Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen-Grill & Chill (2015)
1. South Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
2. East Dunwoody, Georgia, U.S.A.
3. West Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Eatery

So, This is more complex than my recent projects. I have fallen into the interest of matching art. When it comes to buildings that look alike, It sounds very awesome, so I decided to try out this idea. Dairy Queen is my first choice, because I decided to start low. So, I designed three approximate similar buildings of the ice cream parlor in the state of Georgia. There are differences, but I want to have the image look-alike. Store 1 is in South Macon in the location where I designed Publix and Einsteins earlier, Store 2 is in East Dunwoody above Atlanta, Store 3 is in West Macon on the lot where a Dairy Queen currently is. I've done Thea Renderings of all three of them, and also floor plans, sides, and the site location. The style, in general, is Gothic with this castle appearance. I used brick, fire stone, and also different colors of cladding, not to mention, the colors(either plastic or metal). I have named this style of Dairy Queen, The Gloomy Church Style.
This building also has a cursive logo on the red band in the arch. The logo, along with the 'live a little' catchphrase, was by graphic designer, Edrea Lita. To visit and see, click here. 
 

The picture above is DQ Store 1 in South Macon. 

The picture above is DQ Store 2 in East Dunwoody.
 

The picture above is DQ Store 3 in West Macon.
 

Just in case you can't tell the differences, I placed the sides on all three of the stores. Right, Left, Front, and Rear. It's like Hocus Pocus except with exterior design. The floor plans, below, also vary depending on the store. Be sure to remember which is which!     

The picture above shows the sites of each store. These are just to show the location. You can also see the current official logo by Lita's logo.

Ashanti

Ashanti (2015)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Residential

Ashanti (you can call it Ashanti Atlanta or A2) is a 16-story studio apartment complex that ONLY holds studio apartments. Even though there are 3 to 4 different styles, All of them are Studio Apartments in the entire building. This building does have that dark appearance like Morose, but I also added a lavender color to give it that beauty. The building lines up with 16 floors; The first two floors are Administration, Service, Fitness Center, Game Room, Club Lounge, Coffee Lobby, and possibly more, The third to the ninth floor are studio apartments with balconies, The tenth to the sixteenth are studio apartments without balconies, and then the building is shaped up with an attic with the complex symbol marked onto it. The middle rooms on floors three through sixteen are other studio apartments, but one of the four are used for miscellaneous purposes. The ends are elevators and stairs, which are also one of the purposes in one of the spaces in the middle, on each floor. For those of you that are familiar with Auburn Glenn Apartments, if this were to exist now, you'd have no problem noticing it every time you head home. 
The reason I designed this was because there are apartments that lack studio apartments in the community, and for those that are alone and just need a place to stay, this was what I designed. The end chapels that I set off at the edges of the building are to give it a look, like the eagles of the Pishkin Building. The building also has a parking deck and a rear parking lot.

I used Thea Render to model three of the images of Ashanti. The apartment does look pretty nice in their renders. My best would be the third one(bottom), because I was more visual with it. I gave it the image as though its about to rain.

Please, Don't get upset that I only took the Right side of the picture and not the left. Before the possible future connection from the building to the parking deck, Both sides are symmetrical, so just take the Right side and flop it, and there you go. This building is approximate symmetry. You can tell from the front and the back. (Also notice the Ashanti Atlanta logo)

This is just a layout plan of the apartment property. The entry ramp is currently a street. The entire lot, in general, is currently a neighborhood behind Auburn Glenn Apartments. 

Overall, This is just a place to hold people, The motto;  "Just one space"

Keep Going Skating Rink

Keep Going Skating Rink & Arcade (2015)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Commercial, Amusement, Skating, Arcade

Keep Going Skating Rink, currently named Olympia Skate Center, is a skating rink in West Macon. I used the color blue most of the time for this building and styled it with the more nice appearance to the bricks. This would take the place of the current skate center. I also decided to pull a twist to the main photograph above. It looks like someone is watching it while getting themselves relaxed and listening to some 80's band. The project was untitled until the building was done being designed. I, then, called it 'Keep Going' as a title similar to 'Moving Forward' from Disney. You have to keep going when you skate, am I correct? or else you'll fall. KG may look very appealing, but like the current building, it's just a warehouse with an exterior coat. The parking lot will remain, but expand. The only real difference is that this skating rink is probably bigger and the arcade has it's own entrance for those who are just in for the video games and not skating, like Game X, or something like that. But really, Keep Going is just a Fun Center really, nothing new or impressive when it comes to the business (which isn't real anyway).

This is a Thea Render of the building. This is just in case you didn't like the main picture. I had designed the entire lot just so I can easily make a set of what the view would look like. I snapped a Earth view from Google Maps and scaled it approximate and designed everything where they would be.

Remember when I mentioned the appearance of the building as just a coat? All you have to do is look at the back, or above for that matter, and you will know that the building is just a warehouse. The exterior facade on the front, left, and right, just disguise the building as though it's an upgraded facility. Church's normally use this method to try and make their buildings look fancier and not like some factory. I also forgot to mention, The skating rink does have windows.

 This is the floor plan of Keep Going Skating Rink. It may vary, but as sure as I can be, This is how the building would look. The rink, herself, would be this cornered space with a large bay where the people skate with the disco ball hanging on the top. Because of the arcade having it's own entrance, I placed the skate shoe check at the main entrance so you can get your skate shoes when you pay to skate and not in the building where you have access to the skating rink and arcade zone. There is also a Snack Bar at the arcade zone as well. 

Now, The pictures above are just the history photo's of Olympia Skate Center since 2007. I, myself, can remember my experience at Olympia. I was 8 years old and I was attending some summer program and we had a field trip there back in 2003. Now, At the time, I don't remember any Ozone, I don't know really, but I did suck at skating, but eventually learned, but completely forgot. I mostly played arcade games while people were skating and going in a circle. 
Then, In 2009, My cousin had a birthday party and Not only was I NOT much a skater (due to recent poor skating experience at another party), but I lacked fun and amusement that I used to have as a kid. So, I just played skee ball and other arcade games. I can tell things changed when the building was redone, though. The image that was once green has become red and yellow all over.......
now I have created blue.

So, There you have it. KeepGoing just kept me going and imagining. 

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.