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Prince Avenue Collection

We believe that innovative contemporary design can support and encourage community sustainability

Over the years, D.O.C. has completed several projects along the Prince Avenue corridor in Athens. These projects, which include both residential and commercial work, renovations and new infill, have helped to inform the neighborhood’s character. The contemporary and the historic mix here to create a unique and dynamic urban environment.

New infill houses take inspiration from historic working class cottages, reinterpreting the vernacular forms to create modern homes that complement the existing street fabric. A creative streetscaping solution on a wedge-shaped lot creates a distinct neighborhood gateway. Historic structures such as old storefronts and historic homes were carefully renovated and adapted, allowing them to continue not just as museum pieces, but as active contributors to the life of the city. In each project, attention is paid to how existing strengths and architectural elements can be amplified and incorporated into new uses and forms.

Daily Co-op, a neighborhood grocery, restores this commercial building to traditional role in the community, with retail space below and offices above.
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These infill houses on Lyndon Ave are a reworking of the vernacular forms of working-class housing in Athens.
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This historic Greek Revival home, circa 1850, in the Cobbham neighborhood was carefully restored, and still functions as a private residence.
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This courtyard adjacent to Daily Co-op is a tight, but fully developed and activated urban space.
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The Pope Street facade of Daily Co-op is a contribution to the urban textures of the neighborhood.
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This former church was adapted to provide studio spaces for local artists. The brown color unifies building and gives a sculptural quality to the front porch.
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Streetscape enhancements for Go Bar and the Grit restaurant activate this section of Prince and contribute to the cultural fabric of Athens.
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A marginal wedge of land between Prince and Meigs Streets was reclaimed as a public courtyard and entrance to the Go Bar through the use of planters and an iconic lighting design.
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At Hill and Pope Streets, commercial and residential architecture meet in an exciting way. The use of color on the two structures celebrates the density of the area.
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