Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts WHAT Arts + Museums WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Since its inception in 1983, its role evolved as a venue for culturally diverse programs promoted to a wide range of audiences. That suggested the facility should express more energy, vitality and theatricality than the formality of its original design.…
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts – Interior Renovations WHAT Arts + Museums WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Fifteen years after its opening, Joseph & Joseph + Bravura was asked to create a masterplan vision for the future of the Kentucky Center. This vision culminated with phased renovations and additions that transformed the facility into…
PNC Achievement Center for Interpretation + Education WHAT Park + Education WHERE Louisville, KY WHEN 2013 Located within the Creekside Center is the welcoming and interpretive facility. It too reflects the tobacco barn heritage that is central in the design of The Parklands’ structures. It is sited to imply a linear spatial relationship to the…
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…
