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Atlas, DEMX architecture | International Design Awards Winners

Atlas

CompanyDEMX architecture

Lead DesignersDEMX architecture

Design TeamTim Maddox, Morganne Bryner, Julie Chambers, Ben Cruce, Corinne Burns, GA Engineers Inc., Myers Beatty Engineering, Glenn Carter, Alexander Hunt

Project LocationFayetteville, Arkansas, United States

ClientQuantum Properties

Prize(s)Bronze in Interior Design / Renovation

Entry Description

The Ellis Building’s rehabilitation recaptures the building’s original 1920s character for use as Atlas, a new locally owned restaurant. Inspired by its namesake Atlas Shrugged, the fine dining restaurant is designed with an Art Deco influence. The goals for the preservation of this building were to maximize natural light by restoring existing windows and clarifying the historic relationship between the entry, interior spaces, and the street. The restoration introduces fine materials, strategic lighting, and minimalist detailing that contrast with the building’s architectural elements.

Bio

DEMX architecture is a design-focused architecture firm in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We were founded with a belief that vernacular building types are those from which we could learn our greatest lessons. Our other inspiration is modernism, which is dependent on the ideals of material production and assembly. Combining these two approaches allows us to pursue sustainable practices and design solutions, rooted in efficiency, appropriate material choices, and contextual response.

Awards and Prize

ATLAS
2022 Outstanding Achievement in Adaptive Reuse - Honorable Mention
Preserve Arkansas Awards
GRADY E. HARVELL CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTER
2021 The Education in Technology Award
Construction & Developers Awards Banquet
CLARK LAW FIRM
2021 Transformation Award
Construction & Developers Awards Banquet
WILLIS RESIDENCE
2021 Honorable Mention, Alumni Design Awards
University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
TYSON MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION CENTER
2019 Transformation Award
Construction & Developers Awards Banquet
SUTCLIFFE RESIDENCE
2018 Honor Award
American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter Design Awards
2018 Alumni Design Award Winner
University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
2019 AIA Gulf States Honor Citation Award
American Institute of Architects, Gulf State Region Awards
PASCHAL HEATING, AIR, AND GEOTHERMAL
2018 Merit Award
American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter Design Awards
2018 People’s Choice Award
American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter Design Awards
2018 Alumni Design Award Winner
University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
2019 Kaleidoscope Award
Construction & Developers Awards Banquet
FAYETTEVILLE SOLID WASTE + RECYCLING OFFICES
2018 Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce Award
Construction and Developer’s Banquet
TEXAS CORNER (Friedman-Mincer building)
2016 Honorable Mention for Historic Preservation
Alumni Design Awards, University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design
2016 Award for Excellence in Preservation for Rehabilitation Commercial Project
Preserve Arkansas, Arkansas Preservation Awards
2016 Finalist
American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter Design Awards
VETRO 1925
2013 Merit Award
American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter Design Awards
2012 Alumni Design Awards, University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design