ALEMBIC DESIGNS • ALEMBIC ENTERPRISES • ALEMBIC PRODUCTIONS
Alembic---from the Arabic via Old French...a kind of distillation apparatus used by medieval alchemists...a term meaning "to distill to its essence"
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Selected Completed, Current, and Pending Projects
SIGNAGE:
Costa Dorada - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
Hotel / Condo
Rose Hall - Montego Bay, Jamaica:
Vacation Real Estate + Historic Tour Marker
The Bath Club - Miami Beach, Florida:
Royal Palm Resort -Miami Beach, Florida:
Condominium
Historic Hotel Restoration
TIM-BAR Corp. - York, Pennsylvania:
Aircraft Markings
Punta Cana - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic:
Destination Resort
Cinnamon Hill -Montego Bay, Jamaica:
Correctional Facility - Florida:
Vacation Real Estate
pending joint venture
Hotel Renovations - Various:
Lakewood Ranch C.C Preview Center. - Sarasota, Florida:
Punta Cana Resort - Punta Cana, Dominican Republic:
Golf Club and Satellite Information displays
Cinnamon Hill - Montego Bay, Jamaica:
Vacation Real Estate - displays for various resort venues
Costa Dorada Interim Sales Pavilion - Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL:
Interim sales facility-display work & logo graphics
pending joint ventures
Upscale Residential- interim (modular)
Osprey Cove - St. Marys, Georgia:
Sales and Information Center - Residential Golf Community
Grand Hampton - Tampa, Florida:
Information Center displays - upscale residential community
Southern Hills Plantation - Brooksville, Florida:
Grand Haven - Palm Coast, Florida:
Interim & Permanent Information Centers
Information Center displays
Melvin Wolf & Associates - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
Weston Reserve University - European Union:
Brochure, Business Paper, Newsletter, Logo
Heraldic logo for distance ed. school under development
Columbia Commonwealth University - Wyoming, Malawi, & India:
TIM-BAR Corp. - York, Pennsylvania:
Prof. Dr. Martin Hermann - Germany:
Personal Coat of Arms for distinguished mathematician
Melvin Wolf & Associates - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
Graphic design - logo work
Corporate Aircraft - interior renovation
SALES CENTERS:
CORPORATE & PROJECT IDENTITY:
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Confidential Concierge - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida:
AMRO/AMRI - Canada & Kentucky:
Government of Hutt River Province - Western Australia:
Weston Reserve University - Gibraltar & Canada:
WEBSITE DESIGN:
Note: Technical work for websites is out-sourced to trusted collaborators. Alembic Designs produces concepts, scripting, storyboards for customer approval and oversees final outcome.
MUSEUM DESIGN:
Note: The projects listed were done over a period from about 1967 until 1985 in the course of Dave Burkart's 40 year career. All of the projects actually built have since been replaced by new installations in the normal course of creative growth, change and attrition.
Devil’s Millhopper - Gainesville, FL:
Interpretive displays for nature center: geological and botanical topics
Blue Licks Museum - Kentucky:
Visitor Center/Museum featuring pre-historic paleontological and anthropological subjects
Floyd L. Wray Museum of the Everglades -- Davie, FL:
Restoration of pioneer’s home; design of interpretive displays featuring history, ecology, flora, and fauna of Everglades
Flamingo Gardens Antique Car Museum -- Davie, FL:
Consulted on special building to house antique auto collection; design special labels, displays and decor for interior to complement and enhance historic autos displayed there
State of Florida Bicentennial Exhibition -- Tallahassee, FL:
Coordinated with State Museum personnel, conducted research at State Archives, designed and scripted traveling exhibition consisting of three semi-trailers, auxiliary elements and exhibits dealing with past, presen, and future of Florida
Historical Museum of South Florida -- Miami, FL:
Consulted with museum director to develop interpretive displays at former location, not current downtown installation
Everglades National Park - Homestead, FL:
Consulted with park rangers; designed special botanical markers for nature trail
Planet Ocean - Key Biscayne, FL:
Consulted with International Oceanographic Foundation, Dr. FIG. Walton Smith to develop plans, exhibition concepts and promotional renderings for planned attraction ------- not completed
Biscayne National Monument Visitor Center
-- Homestead, FL:
Consulted with Park officials and architect to develop concepts for interpretive displays at planned visitor center ------- not completed
