Amana Academy has a new bioswale! Bioswales are a fantastic addition to any campus, as they not only assist with stormwater management but also provide educational and recreational opportunities. GVSA has been a long-time partner with Amana Academy, we are excited about the new addition to their campus. Amana Academy and GVSA’s commitment to sustainability and creating a greener environment is commendable. The outdoor classroom environment is a great way to engage students with nature and promote experiential learning. Here’s to a successful and eco-friendly school year for the students at Amana Academy, as they enjoy their new outdoor space!
Author: cgenter@gvsa.com
Peace Academy Ribbon Cutting
Peace Academy is ready for the 2023 school year!
Charter schools leveraging the experience and knowledge of leading educators, have the best current methodology in education. The new PEACE academy charter school is the only charter-approved public school in the entire state of Georgia with an Afrocentric and culturally inclusive curriculum. GVSA, in association with Carroll Daniel was charged with bringing their vision of an inclusive and diverse community exposed to new critical thinking experiences to built life. The first step in that vision is through environmental impact.
Finding its home in a shopping center along a prominent throughway in Decatur, the school’s location places it firmly in the community. To bring that same experience of “community” into the learning space, there are two “forum” spaces which encourage and foster community and social learning critical in today’s digital life culture. Other impactful spaces within the school are large classrooms with integrated technological teaching tools for flexible teaching styles.
Currently educating kindergarten through third grade, the interior is accented with bright colors on walls and floors, and bright lighting. Enhancing the safety of the students, there are no exterior windows except in the lobby to bring in natural light. Each classroom has viewing windows facing the well-lit corridors and forum spaces. As the educational grades grow to include all middle school aged students, the interior environment will grow and change. #gvsa #goodevanslyke #goodevanslykearchitecture #carrolldaniels #peaceacademy #charterschools
Fulton County Executive Airport’s New Administration Building Ribbon Cutting
GVSA attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new administration building at Fulton County Executive Airport (FTY). Fulton County Executive Airport, also known as Brown Field, is an important general aviation facility in the metro Atlanta area. It serves many corporate clients and is the third-busiest airport in the region. The addition of a new administration building is likely to enhance the airport’s services and facilities for both businesses and travelers.
We are excited to announce the opening of a new office location!
We are excited to announce the opening of a new office location! As we continue to grow and expand our business, we are proud to extend our reach and provide even better service to our Clients. We’ve opened a new office in the heart of downtown Raleigh. This is in addition to our offices in Atlanta and Greensboro, NC. Our team is thrilled about the opportunities this new location will bring. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our new office. Thank you for your continued support and trust in our company.
Spelman College Center for Innovation and the Arts
James Cain and Jason Wright represented GVSA at the Spelman College Center for Innovation and the Arts topping out ceremony.
Award Winning Thrive Sweet Auburn
GVSA is extremely proud to be involved in the Thrive Sweet Auburn Project that is opening this week. Thrive Sweet Auburn won the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best In Real Estate Award for the residential category.
Chris Goode is a New Board Member of Atlanta Habitat For Humanity
Chris Goode is one of three new board members at Atlanta Habitat For Humanity. The full article is here.
Best In Atlanta Real Estate Awards – Atlanta Business Chronicle
The Thrive Sweet Auburn Project is one the three finalists in the Best In Residential category of the Best in Atlanta Real Estate Awards.
The Thrive Sweet Auburn development brings 117 units of mixed affordable and supportive housing with 16,000 sf of co-working and office space to the historic Sweet Auburn district of Downtown Atlanta. The project is a partnership between GVSA by Mercy Housing, one of the nation’s largest affordable housing developers. Mercy teamed with Project Community Connections, an outreach organization specializing in the permanent rehousing of families experiencing homelessness, to develop a solution to both the lack of cost-effective housing in the downtown area and to help families burdened by homelessness to achieve self-sufficiency. The exterior design brings a distinctive character to the area with a mindfulness of the district’s history through its careful use and integration of materials and massing. The interior design and layout of the spaces have beed developed to foster a sense of community by physically linking the new home office of PCCI with supportive housing above to form a codified bond between the residents and the supportive office. Additional co-working space on site, the relationship between residence and productivity is further synergized through the creation of a wholistic live/work solution.
119 Pharr Road Luxury Condominiums
Goode Van Slyke is in the news with this article by Urbanize Atlanta about our new project 119 Pharr Road Luxury Condominiums.
Theatrical Outfit Construction Progress
GVSA is honored to support Theatrical Outfit with architectural and interior design services for the lobby and patron spaces renovation outlined in their “The Heart of the City Campaign.” We worked closely with the client, general contractor, engineers, and the City of Atlanta to provide a design that will promote Theatrical Outfit’s vision and enhance the cityscape. The Theater will be open again this month! Check out the video for a sneak peek into the progress!