Lightroom has started construction on the Park Loudermilk Residence on 329 South Mcdonough Street in Decatur—just a few steps away is artist and builder Clay Chapman’s beautiful project which is also under construction Stop by and check out the progress. This house is the first modern project in the MAK district. For more see images here.

 

The 125 East Trinity Office Building is complete! Check out images here.

 

We have been hired by Clear Progress Incorporated to design their logo, branding and strategy for this talented and creative business-consulting firm sees more here.

 

Lightroom has launched phase two of the Marc Galbraith; Landscape Architect project. We created the branding and strategy for Galbraith Grounds Management as well as creating his trucks, yard signs, uniforms and a web presence. See more here.

 

Lightroom has launched the Leadership Buckhead project—see the website here.

 

William Carpenter has been elected at South Atlantic Regional Director on the National AIA Board. He will represent over 9,000 architects and was elected by his peers for this prestigious position.

 

Lightroom has been selected by the Personal History Center in Lilburn, Georgia to design its new headquarters. Stay tuned for details.

 

Here is a peek at our new secret project for a new residence in Gordon County, Georgia located on 600 acres. We call it the “Bloom House.”

 

ightroom has completed a new book about Multi-Disciplinary Practice check it out here

 

Lightroom has been selected by Switch modern to design the visual look and feel of their amazing national design website and brand. We look forward to designing their branding and style guide as well as advising them and working with their strategy team.

Found my switch in the dark.

I will really miss you guys.

learned to think outside the font.

When Ernest Hemingway famously wrote, "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn," he proved that an entire story can be told using a half-dozen words. This speaks directly to the essence of Lightroom: for each complex problem, a concise yet resounding solution. The parting interns at Lightroom would like to leave you with just that: six-word story to tell it all.

Come check out Lightroom Studio first hand on the Modern Atlanta Studio Crawl. On Friday June 4th , MA will be touring different architecture studios in the area, come hang out with us, play some bocce ball on our roof terrace or play with James Brown! Visit modern-atlanta.com for information.

New projects we have been working on include, the Chapman Palmer Addition, Park Loudermilk House, Gordon Country Bloom House, Personal History Center interiors project in Lilburn, and two new self published books; Design Build Studio and Multi-Disciplinary Practice. Stay tuned for updates.

For all you Lightroom fanatics out there be sure to stop by 125 Trinity Place in downtown Decatur to check out the newly branded office building done by us! Or even better check it out at night; its green glow is mesmerizing.

Wow, we have been completely swamped with new projects and haven’t updated our news in some time. Intern Lori Fine finished her time at Lightroom and has recently moved on to work in Chicago. Interns George Faber and Derek Hardt only have a couple weeks left with the Lightroom crew. Other recent additions to the team include, Todd Ebeltoft, Max Kovtoun, and Meng Gong who will be with us for the remainder of the summer.

James Brown got a haircut! Warning, he is now cute enough to make women and children cry.

Working at Lightroom Studios was a once in a lifetime experience that opened my eyes to the extensive possibilities of the design world. I had the opportunity to work with Bill and as well as two interns from the University of Cincinnati. The experience I gained through working on the various architecture, graphic, and web design projects is absolutely priceless. As I worked on the websites for Lightroom, re:FORM Inc, and Leadership Buckhead, I was exposed to many different aspects of the website process, from design to maintenance. This experience will benefit me for the future by giving me a more rounded view of the design process. Working on the graphic design and branding for Marc Galbraith’s new company, Galbraith Grounds Management, gave me insights and experience into graphic design that I did not have before. I learned about how many ways there are to represent a company, and how the slightest intricacies in a logo can change the overall appearance and feeling that it portrays. Having the opportunity to work on architectural design projects in their conceptual stages was extremely beneficial. The design world is about collaboration, and the setup of Lightroom is successfully representative of that need. Beginning a house addition based on a strong concept drives the design in a unique way. Also, working in a group on design allows for collaboration that can only be seen in a positive environment such as Lightroom. The multidisciplinary practice is one that cannot be duplicated. The interaction of all of the aspects of design creates and influential world that keeps everyone, clients and designers alike, engaged in their projects. The interactions I was able to have with clients, and the responsibilities I was given on a daily basis make Lightroom into an experience that I value with great respect and dignity. While someone cannot specifically motivate another person, it is the enthusiasm and love for design that makes Lightroom into the place it is today, and will continue to be!

My time at Lightroom was an eye-opening, learning experience filled with opportunities to work on projects that most interns would never have a chance to develop.  I worked with Bill and two University of Cincinnati interns on architecture and other design projects, took on large responsibilities, and sharpened my designer tool kit of skills. As I finalized construction documents for a house on South McDonough, I learned how to resolve construction details and structural components. I worked on a house addition at the initial design phase with the other interns, and through collaboration with Bill, we designed a strong complement to the existing house. Outside of architecture, I had the privilege to work on two books: Design Build Studio and Multi-disciplinary Practice. The book projects gave me the opportunity to learn about current topics in the profession, speak with leaders in the architecture industry, and capture two important movements in architecture and architectural education.  I am excited for the releases and responses to both books. The final project on which I wish I had more time to work, was a home on a 600 acre farm in Gordon County. Bill and I met Judy and Bob at their cabin in the woods and toured their grounds for a site for the new project.  The clients, the land, and the possibilities were amazing. It will be a great project! Lightroom was more than a series of projects. We learned how to work with people. Having face time with clients, contractors, and friends, I learned that much of architecture is less about architecture and more about relationships. The relationship between the Lightroom team was the most important.  Our almost daily informal meetings set the tone for the day.  The collaborative studio environment pushed design and each other.  Lightroom was a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Lightroom has three new interns: Rachael Abramson, Azmara Asefa, and Jonathan Mosteiro, all from Cincinnati. They will be with us until the end of March and are hard at work on many different projects.

William Carpenter has been selected by the American Institute of Architects to serve as National Chairman of the prestigious Design Build Knowledge Community. The DBKC is the largest AIA Committee with over 11,000 members internationally. Carpenter is Past President of AIA Georgia and this election shows the high esteem his peers hold him in. See aia.org

The Dominey Pavilion in Oakhurst has won two national Honor Awards; The AIA National Small Projects Practitioners Honor Award, The Custom Home Magazine Award. In Addition, the project has been selected by London's DEZEEN.COM as a feature story. DEZEEN is the foremost and most respected online magazine and blog in the world. See dezeen.com

Lightroom has been selected to design two new modern residential projects located at 329 South McDonough Street and 257 Garland Avenue. Stay tuned for these exciting projects! See more at http://williamcarpenter.com/

Lightroom has completed its launch of its newest project for Unique World Hotels. This project features boutique and luxury hotels worldwide and was done in collaboration with Spinin.com for local entrepreneur B. Fisher Paty. See www.uniqueworldhotels.com

Lightroom has been selected by the Buckhead Business Association's Leadership Buckhead to design its strategy, branding, graphics and website. Leadership Buckhead is one of the most respected leadership programs in the country. See http://www.bbaleadership.com

Lightroom has been selected by Modern Landscape Architect Marc Galbraith ASLA to design his marketing plan, strategy, branding and website. See http://www.lightroom.tv/projects/webdesign/galbraith_design_studio/galbraith_design_studio.html

Jim Venturi, "A Few Films and a Talk". Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. Agnes Scott College, Buttrick Hall, Room G-4. Jim Venturi will screen and discuss "Saving Lieb House," a recent action adventure art journey documentary on the efforts to save and relocate Venturi Scott Brown and Associates' 1969 House in Barnegat Light, NJ--the Lieb House--when it was threatened with demolition in 2009, and excerpts from "Learning from Bob and Denise," an upcoming documentary on the architecture and ideas of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown.

Lightroom will start construction on the new mixed use urban projectin Tucker (an entire city block on Main Street) in January—stay tuned for images of the construction process.

William Carpenter’s new book see (William Carpenters Book) has launched and he has had numerous book signings and given lectures around the country including at the AIA National Convention in San Francisco, where he was a major speaker.

Lightroom has been selected by www.uniqueworldhotels.com to design their branding, identity and website in collaboration with SPINEN design. Lightroom has also been selected to design the branding and graphic identity for the amazing Atlanta’s A List music and literature review website see www.atlalist.com. We are honored to be selected and look forward to a long collaboration with this incredible and visionary client.

Lightroom has two new interns Chris Bartell from Cincinnati who will be here for autumn and Daniel Scott 5th yr architecture student at SPSU. They are hard at work on Lightroom 2.0 and the Ben and Allie residence.

Autumn is near, and that means it's time for new interns. We have 3 that are coming in to help on various projects. Dustin and Yvette are currently working through the Autumn as well. We would also like to give a formal goodbye and thanks to the other great Summer interns Scott, Lizzie, and Shruti.

We have finished the design for J. Stephen Fountain's new logo! We'll add it to the web portfolio soon.

After being selected, Lightroom has finally started to design the identity of the Leadership Buckhead program. Everyone involved is very excited about the direction of the project! Also, Bill has been selected by Leadership Buckhead to officially be a part of this year's class!

Lightroom has been commissioned to design the new 5th Earl Market Restaurant and Pub in Decatur! The building burned in late 2008 and we will design new interiors, custom furniture, renovation of the shell space and signage working with these owners who, like a phoenix, will rise from the ashes!

Lightroom has been commissioned to design a new healing temple and live work space for the gifted psychotherapist Stacie Smith to be located at the StudioPlex lofts. We will design new furniture and an elegant new interior space.

Lightroom has been selected by Dr. J. Stephen Fountain to design the branding strategy and logotype for his medical writing collaborative.

Welcome to the newest members of the Lightroom team! Yvette Lapura (5th year, SPSU) and Shruti Parekh (4th year, Brown) will be with us for the remainder of the summer. Yvette is helping with various architecture projects including the new Lightroom building, and Shruti is taking the helm of our Village Vets documentary, 217.

We are proud to announce that Lightroom has been selected to design a website and extensive print/identity package for the Buckhead Business Association's Leadership Institute. The BBA is comprised of individuals at the forefront of business and community action throughout Atlanta, and their Leadership Institute is a terrific program helping to develop Atlanta's leaders.

Applications for Lightroom Fellowships in the Fall and Spring are now open. If you are creative (we heard you are) we can't wait to read your application. The deadline to apply for this Fall is July 31, so apply today.

With Maria gone for the summer and several exciting new projects coming in, Lightroom has selected a third summer fellow- Lizzie Marrin (4th year, University of Virginia). Lizzie will be helping with a variety of new architecture projects, as well as the new portfolio book, and LightroomTV. We are happy to have her, and look forward to seeing what she can do.

Lightroom has completed phase one of the Decatur Lustron project including an outdoor pavilion and exterior landscape project.

Anthony King has selected Lightroom to design his new modern residence in Midtown, Atlanta. We will design custom furniture, light fixtures, interiors, architecture and landscape in an exciting collaboration with the owner.

Maria Sykes will be spending the summer in Green River, Utah. There she will be working with other Auburn Alumni (and maybe Marlon Blackwell?) on a community center, outdoor movie theatre, and a dance hall. She will continue to work at Lightroom remotely and will return full-time in mid-August. Send her care packages since she'll be in the desert of Utah!!!

After much deliberation, Lightroom chose two summer fellows- Dustin Willis (5th year, SPSU student) and Scott Berger (4th year, Tulane student). As interns, Dustin and Scott will be working on the Lightroom 2.0 building, three new residential projects, the Unique World Hotels website, a new portfolio book for Lightroom, and videos for LightroomTV. We are thrilled to have them here and can't wait to see what they're capable of designing.

Lightroom has been selected to design a new complex of buildings for the musician Coby Cash and his wife, well-known photographer Mali Azima in Grant Park, Atlanta. The program will include a new photography studio, a new music studio, and a new modern residence. The complex will be constructed around a one hundred year old water oak tree.

Lightroom has been selected by Alan Messer, photographer, to produce a documentary on the his work including photographs of David Bowie, Johnny Cash, the Rolling Stones, and Lucinda Williams.

Lightroom has been selected after a rigorous search to be the designer for a new advertising campaign for the Consumer Federation of America in Washington, DC. We will design e-cards, websites and graphic design pieces all in order to combat Internet fraud in line with the extremely successful fakechecks.org campaign.

Lightroom is completing it's first feature film titled "217" documenting it's design and the urban impact of the Village Vets of Decatur project.

The United States Postal Service has selected High Noon Film in collaboration with Lightroom for the second phase of the fakechecks.org project. We were selected after a national search and will design interactive campaigns in French, Spanish and English.

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Reform website, designed and built by Lightroom! Working with Stacie and Erin was truly a pleasure, they are are so positive, trusting of Lightroom, and enthusiastic. 'I cannot tell you how thrilled we are with the new website. It is everything we wanted: very slick, but with a sense of humor. Thank you for your vision and ideas. I have sent an email to Mario thanking him - I hope he knows how thrilled we are!' --Stacie Monroe

The Village Vets and Lightroom have been awarded with an Award of Excellence City from the Decatur Preservation Alliance.

Dominey Pavilion has been chosen to receive an Honor award in the Objects category in the 2009 Small Projects Award Program. Lightroom will be recognized during the Best Practices in Small Project Design session, which will be held during the 2009 AIA National Convention in San Francisco. The AIA received more than 100 outstanding projects, and the jury had a very challenging time making their final selections. The selected projects represent an outstanding collection of small project design. Images of the Dominey Pavlion will be shown at Small Project Practitioners events at the AIA Convention, including a formal display of the winning projects in the exhibit hall.

William Carpenter's new book will be coming out next month. Go to Amazon now to reserve your copy!!! This book offers lessons for architects and interior designers who want to conceptualize and implement sustainable design strategies in Modern residential design. Recognized architect and educator William J. Carpenter offers solutions for incorporating sustainable aspect into a home design from conceptualization to implementation. Examples feature some of the best Modern sustainable residential projects from the U.S. and abroad.

We have launched the elegant new website for Marc Galbraith ASLA which emphasizes his thoughtful and modern aesthetic and approach to design and landscape architecture. We have also completed his identity package including logo, style guide, stationary, business and note cards and consultation on the interiors of his new offices in Buckhead. Marc is the dream Lightroom client!

The 15th annual CUSTOM HOME Design Awards received 513 entries in nine categories. Just 24 projects were singled out for accolades. The Dominey Pavilion won a Merit award in the category outdoor spaces. Full coverage of the winning projects will appear in an upcoming issue of CUSTOM HOME and at the Custom Home Online website.

Sanda Velic hired Lightroom to rebrand her company, cleverly named S&A (S-and-A = Sanda, get it?). Specifically, she wanted business cards similar to ours. And, really, who would not? Working closely with our favorite printer, we took this opportunity to perfect the card and provide Sanda with a version that even we envy. These cards are exciting because they require the recipient's interaction to activate the card's information. The original idea was that at first it appears blank, then, by holding to the light, the info that is printed on the interior of the card is revealed. We also provided Sanda with an identity package in digital form, so we could simply email it to her and print in Slovenia. We are all about saving our clients money (and energy) here at Lightroom!

A while back, Standard Deluxe approached Bill Carpenter about designing a Sambo (Samuel Mockebee- founder of The Rural Studio) shirt. Today, we finally had some spare time and help to make it happen! Christian Ayala (designer/architect/friend of Maria) came in town for a day. The designs he came up with are very exciting and very "Rural Studio." We can't wait to show you the final product and for Standard Deluxe to print the shirts! We're also working on a few Norman Jaffe shirt, oh my!!! Stay tuned...

Lightroom entered the Make Me A Home competition! A 23 hectare site with over a mile of south facing riverside frontage along the River Tees, immediately adjacent to the eastern edge of Stockton-on-Tees town centre. The Northshore Development Partnership Ltd (aka Urban Splash and Muse Developments) is working closely with Tees Valley Regeneration and English Partnerships to create homes, offices, shops, hotels, bars, restaurants, cafes, leisure facilities and a new extension of Durham University's Queens Campus, all tied together with lots of lovely public space. They've got the Masterplan, beautifully crafted by Ryder Architects and Grant Associates, and now they need us to bring our own little piece of magic to the plans. We're going to our mark. We're going to make a home sweet home.

The Lyric Oxford is a new music venue in an existing historic silent film theater on the square in Oxford Mississippi-- we collaborated with Matt Christiosi and went for a torn ticket theme evocative of 1950's torn concert tickets and vintage posters. thelyricoxford.com

Tony will be helping with web design and technical assistance.

Our Christmas card was a gift we made for our clients-- We made it out of Cherrywood and collaborated with the brilliant ThingFarm to digitally fabricate them. It becomes a christmas tree ornament-- but we like to look at them all year. Everyday is Christmas at Lightroom. printmag.com

Bill Carpenter has been featured in the book Becoming an Architect, a guide for those considering a career in architecture. The book can be purchased here at Amazon.com

Lightroom has been selected by Oakhurst Capital Partners to design a mixed use project to energize the city of Tucker, Georgia. The phased project encompasses an entire city block and contains restaurants, offices and retail uses.

Landscape architect Marc Galbraith has hired Lightroom to create the branding and strategy for his modern landscape architecture company. We are excited to create his website, graphic design work, portfolio book and viral films for this amazing designer.

Sykes a recent graduate of Auburn University School of Architecture joins the Lightroom team.

Daryn Shapurji(Purdue; Visual Communication Design), Adam Sauer(Ga. Tech.; MARCH), and Dana Ryan(SPSU; BARCH), have wrapped up their summer fellowship with lightroom. All of them have amazing talent in their field of study, and showed it through their outstanding work. They have set the bar high for the next interns. We will be looking for some new talent for the Spring Semester(09) and for next summer(09). See our contact page for the application. The deadline for the Spring Fellowship is November 15th, 2008 and the deadline for the Summer Fellowship is February 15, 2009. We have worked with schools to offer academic credit and IDP credit as well. Filmmakers, graphic artists, architects.

 

"I am a twenty one year old designer from Purdue University. I will heading into my Senior year with the intention of getting a Bachelors in Visual Communication Design. I started the Lightroom Fellowship on May 19th and ended August 1st. In that time span I did a whole bunch of broad design work. Bill plunged me right into big time design, that students very rarely get a chance to touch, let alone control. I started out rebranding and website designing a local Decatur, Georgia company. I had my first client meeting two weeks into the fellowship. I convinced them on the rebrand, and website layout that day. They enjoyed the new look so much that they asked Lightroom and I to come up with a three foot by twelve foot building sign, and yard signage. I remade the Lightroom Portfolio book. I turned it from a 50 page book into a 105 page colorful book with a new scheme, layout, images, and text. I also committed myself to seeing it through the publishing and printing process with lulu.com. Bill gave me the opportunity to make his new business card as well as Lightrooms. I went on to design the Lightroom t-shirt which can be seen in the "lightroom business cards" section under Print Media. Bill likes to keep you on your toes with new fun ideas. So throughout the summer when I could squeak in some time, I made a Lightroom Myspace page, Lightroom Portfolio Powerpoint, as well as my very own individual typeface. Towards the latter end of the summer, Stability Engineering came to Lightroom with the need of a new refreshing trifold brochure. I worked very closely with my client to give him something individualistic, creative, but still projected their statement and company philosophy. I convinced Stability Engineering on a horizontal trifold brochure with large images and minimal text. Bill recently finished one of his biggest projects, The Village Vets, which is just a few doors down from Lightroom Studio. Throughout the summer, Lightroom Studio and I have worked on a movie, "217", which goes into length about the process, idea, and people behind The Village Vets construction. I helped film, direct, and "story board" out how this film should flow and move. Lastly, I designed two movie posters for the film "You're Rejected". It is a low budget film about one man's struggle between the different types of relationships that are accepted by him and society. Both movie posters are drastically different design but try to communicate the same message to the audience. Not only did I learn a lot about design and programs, but people and the long process it takes to complete a project through the end. This fellowship has really helped me see the business and production side of design. The free will that Bill gives you on projects and ideas is priceless. He is very open to new ideas, and thoughts that could at times be considered "way out there" only to find out it being the best idea." Daryn

 

"My summer began with Bill handing me a set of sketch drawings for a house located in Oakhurst and telling me to “run with it.” At first this task seemed incredible daunting and impossible however after a few pin-ups and discussions I quickly realized that this collaborative environment is what makes Lightroom Studio such a special design firm. Since taking the Oakhurst House from schematic design to construction drawings I have learned a tremendous amount about design and the process of taking an idea to something tangible. I have since worked on several other projects, including an addition to a 1950’s pre-fab Lustron House, an extension to the Lightroom Studio here in Decatur, and I put together 5 Lightroom projects for submission to the 2008 AIA Georgia Design Awards. As Bill said to me this morning, each one of the projects I worked on this summer, will in fact be built and that is something that not many interns can say after a summer of work. The sketches and diagrams I created over the summer in my sketch book are a tribute to constantly enveloping studio environment of the Lightroom. This summer felt much like an extension of school, in that I wasn’t as much given tasks to complete, more importantly I was given design problems to solve. In addition to architectural projects, I worked on the development of a film documenting the process of building The Village Vets, which is a Veterinary Clinic in Decatur, Ga Lightroom designed, that is located just up the street from the Lightroom Studio. Additionally, I completed a checklist for certificate of occupancy at the Village Vets and went to a construction site to see the progress of the Hall Residence, where I got to witness first hand the interaction of the architect, client, and builder. A very complex group of people all working to accomplish a single goal, COMPLETION!!! All in all this summer has been incredibly fulfilling and I’m leaving with an extreme since of accomplisment of what I have achieved this summer. I have learned so much and I can only thank Bill and Lightroom for giving me this exceptional opportunity." Adam

 

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time interning at Lightroom Studio. I had the pleasure working side by side with two other interns, while simultaneously working on my own projects. I benefited from having an additional architecture intern to work alongside with and to collaborate with on ideas; I also learned a great deal from the graphic design intern, who opened my eyes to a different way of designing. Of all of the projects I worked on this summer the book publication was the focus of the majority of my summer’s work. The Sustainable Modern House is now with the publisher, and I anxiously await its release in spring 2009. The book has exposed me to many aspects of sustainable, modern residential architecture. I enjoyed reading through all the case studies that support the book’s text; I was inspired by many of these projects and will incorporate ideas I have learned into my own design work. In working on this project I was responsible for organizing all of the chapter text, arranging all of the case studies, following up with all contributing authors and architecture firms to obtain images that met the publication requirements, making sure all images and drawings were accompanied by an appropriate permission release, the art log and permissions excel files that document every image. The most challenging aspect of the book’s process was writing most of the 350 or so image captions; in order to write thorough, intellectual captions I had to learn as much about each project as I possibly could. The other main project I was involved in was the design development of the Waldron Residence. The renovation project taught to work with existing building conditions, an aspect not often taught in a studio setting. For this project I was required to visit the home and observe and measure the existing conditions. Based on these measurements I drew in AutoCad and SketchUp the home as it currently exists, and the new designs that I helped to develop. Learning what it is like to design when working with a budget was another new aspect of design that I have had little previous experience with. There were other smaller projects that I also worked on while I completing the other larger projects. I drew a new SketchUp model for an already completed project, the Beal’s Residence. The model consists of a massing of the home and its exterior surroundings. I worked with the other architectural intern on completing the first floor and second floor punch list for Village Vets prior to its opening. Perhaps the most pleasurable project was designing my own chair. As of now the chair only exists as hand sketches and a SketchUp model, but I look forward to building a physical model of it. The chair incorporates a built in table with an ottoman that tucks beneath. The ottoman can be used for both additional seating and storage space. Thank you for exposing me to many different functions of a modern architecture design studio. It has reaffirmed my desire to pursue a career in modern architecture upon graduating from school; I have also realized that residential architecture can be fun and challenging! Dana

A new modern design magazine / web blog, "LoftLife" which focuses on loft design and art interviewed Lightroom and Bill on his philosophy and design style. Check out the blog here.

Lightroom collaborated on a short film titled "A Pizza Story" with Vennilla films and the film was selected for screening at the Festival du Cannes and it received a jury prize.

Lightroom has been selected to design a new guesthouse for the very rare Decatur Lustron featured in the museum of Modern Art Home delivery exhibition. The house is located on Drexel avenue less than a mile from our studio Lustron.