The M.Rich & Bros. Co. building was designed by Hentz, Reid & Adler in the Italian Renaissance Style and opened in 1924. It is located in the South Downtown Historic District Atlanta. After the resurrection of this building, the company M.Rich & Bros. Co. reasserted itself as Atlanta’s greatest retailer.
Rich's had a reputation for being more tolerant toward African American customers and found itself in the midst of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Students targeted the Magnolia Room where several students as well as Martin Luther King Jr were arrested during a sit-in. By the fall of 1961, Rich's began to desegregate. The purpose of the project inspires to revive the symbolism of Rich's in the downtown community once again bringing back the traditions of the shopping experience and meals in the Magnolia Room as a cultural monument for its exceptional historical and townscape significance, antiquity, and social value of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. After a feasibility study, market analysis, and proforma, a retail and hospitality project is proposed for the rehabilitation project from its current state as a federal building.
Bio I embrace the belief that juxtaposition cultivates a distinct balance, the result of a harmonious fusion of contrasts - old and new, soft and edgy, rough and smooth, embodying the yin and yang of design, forming the foundation of exceptional art or space.
Harmony in a composition is created from the unity of elements such as line, color, space, and form. Harmony within a space is realized through meticulous planning, thoughtful selection of materials, and careful consideration of proportions and scale. The balance between aesthetics, function, and emotion culminates in a holistic experience.
Other prizes 2022 MUSE Design Awards Gold Interior Design- Historic Preservation 2021 IDA International Design Awards Emerging Interior Designer of the Year 2021 IDA International Design Awards Gold - Renovation 2021 IDA International Design Awards Gold - Restaurants & Bars 2021 IDA International Design Awards Silver - Commercial 2021 IDA International Design Awards Silver - Retail, Shops, Department Store 2020 LIV Hospitality Awards Historic and Heritage 2021 WindowsWear Student Awards Heritage Hermes Equestrian Resort 2020 SIT Furniture Design Awards Emerging Interior Designer of the Year 2020 SIT Furniture Design Awards Winner Hotel Design 2020 LICC London International Creative Competition Official Selection 2020 IDA International Design Awards Bronze Hotels & Resorts 2020 IDA International Design Awards Bronze Hotels & Resorts 2020 IDA International Design Awards Bronze Retail 2020 Architecture Masterprize Honorable Mention Interior Design- Hospitality 2020 MUSE Design Awards Gold Interior Design- Hospitality 2020 SCADPROxTNT Snowpiercer Winning Design Grand Salon 2020 ASID Design Excellence Awards Gold Award Commercial Hospitality 2020 ASID Joel Polsky Academic Achievement Award 2020 ASID Student Portfolio Competition Finalist 2019 IDA International Design Awards Gold Institutional 2019 IDA International Design Awards Silver Hotels & Resorts 2019 IDA International Design Awards Bronze Retail 2019 IDA International Design Awards Honorable Mention 2019 ASID Design Excellence Awards Best in Commercial Design Concept 2019 ASID Design Excellence Awards Best in Commercial Design Rendering 2019 ASID Student Portfolio Competition Finalist 2018 DWR Design Within Reach Champagne Chair Contest Finalist 2018 ASID Design Excellence Awards Best in Residential Design Concept 2018 ASID Design Excellence Awards Best in Commercial Design Group 2018 ASID Student Portfolio Competition Finalist 2017 ASID Design Excellence Awards Best in Commercial Design Concept
