Shop Talk - March 2025
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It’s been some time since I published any evidence of my work here at Workshop: Architecture - whether through social media or anything else. Since I know at least some of you like to know what I’m up to, I’ve resolved to do better. Don’t worry though, this is a small shop and architecture moves slowly, so there’s little chance that I’ll be flooding your inbox! Going forward, I plan to send out updates around once a quarter. And if for some reason you want to look something back up later and you deleted this email, don’t worry. I’m going to post each of these updates on the blog so just you can always find it again on the company website.
I thought I’d start by summarizing the breadth of my work from last year and then mention a few projects I hope to cover in more detail in later posts.
Looking back on 2024
My files show that I worked on 16 projects during the last year. The reality is a little more complicated of course since some projects can gestate slowly and even span a calendar year but 16 will do as a rough cut. It’s a lot. As a point of comparison I worked on 9 projects in 2023 and 14 in 2022.
The Outpost completed construction
The project was 24 townhomes near the Black Creek subdivision. The project website can be found at https://theoutpostchatt.com/ There’s no photography yet, only floor plans and renderings which don’t really do it justice. I’ll do a piece on it at some point soon.
Broads Lounge was completed and opened
Broads is a woman owned cocktail lounge that opened last March on 10th Street in downtown. If you haven’t been please go. The cocktails are excellent and the space is gorgeous. This is easily one of my favorite projects of the last few years. As soon as I get professional photography done I’ll do a deep dive into the project. They have a website but the best way to check them out is through their Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/broadslounge
The Buck Residence started construction
Started way back during Covid, this project went though a couple of adjustments before beginning construction. The clients are a professional couple retiring to Chattanooga from the Chicago area. They started their own construction company and are building the project themselves. They both have a background in project management, are passionate about construction quality, and they’re doing a great job.
What about new work?
There’s plenty on the boards too.
Design on a new custom home for a former classmate of mine from architecture school.
Design on a new multi-story apartment building.
Design on a new multi-story office building.
Design on a new townhome development.
I’ll cover these in more detail as they evolve.