Young-Williams Animal Village

Gino PetersonCommercial, Retail

Young-Williams Animal Center retained Johnson Architecture to design a new facility located in an existing metal building in West Knoxville. The new center houses animal adoption, a spay/neuter clinic and retail space. The renovation and addition utilize natural lighting through the addition of skylights and storefront windows and doors throughout the building. The existing building underwent a complete facade renovation …

Zoo Knoxville Tiger Forest

Gino PetersonLeisure, Themed Entertainment

JAI and CLR Design were part of the project team for Zoo Knoxville’s Tiger Forest, part of the Boyd Family Asian Trek exhibit. Tiger Forest is multi-acre habitat and breeding facility for critically endangered Malayan tigers and white-naped cranes. Tiger Forest houses residents Bashir and Tanvir, two of less than 50 Malayan tigers in the United States. With less than …

Fire Station Concept

Gino PetersonCivic, Commercial

A key component of any building design is the relationship of the facility with the context of the site. For the Y-12 Fire Station, there are no structures immediately adjacent to the project site to the north, east or west and a rather nondescript brick building exists to the south. A number of structures are visible from the project site …

Blu Grotto

Gino PetersonCommercial, Restaurant

Blu Grotto is located on the grounds of Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, a Garden State shore town. The eatery focuses on modern and classic adaptations of regional Italian cuisine and features expansive outdoor dining spaces for its loyal local customers, shore visitors and live horse-racing enthusiasts. The three outdoor patios total 2,200 square feet and overlook the lavish gardens …

Clayton Homes

Gino PetersonCommercial, Office

Clayton Homes corporate headquarters features a LEED-certified building on a green campus that accommodates nearly 1,500 employees on site. The greenway renovation included a dining area that holds up to 250 seats. New outdoor dining and meeting spaces created maximum flexibility for users as part of the landscape design plan. The expansion included a new single-story structure to house meeting …

Riverside Cabins

Gino PetersonResidential, Single Family

New primary and guest cabins were envisioned for this pastoral site located along the Little River in Townsend, Tennessee – “The Peaceful Side of the Smokies”. By carefully inserting the new structures along the riverbank and between majestic, existing trees, the new cabins feel like they have been in place for many years. The structures are purposefully designed to have …

KCDC Five Points Infill Housing

sbirdMulti-Family, Residential

In 2012, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation engaged JAI to design its second phase of Five Points infill housing, which includes 17 ENERGY STAR-certified prototype duplex, six-plex and single-family homes that fit the character and context of the historic East Knoxville neighborhood.

Lakeway Christian Academy

Gino PetersonEducation, K-12

Set atop a broad knoll in rural East Tennessee, this state-of-the-art school serves middle and high school students in an extensive and well-appointed learning environment. A vast sports complex and performing arts center are open for use as well. Lakeway Christian Academy retained JAI to develop a 43-acre site into a high school and middle school campus. The overall development …