JAI worked closely with interior designer Stephanie Sabbe, project management team MDS Land Project and the staff at RT Lodge in Maryville, Tennessee, to bring the 1920-inspired Morningside Room to life. The bar and lounge are nestled within the JAI-designed RT Lodge and perfectly complement the woodsy retreat with a touch of elegance. Offering interior bar and lounge and exterior …
Designers at JAI presented a new outlook and ideas to add necessary spaces to The University of Tennessee Medical Center campus that is currently restricted on growth. JAI and MBI Companies teamed to provide UT Medical Center with a strategy to address current and future needs related to medical office building space and parking capacity on the Knoxville campus. Our …
Following the Five Points master planning process completed in 2014, JAI and Ross/Deckard Architects designed Five Points 2. This multifamily complex includes one- to four-bedroom affordable housing units along with sidewalks, greenspaces and a playground. A new street grid enhances neighborhood connectivity. The energy-efficient complex earned Enterprise Green Communities certification in 2018.
JAI delivered the client’s vision: “a modern treehouse made of glass and steel.” Set on Blackberry Mountain with sweeping views of the Great Smoky Mountains, the elevation of the house allows an entry approach on a bridge through the trees and enhanced mountain views to the south. The JAI team designed this unique home in a minimalist form using stone, …
Located on the first floor of The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s main lobby, the Health Information Center provides patients and family members with a welcoming, comfortable and functional space to access health news and information related to illness and disease. This facility offers an extensive consumer health library, virtual and printed resources and walk-in assistance with dedicated Preston Medical …
By utilizing the existing frames of three historic industrial buildings as the centerpiece of a large, multi-family residential complex, the JAI design team establishes a new “town center” for this southern New Jersey town with Cotton Mill Flats. Located in an area of current urban decay along the banks of the Great Egg Harbor River, the 1860s complex included a …
JAI worked with new owners of an obsolete, 224,000-square-foot former indoor shopping mall to add an entertainment attraction and green spaces to a reimagined series of shops and restaurants nestled in the valley of the Smoky Mountains. JAI provided master planning and design services for this new attraction and retail space, including theming of the project circled around the Mountain …
The homeowners’ extensive travels and sophisticated taste inspired the design team to create a modern version of an English country house. The formal symmetry and stately permanence of cast stone, slate and tumbled limestone informed not only the exterior, but also many areas of the interior. The sweeping, panoramic views of the Tennessee River and Great Smoky Mountains provide natural …
A pivotal initiative of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians’ (EBCI) strategic plan, the Cherokee Speakers Place is designed to enhance educational access and cultural outreach within the Cherokee community and provide a dedicated space for Cherokee youth and elders to engage with Tsalagi (Cherokee) to help preserve and revitalize the language. Located on a revitalized brownfield near Kituwah …
JAI used the existing building frame of a truck tire warehouse to create an industrial fish warehouse aesthetic. The design incorporated the existing building’s exposed steel frame and concrete container in large part. Existing garage door openings were maintained and replaced with energy-efficient glazing and sunshades to maximize the north facing exposure. New accents of metal panel and glass, along …
