Guest Blogger: Architecture Firm Spotlight – NHB Group, LLC

Guest Blog #145, Entry #616, August 12, 2011

Today, we highlight an architecture firm and our Guest Blogger that brought you gorgeous homes in Brazil and captivating Brazilian ideas, highlights a Birmingham, Alabama firm that is headed up by Nolanda Bearden. See how this architecture firm is bridging the gap from historical architecture to modern day.

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We are back and taking you stateside for a while (well just this one post.) You are in for a treat today, we are featuring an architecture firm that is helmed by an expert in architecture, law and the real estate profession. Her name is (Nubian Queen) Nolanda Bearden and her firm, NHB Group, LLC resides in the famous city of Birmingham, Alabama; Home to Kelly Ingram Park, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, the Fourth Avenue Business District, the Alabama Penny Savings Bank building, the historic A.G. Gaston Motel, Miles College and many more. (See the images below and visually inhale the beauty that is Birmingham)

Kelly Ingram Park featuring many iconic statues and sculptures visually expressing the struggle for civil rights by Africans in America (Image Courtesy of Soul of America)

Exterior Shot of the Historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church still in operation today

Interior Shot of the Historic Sixteenth Street Baptist Church – quite beautiful dont you agree? 

WENN Radio Station of the Famous (and still active) Fourth Avenue Business District (Image Courtesy of Soul of America)

Historic Alabama Penny Savings Bank (Image Courtesy of Urban Impact Birmingham)

A.G. Gaston Motel in Birmingham, Alabama (Image Courtesy of Soul of America)

The Prestigious HBCU Miles College finds it home in Birmingham

Now that we have given you a strong sense of the architectural greatness to be found in Birmingham let us tell you more about the NHB Group, LLC. It is a full service architectural firm that specializes in RESIDENTIAL (we thought you would like that), Educational, Religious, Commercial, Municipal, Healthcare, Master Planning (for college campuses like Miles College or Alabama State University), Land Acquisition, and Construction Management/Administration. We are going to give you a few more specifics then let you lavish in the beauty of their portfolio (really beautiful buildings that showcase great design prowess).

Firm Profile

NHB Group, LLC | Portfolio

1721 4th Avenue North, Suite 101

Birmingham, Alabama 35061

P: 205.264.9988 F: 205.264.9992

Be Sure to Email (Nubian Queen) Nolanda Bearden and let her know how much you appreciate her firms’ designs!

EMail> nolanda[AT]nhbgroup.net

Now on to the buildings the NHB Group, LLC has designed! We hand picked which buildings spoke to us, to view an exhaustive list visit their portfolio.

RESIDENTIAL

Exterior Image of the Ransom Residence in Birmingham, Alabama – Notice the ornate brick work and the lovely symmetry that the residence presents (Image Courtesy of NHB Group, LLC)

Interior Image of the Kitchen at the Ransom Residence in Birmingham, Alabama – Notice the lovely high end light fixtures, marble or granite counter top with the ornate stained paneling, stacked oven and island top range. Very beautiful! (Image Courtesy of NHB Group, LLC)

EDUCATION

Levi Watkins Learning Center on the Campus of Alabama State University (Image Courtesy of Alabama State University)

Floor Plan of the Levi Watkins Learning Center on the Campus of Alabama State University  

RELIGIOUS

Saint Paul Lutheran Church of Birmingham, Alabama | SPLC seats 450 congregates in its sanctuary and offers amenities like a Fellowship Hall, and Classrooms. (Image Courtesy of NHB Group,LLC)

Interior Image of the Lobby @ Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Birmingham, Alabama (looks like its during a holiday) Notice the beautiful color selection of the finishes and the openness of the lobby. Very nice interior cornice as well.  (Image Courtesy of NHB Group,LLC)

Interior Image of the Sanctuary at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Birmingham, Alabama (looks like its during a holiday) Do you notice how all of the exposed structure points in an upward direction and the ascending point is where the pastor stands? Lovely isn’t it? (Image Courtesy of NHB Group,LLC)

COMMERCIAL

The Famous Theater Development in Birmingham, Alabama (background) – A commercial venture owned by Architect Nolanda Bearden (right) of which the first floor will house commercial businesses and the second floor will house four residential lofts – The commercial venture was originally a theatre dating back to the 1920’s 

 We really enjoyed learning more about the NHB Group, LLC  and being able to present to you a glimpse of her firms’ beautiful designs. Remember if you want to engage her in positive conversation you can visit NHB Group, LLCs’ website at http://www.nhbgroup.net/. Also thank you to NubianArchitects.com for providing the detailed architect directory. We hope you enjoyed our visit stateside, our next post will take us back overseas to South America, who knows? You will just have to wait and see.

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