Architecture: Economides Architects and project partners · Editorial design: Anthea Economides.
Details
A project case study created for my grandfather’s architectural practice in Michigan, USA, which has since closed. It documents the rehabilitation of Detroit’s Palmer Park Square, connecting the project’s context, design approach and outcome.
company
Economides Architects
Case Study Writer
year
2018
Design & production credits
My work: Research, writing, case-study structure, and editorial design and production using InDesign and Photoshop.
Architecture: Economides Architects and project partners · Editorial design: Anthea Economides.
Architecture: Economides Architects and project partners · Editorial design: Anthea Economides.
Context & role
Documenting a transformation
I created this project case study for Economides Architects, my grandfather’s Michigan-based practice. With the practice now closed, it remains a record of its approach to architectural rehabilitation.
Focusing on Palmer Park Square, the case study connects the building’s history, the objectives behind its rehabilitation and the completed architecture.
My contribution
I structured and wrote the case study, organising project information and photography to explain the brief, design approach and outcome for a non-specialist audience.
My contribution was editorial. Architectural design and renovation were led by Economides Architects and its project partners.
The case study structure
01 / Context
Establish the significance of the building and its neighbourhood before introducing the intervention.
02 / Design thinking
Connect architectural decisions with their purpose, using selected details and before-and-after imagery to make the thinking accessible.
03 / A wider view
Place the completed building within a broader story of collaboration, preservation and renewal.
Architecture: Economides Architects and project partners.
Perspective
A personal connection
Growing up around my grandfather’s and father’s architectural plans led me to study Architectural AutoCAD in Chicago. This case study brought that interest into my communications work: making architectural decisions accessible while preserving the character of the practice.
