Morose

Morose (2014)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Studio Space, Plaza

Morose, or The Center of Shade, is this more revised plaza that would replace a current plaza in Downtown Macon, Georgia. The current one would be demolished and this one would be built in its place. Morose is this building that welcomes new studios, especially those that specialize in artistic ability, education, museum exhibits, carpenter work, medicine, and that sort of stuff. I decided to make it three floors to expand for room. Also what I attached to it was a four to eight space food court (Ignore the logo's, they are just made up to show the place of the title). Morose and it's food court fills the entire space of where the current plaza sits. I designed it with black lining and used gray as well to show it more appealing. This was also why I designed Sierra in mostly black, because it stands out. I really adore the roof and the style where these simple obstacles rise up from the top, such as from 'The Shoppes of River Crossing' in north Bibb County, so I did the same with Morose and the food court. Also note, This would be right down the street from Sierra.

I did three renderings from Thea. The top two show the background of the sky. This was the first time for me to experiment with the background images on Thea Rendering. The first one was done without the lights put in. 

These are the sides of the building. Morose is the three-story building on the far right as you can see the food court is actually longer. By size, The food court is not meant to have large tenants.

As I mentioned, Morose and it's food court would fill in the space of the current plaza. The parking deck behind aligns with the building and it's wing. Also note, The building of where the parking deck is, also was a new downtown developed building. 

Old Clinton Bar BQ

Old Clinton Barbecue (2014)

Gray, Georgia, U.S.A 

Commercial, Diner, Classical

Old Clinton BBQ is a current eatery in South Gray, Georgia. I've heard they was one of Georgia's best, and it was well known especially in the Central Georgia region, so I decided to give a gift to the main store. I designed a new diner just beside the current building. I know that the current building isn't one of those modern style joints, so I didn't want to make the new building modern, neither. Instead, I created more of a classical mid-20th century diner, you know, during the times Dr. King had a dream and during the baby boomer generation after the Vietnam War. My goal was to set the restaurant in a past era, and not the era of today. If this building were to exist, It would be perfect to keep the current place as a historical landmark, or whatever the case. 

 The way I designed picture above is similar to how I designed Waffle House off Ashford Dunwoody. I placed the tree's in the background to give the illusion of Old Clinton being surrounded by trees. 

This is just a Thea Render. Nothing really new compared to the other pictures. This is just to show a more realistic building when it comes to brightness and value. 

These are the sides of the building. From top to bottom is the Front, Back, Right, and Left. And yeah, I also designed an outside diner where people can also eat outside. It's also a convenience just incase the building is crowded. 

I assumed this was a small mythical project, so I also designed a map. It just shows the floor plans of the inside. I am not familiar with how the Kitchens are constructed (except for Subway Eat Fresh), so I designed no obstacles in the kitchen. This is just a pre-draft. 

This is just a ariel view. For those who are confused of what I said in the first paragraph about the location, Where the white rectangular block is where the diner is. Where it says 'Preserved Landmark' is the current building. The logo below shows the picture of the current building of Old Clinton BBQ. This eatery has existed since 1958, the same time classic diners existed. 

Designing and informing about this is making me hungry right now.  

Sierra

Sierra (2014)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Office, Tenant Space, Plaza

Sierra is a 10 story office building that just holds tenants. Despite the fact of it's style and it being a skyscraper, Holding tenant space is really all it does. I decided to give it the partially convex shape. This building would replace the old Tubman African American Museum and several more buildings that are occupied. The better and the more impressive the office space, The more that it can be found attractive. So, I decided to make this very simple. The first floor is where management and the building resources are, but from the second floor onward, Everything would be vacant until occupied by tenants. The only obstacles that would fill floors two through ten are the restrooms, the elevators and stairs, and also the janitors storage. Everything else would become the responsibility of the tenants. Adjacent to the building is a double deck where cars would park. There is currently a parking lot sitting in front of where the deck would be just incase it's filled up. If this building were to exist, it may become the top five tallest buildings in Macon. The building next to the parking deck which opposes the Sierra, would still remain up. I did this building mostly in dark grey, which is close to black, so the building would stand out more. The black color, to my opinion, shows the building's glamour.  

The top three pictures are renderings of the Sierra. The image and the look stands out and grabs peoples attention. Even though it's just a plaza, it's looked at as more of a paradise. The bottom two photo's, you can also see the parking decks.

The side's page of Sierra. The front is facing the North, and the back is facing the South.

The top two pictures above are Sierra's floor plans. The first floor is where the administration and conference rooms are. It also homes the front desk and the main storage. The second floor on through the tenth is the exact same floor plans where it's labeled 'Levels 2-10'. The red lining where it says Level 10 only show's that Level 10 has a stairway to the buildings roof. The burgundy lining on the right shows the future additional exit that would become shortcut to the parking deck if needed. There are two stairways throughout the entire building, and there are five elevators. Three of the main lobby and two more of the left just as a short trip. The two stairways are also wide to allow less limited traffic. 

Also note that Sierra faces where I had designed 'Walnut Park'. This building would sit off Walnut Street and Martin Luther King Blvd. A building style similar to this would be The First Data in South Sandy Springs, Georgia. 

Sony Store_Downtown Macon

Sony Store/471 Studio Lofts (2014)

Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.

Commercial, Retail, Electronics, Renovation, Studio Space

Sony Store, It's not a new prototype. There are Sony Retail stores similar to Apple Stores and/or Microsoft Stores that you see in malls etc. I had an idea to design a new Sony Store, and since this was just an electronic retail company, I decided to place it in an already made, but newly renovated, building. I chose downtown because I believe that the city of Macon can become more modernized or upgraded, but not too much. There is an existing building among 471-477 Third Street (which sits in front of renovated Dannenberg Lofts). I decided to take that enormous space and renovated into a Sony Store, using the space next to it as a front entrance towards 471 Studio Lofts, A studio-office rental level which sits above the Sony Store. I originally planned on placing the Sony store in this Mercer-owned building on Martin Luther King Boulevard in front of the 'Capricorn' Building (where Nicolae Trifuarch) designed this upcoming Music Amphitheater, however, the building looked as though it was a perfect attraction so I decided to leave it alone. It took almost an hour to find an existing building in Downtown Macon, until I went to the space on Third Street near Prince and Dunlap Park and decided to take a stab at it. 

 When I say this is the Sony Store, I mean the brand Sony. Therefore, I'm talking about PS4's, Sony Gadgets, Sony Animated Pictures, and also the cities newest Downtown electronic store. 

 Also note, I did the inside as well. I originally planned to just design the inside or give the inside more attention then the outside, but when I was near the current space on Third Street, I decided to just design a renovated version of the Front and the Left half of the exterior building. I did NOT, on the other hand, place any products in the store. I just placed televisions, lighting, and the large screen (that somewhat Microsoft store has). The point is that since most of the outside has already existed but just refurbished, I decided to just do the interior, too.

This is the second project I published on Ammons Renderings where I did the inside of a building. Chicago Bowling Alley 'People Eating Salt' being the first.  

Here is the Thea Rendering of both the exterior and interior of the Sony Store. The glass-like translucent material inside does make the store look more appealing, and the lighting as well. This was the first shot I published of an inside view with Thea Rendering. Like I put out before, This is just an empty view of it, it has no products. 

The above two pictures are just the outside and the inside views of parts of the building. If you still don't get it, then I published an X-Ray portrait below. The 471 Studio Loft could vary easily, so I left it for now. But, As you can see, It's a little easier to get the message on what the Sony store was to look like if it was real. This is not an enormous emporium, but just a simple store like Microsoft, Apple, and/or The Source and stores of that nature.   

Roswell Volkswagen

Roswell_Volkswagen (2014)

Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S.A.

Commercial, Car Dealership, Retail, Auto

Roswell Volkswagen is a car dealership next to Waffle House and Sandy Springs Toyota. It's a two-story building with a service center, offices, and much more. It also has an Auto Center(Building B) near the back of the building. The difference I made of this building from the others, when it comes to Building A(The Main Building), usually, the entrance facade post is white along with the edge material, but instead, I designed Roswell's blue, and the edge's I designed in a brownish-tan color. I also used green glass as the windows. This building also has two circular windows from the roof top to give more of a style to it. I also placed the service center in the front based on one of the concept photo's of an existing Volkswagen dealership building. 

  

The picture above and below are Thea Renderings of Roswell_Volkswagen. I just want to be very clear on what the front would look like. Of course, You even see the same cars. 

The second Thea Rendering is just a more foggy picture of it. You can also see the reflection on the windows. I also used the tree as a component (by Google Designer Nate). So Nate and the component designers who made the cars, Thank you for your examples. If I had known they had a component of the VW logo(which they did), I wouldn't have had to design the one you see right now, which still looks great, so why does it even matter?

These are just the sides of the building. As you can see also, unlike other buildings, This Volkswagen building has darker brown and tan colors. Most VW buildings are white or light gray. You also see the blue material on other parts of the building as well.  

This is Building B, or the VW Auto Center. It can be used for car repair etc., but I just designed it just incase there needed to be an extra set to the car dealership itself. It's just a new warehouse building that has been styled up and decorated. I designed it like an Auto Center, though. Cars come it, cars go out. 

This is the front and back of Building B. As you can see, Cars come it, cars go out. It doesn't have to be an auto center, but I've arranged it to be car convenient. 

From this map on the after photo, Building A is the larger building of course, and behind it is Building B. Just North of the dealership is the new Waffle House and the past renovated Sandy Springs Toyota. The reason I placed VW where it is, is because Sandy Springs Toyota is the only brand dealership in that one area; Therefore, A dealership plaza would form if more dealerships moved into the area. The whole goal behind this all is to help spruce of Sandy Springs along Roswell Road, even though this is not a real plan. 

Costco Wholesale_Macon

Costco Wholesale Store (2014)

Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.

Retail, Club Membership

Costco is a wholesale store for some of you that don't know. For example, Sams Club or BJ's probably. Costco is common in parts of Atlanta such as Cumberland Mall or Peachtree Dunwoody etc., but Macon has no location. So, I decided to bring it to the city. Like the movie theater problem, The city lacks wholesale stores, so I decided add Costco to the other side of where Sams Club is located. This is the first design I used for SketchUp 2014, and this is also the first design I used with Thea Render. This store would also be across from where the old Westgate Mall(which became Westgate Shopping Center and turned into a living hell) is located.  

Thea Render is a rendering software that I have for SketchUp 2014. I also placed the door and garage entrance/exit along side each other.

This is the Front, Rear, Left, and Right side of the entire building. It takes up most of the lot it uses. Costco's first location would be in the brain of the Southwest part of the city.

Bethel AME Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (2014)

Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.

Church, Religion

Bethel AME Church is currently a church in the southwest heart of Macon, Georgia. The ecclesia resides in the building at the subdivision of Mumford Road and Earl Street. My goal during this time was to choose a random church, or ministry, and give my gift. Bethel was my choice. The new church building is colored in blue, purple, and lavender. The building is also styled with brick, cladding, and also 'stone-cladding'. The facility also will replace the old Butler Early Childhood Center (That I myself attended as I was in preschool) and the lot will be between the end of Earl Street and Dawn Street. The new church building has a sanctuary(of course), a pastor study, a dining hall, a kitchen, etc. I also placed a title plaque in front of the main building entrance.    

Church floor plans are simple. Just two buildings, one is the majority sanctuary, and two is the majority dining hall. The seating rows also elevate down as you reach the stage. 

Bethel's new building would not be far from the current building. For those who have no idea what this would be like, The new church would move onto the lot where an old school (Butler) used to be. Just one road up north. 

Allies of Pio Nono

Allies of Pio Nono (2014)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Residential

Allies of Pio Nono is a four-story apartment complex that sits along Pio Nono Avenue and on the southeast side intersection of Montpelier Avenue. My goal on this was to make new style apartments in neighborhoods that are abandoned or not well supported. The Studio/1/2 Bedroom apartment also has a courtyard that's 3/4 way surrounded by Building B. There is a pool park behind Building A which is where the front desk lobby and office is as well. There is also a fitness room and also a game room. I used blue and mostly cool colors in this design because I preferred to make the image pop out to those who see it. If this were really to be built, The plan would be to demolish the declining neighborhood that's currently residing on the lot, and make a level terrain. Then, Rise the allies onto the horizon.

This is also the first rendering I used with Twilight Rendering, A new software that I used with SketchUp. The shadowing is more visual and the lighting is more easy to tell.

This is the courtyard(surrounded by Building B). The courtyard apartments have balconies that stand over the ground. 

This is the front of Building A. The top picture also shows this without the logos. This shaded entrance will take you to the front desk, fitness room, and through the building to the pool park etc.

This is the pool park behind Building A. The park is gated and also half-way routed by lighting. The pool is circular and at night, it lights up. 

The reason of this apartment being called 'The Allies' is because at the Perimeter in Dunwoody Georgia, I once stayed at the apartments called 'The Axis at the Perimeter' and in my hometown, I decided to call this plan 'The Allies' like from World War 2. Also, Like the Axis at Perimeter, Allies of Pio Nono has two buildings that are separated by a parking deck.