You likely aren't familiar with the names Craig Davisson and Jason Faulkner, but if you pay attention to architecture in Jacksonville, you've likely seen their work.
Principal architects at Studio 9 Architecture at 315 E. Bay St., the partners have worked on the designs for projects such as the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Cathedral Housing Downtown, the Barco-Newton and Skinner Family YMCA buildings and the new Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church.
One of their most recent projects is the 220 Riverside residential and retail development and the adjacent Unity Plaza public park and entertainment venue along Riverside Avenue in Brooklyn. All are under construction.
Davisson and Faulkner and 220 Riverside Project Manager Jim Frey work in an office suite in the Hutchinson-Suddath Building, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Built in 1910 for the Hutchinson Shoe Co., it was purchased in 1931 by Suddath Moving & Storage Co. and used for decades as a warehouse.
Davisson and Faulkner went into business together in 2010 and specialize in urban planning, design and development, which made their address on East Bay Street a natural choice, said Davisson.
"We knew we wanted to be Downtown. The urban core is where it all begins in terms of the economy, the quality of life and a walkable environment," he said.
"It's all about atmosphere and environment and revitalizing an old building with a new use. We have stone walls and 15-foot ceilings and large windows. You don't get that in a suburban space," said Faulkner.
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