Turning an Old Huntsville Church Into the New Home of Holtz


(Top Rendering: Northside of the building - Bottom: Southside of the building)


The architect asked, “Who created your renderings? They’re beautiful!”

I immediately felt a little sheepish. I hesitated for a moment before finally admitting, “I used Ai to create them.”

He gave a half-laugh and asked, “Which Ai did you use?”

Honestly, I had pretty low expectations for what Ai could do. And to be fair, just look at the actual building we were standing in front of when it created that beautiful possibility.

 


(The southside of the building when we started the renovation… you can see the steeple in the background)

That one rendering likely saved us thousands of dollars—not because it replaced the architect, but because it gave us a way to clearly communicate what we could already see in our minds.

Instead of going through round after round of drawings and revisions, we could simply point to the rendering and say, “This is where we’re headed.”

 

(Above: Renderings of inside the building - Below: Rendering of parking lot)

Today, we’re excited to officially announce that this old Huntsville church will become the new flagship home of Holtz Leather Co.  

Don’t worry we are only moving right next door.  In fact if you have ever been to Holtz, L'Etoile Patisserie, or Preservation Co. then most likely you will be parking in the same parking lot. 

WARNING - Be careful it is easy to get carried away with Ai :) I sent this over to Jason owner of Preservation Co. to turn his containers into a food truck...  I love how it named the food truck "STACKED"

 

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