The Rural Studio is a design-build architecture studio run by Auburn University. It aims to teach students about the social responsibilities of the profession of architecture while also providing safe, well-constructed and inspirational homes and buildings for poor communities in rural west Alabama, part of the so-called "Black Belt".

In 2006, worked with a team of 12 fellow students to design and construct the exterior and interior of this home for a mother, Michelle, and her four children.

This project was born from the necessity for shelving in my prior apartment, where supplemental space was unavailable. I approached my landlords about constructing a permanent solution. They provided four design criteria: 1) It must work as a permanent installation; 2) it cannot obstruct wall space, where pictures can be hung or furniture is placed; 3) the design must blend with the existing dwelling; 4) and illumination is desired.

This proposal was requested by a couple that wanted to remodel the existing deck of their home. The owners sought me, due to my previous work on the Light Shelf.

The wood and cable railing compliment the existing aesthetic and keeps the deck visibly open to the surrounding yard. The arbor frames a portion of the garden with lush vegetation, and it supports one end of the manual shading system.

Designed with SketchUp.

Samford University needed a new field house for its football team. Their facility needed to be modern, while blending with its traditional campus setting. Situated at the north end zone of the existing football stadium, the three-level 39,000 sf facility includes a locker room, team lounge, weight room, training room, team meeting room, and equipment room. On the second level, coaches offices and a film room are located adjacent to an exterior viewing deck. With a traditional exterior design that features brick, architectural precast, aluminum storefront, and a standing seam metal roof, the Cooney Family Field House provides an appropriate back-drop to the stadium and a state-of-the-art training facility for its team.

The “big box” shape of this multi-sport venue is derived from its big box contents: a 200 meter indoor track and a 50 meter competition pool. Also neatly packaged into the box are meeting facilities and services to support regional and national sporting events. The CrossPlex is also home to training for local amateur and college swimming and diving teams.

The three principal spaces are joined around a multi level lobby transecting the big box. Both ends of the lobby are expressed on the exterior by colonnades welcoming the visitors to this civic facility. Featured in the lobby are glazed ceramic tile murals depicting the primordial elements of water and fire. A café and concessions line the lobby and create a public forum for civic interaction.

Since opening, the facility has hosted and is scheduled to host numerous championship events, including the 2022, 2019, and 2016 NCAA Division 1 Indoor Track & Field Championships, the 2021, 2020, 2017, 2015, and 2013 NCAA Division 2 Indoor Track & Field Championships, and the 2017 NCAA Division 3 Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Throughout the facility, daylight is captured through a continuous clerestory and filtered through translucent glass. The facility is one of the first of its kind to be LEED Certified.

The City of Birmingham also views the facility as a catalyst for the revitalization of Five Points West, home of the historic Alabama State Fair Grounds. Currently, the Davis team is involved with the redevelopment of the remainder of the site into a mixed-use and retail center for west Birmingham.