NeoCon 2012
It’s that time again when all the designers, vendors and representatives make their pilgrimage to the Merchandise Mart in Chicago for NeoCon 2012. Time to discover what manufacturers have been working on and what they have in store for the upcoming year. Designers get to visit hundreds of showrooms showcasing products for corporate, commercial, hospitality, healthcare, retail and government spaces. NeoCon runs from June 11-13 this year. Hota Design will be attending NeoCon 2012 and will report back with items we found to be inspiring, unique or intriguing. Stay tuned!
Hota in the May | June issue of Arbus
The May | June 2012 issue of the Arbus magazine focuses on Florida Architecture. Look for Hota Design Studio in this issue in collaboration with Dasher Hurst Architects on the renovation of Farah & Farah as well as our ad. We also would like to congratulate Dasher Hurst Architects and Hota Design Studio for getting the “Honor Award for Design” from AIA this past Friday for this project. Pictures of Farah & Farah’s interior are forthcoming.
UNF Student Union Ranked #4 in Florida AIA top 100
The University of North Florida’s Student Union was recognized by the Florida Chapter of AIA as the best educational building and voted the top building in the state by architects’ votes. UNF’s Student Union was also voted by the public as the #4 building overall in the state. Congratulations to Glenn Dasher, Chris Belyea and the rest of the design team for a great looking building. Hota Designs’ very own Jose Cardenas IIDA | ASID was part of the team on this project.
SMPS Bike Rack Design
Hota Design was contacted by the San Marco Preservation Society to help them come up with a new idea for a bike rack. The challenge here was that they did not want the bike rack to appear or resemble the typical bike racks found in the urban city or suburbs. They wanted something custom and unique, something that blends in with the surroundings and is not overly bulky or intrusive. Inspired by the foliage seen around the area, Hota Design came up with the “grass leaf”. Having three different heights and loops to attach bike locks, this inconspicuous design can be adapted to many urban or suburban settings and can stand as a single cluster or several together. This bike rack design was also created to incorporate a small LED light at the tip of the leaf pointing down towards the base. On the base, inscribed are the names of donors who helped fund this project. Currently, Hota Design is looking for a metal fabricator who would be willing to construct a prototype of the “grass leaf” bike rack. If anyone is interested, please comment on this post and send us your contact information. Even if you are not a fabricator, comment, let us know what you think…..Click on the image to view it larger.