Nippers - Jacksonville Beach

Months ago we posted some pictures we took at Nippers Beach Grill right before they opened.  Today we are posting the professional pictures, enjoy...

Greatest Creation

On Tuesdays Cote Renard posts about our creations.  Today I am posting about the most amazing thing I have ever taken part in creating.  

    

Architect Crush: BUILD LLC

While reading "The Indispensable Architect" in the latest issue of Residential Architect we read a sub-article featuring a conversation with Andrew van Leeuwen of BUILD about their blog. After reading the article we decided to check out their blog...Wow! 

The blog shows their love and dedication to their craft of architecture. They write about their work, work of those they admire, design details, lessons they have learned, books they have read, among many other topics. We found it very interesting that we stumbled on this blog days after making our New Year's Blog(res)olution. This is what we want our blog to be like when it grows up. They are doing a great thing, we don't want to copy it, we want to be inspired by it (and some other great blogs about architecture). We want our posts to inspire, educate, and promote good architecture.

Cote Renard Blog

No pictures today...sorry.

As those of you who follow us will notice the Cote Renard Blog, we'll call the the CRB moving forward, has gone through some changes.   There is a new page format, we have figured out how to allow for post comments (so comment away), and we have added some blogs and websites we like.  We have been inspired!

Our 2012 Blog(res)olution

• We are going to post on Tuesdays and Fridays, for now, that may be a little optimistic and we may end up only posting once a week.
• On Tuesday we are typically show off something we are or have worked on and on Fridays we are going to post something we are looking at.  
• We are going to be a little less formal in our postings.
• We are going to grow our following.

Follow us, like us, check back twice a week, we think we have a lot to show....

North Shore Residence Inn

It is Friday and we are sticking to our New Year's resolution of blogging on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Here is another hotel Nicholas Renard developed while at Architectural Alliance in Columbus, Ohio.  North Shore Residence Inn sits directly across form the home plate entrance to PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA.  The 10 story hotel has 180 suites is owned by Kratsa Properties. 

Image looking at the Hotel and PNC Park.

Parking lot entry.

Southside Works Springhill Suites

Before moving to Jacksonville Nicholas Renard worked for Architectural Alliance in Columbus, Ohio. One of his last projects he saw through construction documents was Southside Works Springhill Suites in Pittsburgh, PA. The hotel has completed construction and is now open, it is owned by Kratsa Properties based out of Pittsburgh.

Here are a few images of the hotel courtesy of Architectural Alliance.

Jackson Brown Renard

It is with a broken heart that we tell our friends, after a tremendous fight with renal failure, that Jackson let his parents, Nick and Kristen Renard know it was time for to let him go. He will be forever in our hearts.

He passed peacefully in his parent's arms Thursday August 25th which was his eighth birthday. He got an early birthday present and cake the night before, which he enjoyed.

As some of you know he was diagnosed with renal failure earlier this summer which put him in the hospital for eight days. He was able fight back and come home to enjoy two months with his family before his passing. He had more good days than bad over that time, he destroying many squeaky tennis balls along the way. The Tuesday before his passing he enjoyed one last beach trip with his mom and dad, where he summoned up enough strength to eat two cheeseburgers and play a little fetch in the surf.

Many of you got to know Jackson when visiting our office as he barked at you from Nick's office when you opened the door. He flirted with the ladies, he sometimes let the guys pet him and often times fell asleep and started snoring during meetings. The Cote Renard family and office will never be the same.

We would like to thank Ponte Vedra Animal Hospital for all that they did for him and the support they provided his parents at the end. The veterinarians and their staff are great people.

Thank you for all the prayers and thoughts for us and him.