach at the Russo Office Building. We are all anxious to see the development over the weeks to come. The Ionic DeZign Team will begin more progress pictures as the weeks progress.
Drive by and take a look when you are in the area and let us know what you think and how it is going. We would love to hear your feedback.

Have a great day!

 

Towncenter LEED Retail

We have recently been contracted for a new project located near towncenter in Virginia Beach.  It started off as a simple renovation/addition for a retail complex.  However the scope has since grown and become more exciting and challenging. The scope includes reusing over 75% of the existing Fuddruckers building (approximately 6,000 SF) and adding on nearly 9,000 new SF of retail construction. With the re-use in place have decided to go for LEED Silver on this one!

A fast pace schedule due to one tenant wanting in their space ASAP will require the existing portion of the structure to be a renovation so we can get our building permits.  That will be Phase 1.  Once we get our new site plan approved, we can proceed with the rest of the structure probably in February.  So hang on friends.....yes it will look a bit funny for maybe a month or so before phase two gets in gear! But is will look fine once completed.

Russo Office Complex Begins Construction

We are excited to finally see the Russo Office project begin construction this month. The 10,000 square foot office facility located near Towncenter in Virginia Beach will house the attorney offices of Phillip Russo as well.  Our office developed not only the shell building structure that has a high level of sustainability design elements incorporated in the planning. The three entry towers represent "light houses" that when illuminated at night will glow through the frosted panels.  Inbed ground lighting glaze upwards along the side column pillars that encase the "light house".

The interiors of the Russo office plan offers a grand entry with lots of light and volume filtering into the waiting area.  The natural lighting will filter further back into the office from the tall windows with the assistance from the screening awnings positioned mid-span on the windows. Bright colors, diverse use of natural materials and creative use of space are welcomed into the interior office plan.  Again we used sustainable principles for the design by utilizing borrowed lighting and reclaimed lumber for portions of the interior finishes.

The design team consisted of Ionic DeZign Studios doing all the architecture, interior design and Sinclair, Pratt & Cameron participating for the structural side.  Martin Engineering is the civil consultant and the construction being performed by JD&W.  We welcome seeing the progress happen!

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.