Ronald McDonald House Expanding with help form Medical Properties Trust and Williams Blackstock Architects

Medical Properties Trust's donation of $500,000 gets the Ronald McDonald House expansion closer to its $7.5 million goal.

Medical Properties Trust has made a donation that will help get the project one step closer to reality. The company said in a news release that it has pledged $500,000 toward the “Healing Together” campaign and commemorated the new wing’s second floor and the residents’ main dining room
— Birmingham Business Journal

WBA Making A Splash in Pell City

The recently completed splash pad in Pell City is officially open for business. Located at Lakeside Park, this state of the art, splash water park is based on the design theme of a fish camp. It has an overall pad area of approximately 3,000 square feet and  includes 24 water features, including the large central monsoon water slide, which is the focal point and the main attraction. 

Urban Cookhouse restaurant expanding to Tuscaloosa with help from WBA

AL.com's article on the expansion of Homewood based restaurant, Urban Cookhouse. WBA is excited to be a part of their growing business.

Urban Cookhouse, a fast-casual restaurant concept that began in Homewood in 2010, will open its first Tuscaloosa location later this year in the Village at Northbank development off Rice Mine Road.
Urban Cookhouse will be the only restaurant tenant in the new development, which was designed by Ellis Architects and is managed by College Station Properties, according to a media release. Urban Cookhouse was represented by Walter Kelley of Arc Realty, and Williams-Blackstock Architects will be designing the restaurant space.
— AL.com

Take a Tour of Cahaba Brewing Company

The interior of Cahaba Brewing Company completed by Williams Blackstock Architects was recently added to Google's street view. Check out the space!

 

Cahaba Brewing Company

Located on 5th Avenue South in the historic 1925 Continental Gin Building complex, Cahaba Brewery & Taproom occupies 21,000 SF of their renovated 50,000 SF space.

A controlled material palette and priority on craft was leveraged in the creation of a memorable atmosphere unique among Alabama’s breweries. Custom tables and chairs made from reclaimed wood provide customers with various seating options and breaks up the expansive space. The overhead doors are often opened in the evenings allowing patrons to overflow onto the patio. Use of natural light from the monitor windows gives the reclaimed pine walls a radiance in the afternoons, highlights the existing steel structure all while providing the brewers and customers with adequate light.

The brew house was custom made in Wisconsin and is the only American-made brew house being used in Alabama. The brew house is treated as an art piece framed by steel and reclaimed wood.  Butt jointed glass allows customers an uninterrupted view into the production of their beer and a literal window into the building’s industrial past.

UAB will be breaking ground this Fall on the Collat School of Business

WBA is excited to be apart of the future Collat School of Business building at UAB.

UAB Collat School of Business rendering

UAB Collat School of Business rendering

The Collat School of Business is proud to be a vital part of the incredible renaissance taking place in our Magic City. Every day, our students, faculty and staff break new ground by pushing boundaries, innovating ideas, inspiring others, and turning challenges into opportunities.
— UAB Collat School of Business