Louisville Ballet Center WHAT Arts + Museums WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 This headquarters facility combined an existing industrial building with a new addition. The form and materials of the addition express the movement, energy and the gravitational defiance of dance. Huge windows reveal the rehearsing figures to passersby. The plan efficiently compartmentalizes administrative and…
Speed Art Museum Lobby + Welcoming Center WHAT Interiors WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Initially charged with the task of preparing a masterplan for the future growth of the museum, Joseph & Joseph + Bravura worked with The Office of Peter Rose to prepare a comprehensive assessment of the existing facility and a plan that…
Queue Café WHAT Interiors WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2019 The LG&E Building (now E.ON Tower) is a 23-story tower with 287,374 square feet of office space. Major interior renovation of the tower includes the additional cafe on the first floor, lobby redesign, improvements to stairs, restrooms, offices, the exterior plaza design, and correction of code…
Brown Theatre Renovations + Additions WHAT Architecture WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Addressing the need to connect the theatre and lobbies to the conference center, upper levels, and kitchen and restroom support spaces in the Brown Theatre buildings this lighted, three-story glass and steel lobby with elevator provides a signature backstage entrance. The exterior stair…
Sawyer Hayes Community Center WHAT Architecture WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Nestled in the pastoral side of the E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park, the community center is a cozy lodge in the landscape. Heavy timber trusses, over scaled wood trim details and dark stained wainscoting are utilized throughout to celebrate the aesthetics of rural barn…
Sawyer Hayes Community Center – Interiors WHAT Interiors WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Nestled in the pastoral side of the E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park, the community center is a cozy lodge in the landscape. Heavy timber trusses, over scaled wood trim details and dark stained wainscoting are utilized throughout to celebrate the aesthetics of…
Hyatt Regency Hotel – Renovations WHAT Hospitality WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2012 At the time of its original construction, the Hyatt relied on a mid-block garage entrance on Jefferson Street for vehicular access and check-in functions which were remote from the lobby. Fourth Street was a pedestrian mall and closed to traffic at that time.…
Muhammad Ali Center – Plaza WHAT Civic WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Perched atop the Muhammad Ali Garage, this urban plaza creates a landscaped retreat that serves as the main entrance to the Ali Center. The plaza design by EDAW integrates water features, fountains, raised planting beds and a dramatic limestone stepped amphitheater into an…
The Henry Clay WHAT Multi-Use Commercial Building WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2006 Joseph & Joseph + Bravura Architects was the original architects for this building built in 1924. We were selected to convert the 9 story previous Hotel and YWCA into a mixed use building. The design maximizes the use of the space while maintaining…
