JACKSON BROWN PALCULICT ARCHITECTS
JBPArchitects.com | 12921 Cantrell Road | 501.664.8700
JBP Architects is a collaborate studio of designers with a wide range of skill sets. Every project is led by a Project Architect with assistance from the rest of the team. Most importantly, projects are seen through from beginning to end by the same Project Architect, ensuring greater continuity and passion to see the project completed on time and in budget.
Soiree: Tell us about the Little Rock Fire Station #23 project:
JBP: The Little Rock Fire Station #23 was designed to be a high efficient and environmentally friendly building and is the first LEED certified station in Arkansas. The construction project not only focused on the building but also several hundred feet of a creek bed that runs through the site. The design restored the natural habitat and employed low impact strategies across the rest of the site.
The Station’s design takes special care to fit into the design aesthetic of the neighborhood, both in scale and materiality. The landscaping was designed to screen day to day activities from the residential neighborhood.
Soiree: Dr. Kitchens’ office. This had to be a fun project to work on. Tell us a little about it.
JBP: The Kitchens Pediatric Dental Clinic is a family business with a specialized staff focused on addressing the dental needs of children. The challenge was to create a facility comfortable to younger, apprehensive children, some experiencing their first visit to the dentist, while not being too childish for the teen patients.
Upon entering, the children find a whimsical and welcoming waiting space with trees, sculpted caves and integrated video games. Once invited to the back, the patient experiences open, naturally lit treatment spaces with views to an exterior garden with waterfalls and landscaping designed to set their minds at ease.
Soiree: Tell us about the type of work your architecture firm specializes in.
JBP: Jackson Brown Palculict Architects are located in Central Arkansas, but we work around the state and beyond. We specialize in creating successful projects that impact local communities. After decades spent helping school districts and colleges make smart and sustainable building decisions for their campuses, we consider ourselves among the leaders in educational facility design for the State of Arkansas.
We also specializes in emergency response and health care facilities. Having recently completed the first LEED fire station in Arkansas and a 100,000 sq ft allied health and nursing school, JBP is constantly breaking new ground.
Soiree: Do you have any awards that you would like our readers to know about?
JBP: Absolutely!
• Pulaski Heights Methodist Church Christian Life Center: Arkansas Times Interior First Place
• Golden Eagle Distributor: Arkansas Times Interior Honorable Mention
• Bentonville Fire Station No. 1: Fire Chief Magazine 2008 Station Style Design Award, Gold-Career
• Bethel Middle School: 2008 Education Design Showcase: Honorable Mention
• Hurricane Creek Elementary: Learning By Design ’10 Outstanding Project & Top Ten Finalist for the 2009 UC Berkeley Livable Building Award
• Wooster Elementary: Learning By Design ’10 Outstanding Project & Top Ten Finalist for the 2010 UC Berkeley Livable Building Award
• Greenbrier High School Auditorium: School Planning & Management Education Design ‘12 Showcase Honorable Mention
• Ouachita FEMA Shelter: Arkansas Concrete Institute, Arkansas Chapter, Best Under $6 million
Soiree: What else do you want our readers to know about JBP?
JBP: Being chosen among the top ten finalists in the U.S. by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Built Environment, Livable Buildings Awards, two years in a row, attests to the JBP model of exceptional service we offer our clients. The work created by JBP Architects has been published more than 20 times nationally, highlighted on the cover of a nationally circulated publication, work chosen as the “best in the U.S.” by one profession, and presented at national conferences. We work hard to make sure each client is totally satisfied. The public and our clients have reassured us that we are achieving their goals and our desires.