The Parklands of Floyds Fork – Leaping Bridges WHAT Architecture WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2012 The Parkway road and the Louisville Loop Trail provide connectivity and accessibility from one end of The Parklands to the other. Bridges on these routes over Floyds Fork Creek and its tributaries are designed to reinforce that connectivity. They exhibit…
Mercantile Gallery Lofts WHAT Architecture WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2008 In the heart of the NuLu gallery district, three historical manufacturing and warehouse buildings were adapted to urban loft condominiums in a way that celebrates their historic industrial character. The suites offer 47 open living spaces with tall ceilings. The interiors integrate new edgy contemporary…
Mercantile Gallery Lofts – Interiors WHAT Heritage + Historic WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 The common areas of the Mercantile are filled with the energy and artistic surroundings of its Market Street gallery district location. Plush furnishings and wood walls add warmth to the historic building while playful lighting and color add the sparkling accent. …
The Parklands of Floyds Fork – Incident Structures + Features WHAT Park WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2012 The buildings and architectural features of The Parklands are a contemporary expression of the rural architecture of Kentucky. The traditional rural tobacco barns and sheds are made of poles with vertical black wood siding on the walls, vertical…
Louisville Waterfront Park WHAT Architecture WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2012 Over 80 acres along the Ohio River edge were reclaimed from industrial land to reconnect the downtown to its historic beginnings in this first phase of the waterfront master plan. Working with George Hargreaves & Associates, a landscape of bold geometrics and sculptured forms were…
bCatalyst WHAT Heritage + Historic WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 The goal of this venture-capital incubator is to foster the development of emerging e-commerce businesses. Incorporated within an historic, heavy-timbered industrial warehouse is an energetic, interactive and technically advanced interior to enhance that goal. The first-floor lobby spine slices through the space to a playful…
Brown Theatre Interior Restorations WHAT Interiors WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2012 Joseph & Joseph + Bravura has been involved in the renovation of the Brown Theatre since 1994. Working with a diverse group of interests, we provided the initial feasibility study and building analysis, assisted with public and media presentation and have worked with the…
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…
Jefferson Community + Technical College – Five Campuses WHAT Education WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Jefferson Community & Technical College commissioned Bravura to develop a physical development plan for its Downtown Campus. The plan, completed in 2011, proposes expanding the campus southward across Broadway, and recommends relocating technical programs from a remote downtown location to…
Danville Water Treatment Plant WHAT Architecture WHERE Danville, KY WHEN 2013 The City of Danville is embarking on an ambitious plan to essentially expand and replace the city-owned Water Treatment Plant within the limits of its existing site location without reducing its ability to serve its customers in the process. It will incorporate new technologies…
