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The Louisville Gardens Sound Stages project envisions the transformation of a long-vacant downtown landmark into a purpose-built film and television production facility.
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To help Bardstown meet the needs of its growing community, Luckett & Farley collaborated with local leaders to create a holistic wellness center that serves as a central hub for recreation and community engagement.
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In partnership with Shepherdsville’s local leaders, Luckett & Farley designed a holistic wellness center to enhance community amenities, creating a vibrant hub for recreation and connection in this growing Louisville suburb.
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The new Republic Bank Foundation YMCA in West Louisville offers a variety of community services for health, wellness, and education through both standard YMCA programming and partnerships with local organizations sharing the space. This project transformed a former cigarette factory brownfield site to create an all-ages wellness hub that reclaims a neglected lot for the community and reestablishes the urban fabric and pedestrian scale.
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Luckett & Farley provided full design services for this new 45,000 SF facility in the Norton Commons village community development in eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky. The design includes a pool area, fitness area, walking track, group workout room, locker rooms, teen area, child care, and offices. We designed the building to connect to a Jefferson County Public School with a gymnasium so both users could share both facilities. Attention has been paid to the building’s design to reflect the traditional flavor of the surrounding Norton Commons community.
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Luckett & Farley’s relationship with Churchill Downs began with one of the most recognizable icons in sports: the Twin Spires. Designed more than 125 years ago, they remain the architectural symbol of the Kentucky Derby and a lasting expression of our firm’s design legacy. That initial commission became the foundation for a long-standing partnership that has included projects of many scales across the racetrack complex.
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Camp Restoration is a Veteran’s Club development to form a tiny home community providing transitional housing for homeless vets and services to prepare them for independent living.
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To enhance and invigorate the California neighborhood in Louisville, KY, The Bakery is being reimagined as a mixed-use development that brings new energy to an existing warehouse. The project is conceived as a catalyst for community life, blending everyday convenience with opportunities for connection and celebration.
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Within the historic walls of Boone Tavern Hotel, the reimagined restaurant and bar welcomes guests into a space where legacy and modern hospitality meet with intention.
Original herringbone wood floors anchor the restaurant in its storied past, while bespoke furnishings, handmade by Berea College Student Craft, bring fresh energy and a deeply personal touch. Every detail is designed to invite connection from the welcoming public lounge to the new full-service bar that hums with life from afternoon to evening. A private dining room offers a more intimate stage for celebrations, allowing groups to gather in comfort and style.
The transformation blends visual appeal with a celebration of place, featuring menus of farm-to-table dishes from Berea College Farm and interiors that reflect the college’s legacy of craftsmanship. Together, these elements create a dining experience that elevates local culture, enriches community ties, and leaves every guest with a lasting sense of belonging.
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This hotel concept is envisioned as a catalyst for urban renewal, reconnecting with the character of the surrounding district and filling a long-standing gap in the city’s fabric. The project builds on the area’s tradition of mid-rise structures while introducing a new landmark destination that combines hospitality, culture, and community.
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Local Chef John Varanese had already turned an old, prefabricated metal boat storage into the popular, high-end River House Restaurant and Levee at the River House. When he was ready to expand, he contracted with Luckett & Farley to help him renovate the upstairs space into an elegant event venue.
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Within the industrial character of Greyline Station, Bespoken Spirits’ Lexington location becomes an immersive destination that embodies their pioneering approach to whiskey making. The design blends innovation and tradition, creating a refined yet approachable setting for tasting, learning, and connection. Clean lines, lab-inspired surfaces, and rich textures capture the brand’s spirit of experimentation, while warm lighting and material selections create an inviting atmosphere.
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At the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Louisville, Luckett & Farley designed a lobby and rooftop destination that blends modern sophistication with the warmth of Southern hospitality. Classic wooden tones, textured stone, and bold red accents create a rich backdrop that reflects the city’s character while offering guests a welcoming and elevated atmosphere.
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The University of Louisville Athletic Association sought to update the former Brown & Williamson Club, originally designed by Luckett & Farley in 1997 as a part of the original Cardinal Stadium.
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Inspired by the life and legend of Clyde May—Alabama’s original outlaw distiller turned namesake of the official state spirit—Luckett & Farley was entrusted to design a destination that honors his rebellious ingenuity while positioning the brand for long-term growth. Drawing on deep expertise in the distilled spirits sector and a legacy of designing iconic visitor experiences, our team provided comprehensive design services from master planning through construction administration, helping bring to life Alabama’s first and only legal distillery.
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We are proud to partner with Saga Spirits Group to redefine the distillery experience with a groundbreaking development that blends tradition with innovation. This world-class whiskey campus embodies the company’s history, values and brand strategy, while reflecting evolving consumer expectations for a bourbon experience.
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As Rabbit Hole’s presence evolved beyond its original urban campus, the brand looked to create a destination that embraced Kentucky’s rural character while offering a space for meaningful, immersive experiences. Luckett & Farley envisioned a new tasting room and event venue that would reflect this next chapter—an environment designed to bring people together through landscape, craft, and hospitality.
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The City of Louisville sought to enhance Jefferson Memorial Forest’s accessibility and ecological resilience, ensuring it remains a cherished natural resource for generations. Focused on the Tom Wallace Lake Recreation Area, the city aimed to improve access, expand recreational amenities, and preserve the surrounding environment.
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The Premier Residences at Tellico Village is an independent living community designed to reflect the lifestyle of active retirees while supporting Five Star Senior Living’s commitment to high-quality, hospitality-centered care. The project emphasizes both the daily experience of residents and the long-term market strength of the community.
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Luckett and Farley collaborated closely with the City of New Albany to revitalize its downtown corridor. The relocation of the city hall to a beautifully restored historical building on Main Street was a catalyst for improving pedestrian safety and the overall visual appeal of this prominent area.
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Louisville Metro Parks sought to revitalize the historic Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Chickasaw Park in Louisville’s West End to address longstanding community concerns, environmental challenges, and the need for safe, accessible recreational spaces. The city envisioned a transformation that would foster community trust, improve public amenities, and restore the natural beauty and functionality of Chickasaw Pond, creating a vibrant hub for recreation, education, and environmental stewardship.
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Luckett & Farley works often for the Louisville Zoo. Recently the design team re-imagined the old train depot station to create a multi-functional event space.
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The City of Newport reimagined Festival Park to enhance its role as a vibrant community hub, supporting recreation, festivals, and events while addressing ecological concerns tied to increased river flooding. The new master plan streamlines the park’s layout from three tiers to a single elevated platform above the frequent floodplain, ensuring long-term usability, maintenance ease, and aesthetic appeal in response to climate change.
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Luckett & Farley provided full design services for this new two-story nature center in Shawnee Park in Louisville, KY. The building extends over the floodplain on piers and is designed to handle flooding as the Ohio River rises. This elevation provides access to the tree canopies and a great view down the Ohio River. The site design includes adjoining gardens, nature play, and outdoor classrooms intended to serve the students and visitors.
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Murray State University sought to create a dynamic new hub that reimagines student life by integrating residential, dining, academic, and support spaces under one roof. The Learning Commons, located at the former site of Springer Hall, was designed to enhance student engagement, support academic success, and strengthen campus connectivity.
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A beverage maker company is redefining the way clients experience their brand. The company sought to transform its existing facility into a hospitality-driven experience center, a space that would reflect its commitment to quality, innovation, and people.
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The Saga Spirits Distillery Master Plan was developed to honor tradition while embracing innovation, ensuring the campus reflects generations of craftsmanship while setting the stage for future growth. Rooted in Kentucky’s bourbon heritage, the Henderson family sought to create a brand that celebrates this legacy and its deep ties to place. Luckett & Farley’s multidisciplinary team created a strategic roadmap that integrates sustainable design, thoughtful site planning, and immersive storytelling, resulting in a seamless convergence of nature, architecture, and the art of distillation.
The Master Plan is structured into five key sections, each addressing critical aspects of the project:
- Visioning Session: The Planning Team collaborated with branding and marketing consultants to establish a design direction that emphasized nature, art, and Kentucky’s landscape, creating a sense of awe while shaping the distillery’s identity and visitor experience. developing a structural framework that enhanced the visitor experience while honoring the distillation process
- Site Analysis: The location presented unique challenges, bordered by industrial, commercial, and agricultural landscapes, while also being in proximity to other distilleries and a secondary site, the Kentucky Castle. The analysis informed key design decisions by evaluating topography, drainage, viewsheds, and zoning, ensuring the site aligned with the brand vision while creating a cohesive and immersive experience.
- Final Site Concept: This phase defined the optimal layout, integrating campus planning, circulation, security, and utilities while balancing visitor experience, production efficiency, and safety. The design also accommodated tax incentive requirements, ensuring financial viability while maintaining a seamless brand experience.
- Final Architectural Concept: This phase provided a more detailed framework, addressing specific program requirements for tourism, hoteling spaces, entertainment areas, and eco-tourism, while also ensuring the distillery functioned as a fully operational facility. It included conceptual floor plans, design narratives, and recommendations for mechanical, electrical, and fire suppression systems, merging production and hospitality into a cohesive architectural vision.
- Budgets and Phasing: This section outlined preliminary cost estimates and implementation planning, ensuring that tax incentives, infrastructure, and phased construction aligned with financial and operational goals.
Distilleries are highly complex facilities requiring multidisciplinary expertise to integrate operations, visitor experience, and branding. This was especially true for Saga Spirits, where complex programmatic requirements and phased development demanded a strategic, flexible approach. Luckett & Farley’s, in-house team, with deep industry knowledge in the distilled spirits sector, played a critical role in shaping a cohesive and strategic vision. While different disciplines contributed at various phases, our process is most effective because we can organically collaborate at any stage, allowing for open-ended solutions that lead to better outcomes.
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We are proud to partner with Saga Spirits Group to redefine the distillery experience with a groundbreaking development that blends tradition with innovation. This world-class whiskey campus embodies the company’s history, values and brand strategy, while reflecting evolving consumer expectations for a bourbon experience.
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An immersive campus rooted in legacy, crafted for experience, and designed for sustainable impact.
Inspired by the life and legend of Clyde May, Alabama’s original outlaw distiller turned namesake of the official state spirit, Luckett & Farley was entrusted to design a destination that honors his rebellious ingenuity while positioning the brand for long-term growth. Drawing on deep expertise in the distilled spirits sector and a legacy of designing iconic visitor experiences, our team provided comprehensive design services from master planning through construction administration, helping bring to life Alabama’s native son’s distillery once again.
The greenfield campus in Troy was envisioned not as a singular structure but as a series of interconnected experiences, nestled into the site’s rolling hills and mature woodlands. The design mirrors Clyde May’s dual nature (part moonshiner, part entrepreneur) by marrying agrarian vernacular architecture with elevated experiential design. A gravel drive winds around forested terrain, gradually revealing a collection of thoughtfully placed structures: a still house with a 40-foot copper column still, bottling facility, and The Big House, which includes a tasting room, retail space, and open-air porches.
With the goal of making Clyde May’s a catalyst for distillery tourism in Alabama, every element of the campus was conceived to balance visitor immersion with operational transparency. Public and production functions were clearly delineated yet visually connected to reveal the craft.
Sustainability was an essential layer of design. The project leverages site topography for gravity-fed process lines, reducing energy consumption, while the buildings use breezeways, porches, and operable doors for natural ventilation. Taking full advantage of Alabama’s expansive campus and temperate climate, we designed a series of distinct buildings that support diverse uses, each connected by a central courtyard that encourages movement, interaction, and outdoor activity year-round. Water conservation is achieved through low-flow fixtures and a passive stormwater strategy that uses existing lakes for on-site management. Native meadow grasses and preserved forest reduce ecological disturbance and maintenance needs, reinforcing a landscape-first design ethos.
Ultimately, this immersive campus doesn’t just produce whiskey, it preserves heritage, sparks tourism, and sets a benchmark for future spirits destinations in the Southeast. Luckett & Farley’s integrated architecture, engineering, and interiors approach brought Clyde May’s legacy into sharp focus and translated authenticity, place, and vision into a one-of-a-kind experience.
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Luckett & Farley transformed a century-old auto repair facility into a vibrant mixed-use headquarters that supports collaboration and innovation. The project expanded the workspace by incorporating carefully designed pass-through connections to the existing office, creating an integrated, unified environment.
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To address the modern needs of students, alumni, and staff while honoring the legacy of the original 1902 Edwards Building and Berea College’s historic campus, Luckett & Farley created a design that thoughtfully balances tradition and innovation. This new building serves as a gateway to the campus, bridging the past and future, celebrating the college’s enduring identity while providing spaces that support contemporary needs.
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The Luckett & Farley team partnered with Woodford Reserve Bourbon Distillery for a multi-phase transformation of a historic, century-and-a-half-old distillery located in the heart of Kentucky's bourbon-producing region. This distillery, which has played a pivotal role in the rich history of bourbon making, underwent a meticulous design process, aimed at preserving its historic buildings while enhancing and modernizing its functionality. The original structures, which date back to the 1800s, were carefully preserved, maintaining the authenticity and charm of the site. The interiors of these buildings were completely revamped to accommodate modern distillation processes, including copper kettles sourced from Scotland, reflecting the global influence and craftsmanship of the distillery.
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As part of a partnership spanning over thirty years, our multi-disciplinary team was tasked with designing and executing a multi-phase project for the expansion of the Brown-Forman Distillery. The project required thoughtful integration of new operational elements with the existing infrastructure, ensuring the distillery's operations continued uninterrupted while significantly expanding its capacity. The phased approach spanned multiple years, with each stage meticulously planned to align with the distillery’s long-term operational needs and the complexities of its production process.
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Set within Louisville’s Nulu district, Rabbit Hole Distillery redefines the urban distilling experience—merging hospitality, transparency, and industrial process into a single, architecturally bold facility. Luckett & Farley played a central role in delivering the project’s vision, providing integrated structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and civil engineering services to support both the building’s striking form and its highly complex function.
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After years of evaluating and reinforcing aging wooden rickhouses, we began to question the long-term durability of the standard model. For Rabbit Hole Distillery—known for blending tradition with innovation—a new approach made sense. Together, we explored how a steel structure could improve performance, reduce maintenance costs, and create a safer environment for workers.
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As Rabbit Hole’s presence evolved beyond its original urban campus, the brand looked to create a destination that embraced Kentucky’s rural character while offering a space for meaningful, immersive experiences. Luckett & Farley envisioned a new tasting room and event venue that would reflect this next chapter—an environment designed to bring people together through landscape, craft, and hospitality.
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As Rabbit Hole Distillery grew, its team sought a dedicated space for research, quality control, and brand innovation—one that would support evolving ambitions while fitting into a tight urban context. Luckett & Farley developed a two-story concept designed to support these priorities while integrating seamlessly into the existing downtown campus.
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We have been a key partner in Jack Daniel’s Distillery’s growth, contributing to a multi-year collaboration that supports the brand’s increasing global demand. This partnership has included the design and expansion of some of the most critical facilities at the distillery, providing a tailored architectural, engineering, and interior design approach to meet both the operational and experiential needs of the world-renowned whiskey producer.
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Brown-Forman Corporation needed a state-of-the-art cooperage facility to support its growing whiskey production while optimizing efficiency, sustainability, and worker safety.
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The University of Louisville Athletic Association sought to update the former Brown & Williamson Club, originally designed by Luckett & Farley in 1997 as a part of the original Cardinal Stadium.
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As a growing suburb of Louisville, Bardstown sought to enhance resources for its citizens and strengthen its charming historic downtown. The vision centers on developing a premier downtown recreational complex and park adjacent to city government facilities and local amenities.
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The Trinity High School STEM Career Center lays the foundation for an expanded academic offering, providing a dedicated STEM facility. The design will support program’s growth and reflect the institution’s long-term academic goals.
The design creates a prominent campus presence in Saint Matthews, establishing a landmark northern gateway. It features a mix of indoor and outdoor collaborative spaces that support project-based learning and foster adaptable environments for various educational needs. Additionally, sustainable elements, such as passive shading strategies and geothermal heating, are integrated to ensure long-term environmental benefits for Trinity High School's northern campus.
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This 60,000 SF two-story, tilt-up concrete building is used to house biological manufacturing processes including offices, shipping/receiving, laboratories, chemical warehousing, etc. Four unique laboratories were programmed and designed to facilitate & optimize operations. A separate hazardous materials storage building was also designed and permitted separately so as to not delay construction. This project was executed using the design-build delivery method.
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As the new face of the university’s engineering programming, this building will capture the excitement and energy of the college, promote superior learning and research, and champion student success. This project builds on the work that Luckett & Farley provided for the master plan identifying this 115,000 SF student success building as the critical first project.
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On a path to create a vibrant urban campus for students, Jefferson Community and Technical College continues to invest in forward-thinking projects like a new campus bookstore in a pivotal location in the heart of downtown.
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The project involved improvements to the Memorial Hall Gateway along Limestone Street as a part of the development of the new law building on the main campus. New paths create a signature walkway aligned with the tower of Memorial Hall and a unified landscape between the Historic Memorial Hall and the new Law Building Plaza.
The landscape combines forms and materials which are common throughout campus and creates intersection seating areas while maintaining the classic open lawn as the foreground for Memorial Hall.
The project installed a new campus bus stop with ample room for student gathering, alleviating safety concerns while waiting for bus service along Limestone Street.
Francis Parker High School needed to add athletic spaces to their downtown campus with limited opportunities to expand their building’s footprint. This basement wellness center renovation will incorporate more athletic amenities to better serve the students on campus. With a phased approach to align with fundraising, the wellness center is now complete, and the neighboring gymnasium construction will begin soon.
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Luckett & Farley provided campus master planning for the University of Louisville Foundation. The site is approximately 44 acres on the University of Louisville’s Belknap Campus (formally the site of Kentucky Trailer Manufacturing Company). The property will now house a research park, including both academic and private programs and activities. The research park will focus on technology, science and engineering for green technologies. In addition to research facilities, incubator space is available for start-up companies associated with the College of Business and the Speed School of Engineering.
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Jefferson County Public Schools sought to combine two west end elementary schools, creating a community hub sharing amenities and its campus with the new Republic Bank Foundation YMCA to make it happen. The new elementary school will be 79,000 SF over two stories with a capacity to serve 650 students.
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The ACC ESPN Network Studio was in response to launch the comprehensive linear and digital ACC Network in 2019. Luckett & Farley designed the television production facility to house all the equipment and personnel required to originate live programming.