Architecture and Engineering

COURTESY RENDERING Orion Bank's new Sarasota branch. TDM Consulting, Inc. has been selected by Matera Bay Plaza, LLC to provide the civil engineering services for their new project on Colonial Boulevard. Located just west of Summerlin Road, this 1.33-acre site is one of the last undeveloped parcels along Colonial Boulevard between US 41 and McGregor Boulevard.

Matera Bay Plaza will be approximately 16,600 square feet. The two-story plaza will feature retail space on the first floor and professional offices on the second floor. Architectural services are being provided by the Miami-based Bellón Milanés Architects and Planners.

Gora/McGahey Associates in Architecture has completed design and construction documents for a new Sarasota County branch bank for Orion Bank, to be located in Venice's Gateway District. The new bank building is the second of a prototype designed by the architecture firm for Orion Bank.

A neo-Mediterranean design, the new building will encompass approximately 3,500 square feet and include three drivethrough lanes. The Charlotte County Planning Commission has approved both the site and building design. In designing the building, careful consideration was given to proper site orientation and the use of landscaping to provide shade to the south and west facades. Low e-glass was used for the windows, along with energy efficient fluorescent lighting systems.

Bruce Gora, AIA was the principal in charge for this project, and Cristina Meyer served as project manager. Charlotte Engineering and Surveying, Inc., provided civil engineering services for the building.