As we venture into a new year of architecture and graphic design, we reflect on
the things we are most proud of accomplishing in 2012 (in
no particular order of importance):
Our relationship with
TechTown. Our offices are located in TechTown,
a business incubator in Midtown Detroit. We appreciate the support we receive
there, the relationships with the staff and residents, the leadership opportunities,
and we were even named Entrepreneur of the Month.
Strengthening our foothold in the healthcare design
market. We
partnered with Harley Ellis Devereaux (an Architectural Record Top 250 Firm) to provide design
development, construction documentation and building information modeling (BIM)
services for the new the 162,000 square foot, $110 million Cardiovascular and Multispecialty
Building at the Detroit Medical Center central
campus.
Construction at the DMC Heart Hospital |
Blogging and Social
Media. In addition to posting regularly on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, we started this new blog – “Inside the Studio” – chronicling
office activities and highlighting our people and our work. Our Top 3 Blog Posts:
Government design. We worked with Ghafari (an ENR Top 200 International Design Firm) and AECOM (ranked the number one design firm by ENR) on the Wayne County Justice
Project. Centric
Design Studio played an integral role in the 3D Building Information Modeling
(BIM) documentation and detailing of the facility, and the project team adopted
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) to save costs.
Wayne County Justice Facility - Sketches |
Wayne County Justice Facility - 3D Model |
Wayne County Justice Facility Under Construction |
Our affiliation with the Detroit Creative
Corridor Center (DC3). This year we completed the first-ever Creative Ventures Program sponsored by DC3 and celebrated our graduation with 17 of our businesses
classmates, including architects, performing
artists, web designers, and others growing their businesses in Detroit.
CDS principal, Saundra Little, also serves on the Advisory Board of DC3.
Detroit Design
Festival. DC3 sponsors the annual Detroit Design Festival, and this
year we displayed mobile demonstration units for
W.A.R.M. Training Center in Detroit, one of eight energy demonstration centers
in the state of Michigan. CDS joined the National Organization of Minority
Architects (NOMA) in a design
charrette to design the flexible, compact, mobile units that will carry
and display sustainable building products, educational materials, and tools.
NOMA
Conference. We
were pleased to have been an integral part of the planning and hosting of the
National Organization of Minority Architects Conference that was held in
Detroit in October. We got to see old
friends, build new relationships, and network a little, even though we were
quite busy with the day-to-day logistics of the Conference.
Bryant Residence.
We re-designed a home in the
historic Palmer Park area of Detroit. We’re seeing our design come to fruition
as the changes are now under construction. We can’t wait to show the finished
product.
Bryant Residence Under Construction (First Floor) |
Bryant Residence Under Construction (Second Floor) |
Our Commitment to Detroit.
What a surprise to have a spot in QuickenLoans’ “Made in Detroit” commercial. We are proud to be part of Detroit’s
high-tech corridor, and we are fully committed to the design and re-building of
this great city.
The Centric Design Studio family wishes everyone a healthy and prosperous 2013!
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