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Our success comes from providing outstanding consulting service to communities, state agencies, institutions, and architectural and engineering firms across the country.
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PROJECTS
We have selected fifteen projects for your review. This sampling of our portfolio will help you define our past experience and capabilities but it does not define the limits of our interest. Our firm is dedicated to new clients, experiences and challenges.
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Blue Grass Airport Mural Wall
Lexington, Kentucky
Completed: Summer 2005
A 300' long by 30' tall retaining wall for the Blue Grass Airport
was needed as a part of a runway safety zone expansion along historic
Versailles Road in Lexington. Traditional methods of landscaping
could not be used as screening elements because plant material
would attract birds into airspace as jet aircraft are landing.
Working in conjunction with the Airport Administration, Mark Arnold
and Jocelyn Hinshaw developed a concept that would create a "Landscape"
without the traditional elements of landscaping. We developed
a scene that would be painted directly on the wall and then emerge
from the wall into earth forms in front of the wall. The landscape
includes bronze horse sculptures, traditional stone walls and
large earth berms.
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Arlington Pool Renovation - Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
DesignWORKS assembled the team for the recent renovation to the
swimming facility at Eastern Kentucky University's Arlington Club.
The project involved a renovation of the original pool gutter
and lining, dynamic and colorful new walking surfaces, 3500 square
feet of new sun decks, 5 new shade structures, new mechanical
and electrical systems, new fencing and landscaping. Construction
documents for the project were authorized by the State of Kentucky
on July 1, 2007 and all documents were complete and ready for
bid on August 21, 2007.
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EKU Health And Fitness Center
Richmond, Kentucky
Completed: Summer 2004
The site development plan for the new Health and Fitness Center
at Eastern Kentucky University called for an easily accessible
building for students, employees and faculty. We sited the structure
within an existing surface parking lot and along a prominent walkway
that links back to main campus. This provides easy access to the
building both day and night and also provided a ready made parking
for the facility.
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Field of Dreams Park
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Completed: Summer 2006
Field of Dreams Park offers something for everyone. With an indoor
and outdoor Tennis facility, four Baseball Fields catering to
all ages from Tee ball to Babe Ruth League, two fully developed
Football Fields complete with bleachers and Concession and six
new Soccer Fields within a fully developed Soccer complex, this
is a park designed for activity. The heart of the park is the
Billy Branch Creek. The naturalized riparian area makes an excellent
buffer to the adjoining neighborhoods and an excellent outdoor
classroom. The loop trail takes full advantage of this shady woodland
edge and follows the creek along the entire property line. Outdoor
classroom areas and displays offer several opportunities to learn
about this unique environment. Further the creek edge offers and
excellent opportunity to develop a series of naturalized filtration
and sediment ponds which will serve to clean the run-off from
the sports fields.
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Greensburg Town Square
Greensburg, Kentucky
Completed: Winter 2004
The sshed product is the real proof of a good plan. Mark Arnold
worked closely with the City of Greensburg to help them define
their goals and objectives for the town square. The history was
already there, the wonderful old buildings in place, and the commitment
of the community was strong. The Master Plan just brought these
elements together by providing a continuity that had been missing
and proving once again that the best solutions are the simple
ones.
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Downtown Master Plan
Horse Cave, Kentucky
The Master Plan for Horse Cave has been accomplished as a part
of the TEA-21 Program and outlines many projects for the downtown.
The most unique aspect of the master plan is the integration of
community resources. We mapped the streets of Horse Cave as well
as the Hidden River Cave flowing below the streets and then brought
the two systems together at the surface to serve as a patterned
walkway that will lead visitors through the community. The cave
system connects many of the community resources and provides a
common pedestrian linkage. The Cave Trail provides a fantastic
educational experience on Main Street, provides a neat Outdoor
Trail with Environmental Educational Opportunities behind the
Cave Museum, and creates a fabulous outdoor performance area in
a sinkhole behind the Horse Cave Theater.
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Lindsey Wilson College Master Plan
Columbia, Kentucky
The Master Plan for Lindsey Wilson College takes a realistic
look at potential campus expansions, new facilities and improvements
over the next ten years. The Master Plan was completed after a
four month process which included inventory and analysis of existing
campus features, programming sessions with staff and faculty and
alternative concept review and refinement.
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Maysville KCTCS Master Plan
Maysville, Kentucky
Completed: Summer 2005
Ten years ago, Mark C. Arnold helped develop a long range master
plan for the Maysville Community College. Some of the projects
moved forward while others went unrealized. As the community colleges
have changed and traditional students have become replaced with
more non traditional students, and programs have emerged that
were not even considered a decade ago, the road map of the 1990s
needed to be updated. The Master Plan, completed in 2005, reflects
a more open style campus, which emphasized a series of new buildings
which would be constructed around the existing central courtyard.
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Murray State University Residential Master Plan
Murray, Kentucky
Mark Arnold and Jocelyn Hinshaw are currently working with Murray
State University developing a Master Plan for the residential
campus. The plan involves review of the existing facilities and
developing a variety of prototypical housing types in order to
enhance the neighborhood feel of the existing residential campus.
We are taking a close look at trends in campus housing and looking
for ways to integrate traditional dormitories, Junior and Senior
level apartments with a greater degree of interior amenities,
and a townhouse style development to enhance the sense of neighborhood
as well as to transition the scale of the larger buildings into
the surrounding community.
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Orleans Park
Florence, Kentucky
Completed: Summer 2003
Mark Arnold was asked by the City of Florence, Kentucky to develop
the design and construction documents for a new neighborhood park
and playground for the Orleans North Development. The project
included design for play structures, a custom designed outdoor
pavilion, walking trails, basketball courts, soccer fields, a
sledding hill, bikeway, and off street accessible parking. All
walkways and play areas are accessible and slopes throughout the
project do not exceed 2.5 percent.
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Pikeville City Park
Pikeville, Kentucky
The design for a covered walkway in Downtown Pikeville goes way
beyond just getting you from one place to another. Engraved within
a special swirl of pavement as you move along the walk, is a beautiful
song written by the famous Appalachian song writer, Jean Ritchie.
The song entitled "The Flowers Of Joy" speaks of a sorrowful past
and bright and joyful tomorrow. The song begins at a gushing fountain
emerging directly from the pavement and the walkway pattern speaks
to the rhythms of 4 / 4 time. We envisioned children running along
the path singing out the words of the song.
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Stanford University
Stanford, Kentucky
We were asked to assist S+A Architects in the development of
conceptual design possibilities for a new University to be developed
in Standford, Kentucky. The concept involved planning for an Academic
Quadrangle which included 12 Civilization Facilities, Administration,
Performing Arts and aLibrary and Media Center. The campus also
included a Technology Center, Fitness Center, and Student and
Faculty Housing Areas.
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University of Kentucky Mechanical Engineering Building
Lexington, Kentucky
Completed: Summer 2003
The work for the new Mechanical Engineering Building at the University
of Kentucky included the development of central campus conceptual
design alternatives, conducting a design charette with the project
architects and the refinement of an overall site development concept.
The final product included development of new parking and service
areas, campus walkways, a large student plaza and outdoor seating
and activity area, lighting, landscaping and site improvements.
This Project Was The Recipient Of The 2004 Kentucky American
Institute Of Architects Design Honor Award.
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Pedestrian Mall - University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
The site is located adjacent to the Library and is a major thoroughfare
for students traveling from south campus dorms to main campus.
With this is mind, a campus plaza and vehicular Round-About were
developed. Services included all site planning, grading, drainage
design, pavements, wall design and detailing, as well as outdoor
lighting and landscaping to the needs and standards established
by the University.
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Western Kentucky University Centennial Mall
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mark Arnold served as Senior Partner with his former firm during
the design and implementation of the pedestrian mall at Western
Kentucky University. The Centennial Mall project called for the
removal of large and unsightly parking areas and cross streets
from the center of the campus. These areas were converted into
a pedestrian greenway. This area links nearly a mile of continuous
pedestrian walkway through the heart of Western's Campus and connects
the South Lawn and South Commons to the College Heights District.
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Western Kentucky University Sign and Wayfinding Master Plan
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Mark Arnold and Jocelyn Hinshaw are leading an on-going Wayfinding,
Signage and Graphic Design effort at Western Kentucky University.
The project is exploring wayfinding from a holistic perspective
and begins with visitors to the region, visitors to the campus,
employees of the University, faculty and students. The end result
of the effort is the development of a Sign and Wayfinding Master
Plan which guides all future sign placement and sign design decisions.
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Anchor Baptist Church
Lexington, Kentucky
Our work with Anchor Baptist church began with the original Master
Plan and has continued though construction documents for both
a family life center and a recreational facility. Recent work
has included layout, grading, drainage, hydrology, landscaping
and detailing in accordance to all LFUCG Planning and Zoning requirements.
This project further included all submissions and approvals from
the LFUCG Plan Review Board.
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