Just got back from a great Thanksgiving weekend in Napa where we stayed at one my favorite hotels, The Carneros Inn.
One of the best things about the Carneros is the Boon Fly Cafe.
The brand identity for the cafe, as well as all the signage and wayfinding graphics at the hotel were created by Gensler.
The other thing we love about the Carneros Inn is that it is Jax-friendly.
I had the opportunity to spend the most of the day yesterday in Utah, at Daybreak. We’ve been working with Daybreak, developing their online brand, for the last few years, so I’ve seen photos and renderings of all of their new developments, but to actually see them in person was really incredible. They’ve integrated several new modern residential products that are very progressive…and an amazing mixed-use retail and commercial area. If you’re anywhere near South Jordan, Utah…you should definitely check it out. Here are several photos from yesterday’s tour.
These are some of the new modern products.
This is the North Shore Cottage which serves as the Village information center.
The community topographical map is in the floor, which is cool.
This striking environmental art piece — “High Wind Advisor” — presides over the SoDa Row area.
SoDa Row Village Center is defined by an eclectic mix of architecture that fuses traditional forms with modern materials to create a vibrant streetscape. Each of the 5 buildings in the 68,000 sq. ft center is built to the LEED® Gold standard.
Looking down Daybreak Parkway toward the Daybreak Corporate Center building. The center was awarded LEED® Platinum Certification by the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) and is the first LEED Platinum building in Utah.
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Okay, it’s official. I’m moving there.
Ty-great pics, wish we could have seen more while you were here. We’ll have to get you back out soon.
Definitely! Great to be out there with you to see everything that you guys are doing. Really looks great!
woo, these looks great. nice shots, too.
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That little tractor icons kills!!
Amazing, Ty. The little bucket of little doughnuts is great, and I love the touch of having Rhea’s beautiful feet in the corner of the picture with Jax. The sun streaming in on her feet is pretty amazing.
When I see images like this, I sometimes just hate living here in “strip mall land”.
Me too, Teresa. That’s why I love to visit.
So jealous of you being in Napa! We went in the Summer and had a blast.
I enjoyed Napa. It’s quite a drive from Orange where I live, but man, I’d love to go back.
There is a BBQ restaurant out here in Orlando that has donuts for desert, or in my case, as a meal. Either way, they’re served to you in a paper bag with raspberry sauce. So, so tasty.
These donuts look better. I prefer my deserting activities to happen in metal buckets.