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September 3, 2020
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Amazon adding 500-job warehouse
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HOW THE PANDEMIC IS CHANGING HOME DESIGN
North Jacksonville fulfillment center in Imeson Park will open in the fall of 2021.
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BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS
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CREATING SPACE FOR EVERYONE A+I Design Corp.
A sliding door can turn a room into a place for work, play or studying while preserving the flexibility of open space for gathering.
BY SCOTT SAILER STAFF WRITER
H
ome not only is where the heart is. It’s where the office, family, school, meals, exercise, lounging, gardening and even isolation are, and for longer periods of the day. As the pandemic that began in March is forcing people to work remotely if they can, it also is allowing people time to evaluate how and where they live. As a result, COVID-19 is changing the way single-family homes
are designed or renovated. “The pandemic has created a renewed focus on the importance of housing. Not just places to live but great places to thrive,” said Deryl Patterson, architect and president of Housing Design Matters Inc. of Jacksonville. Designers are looking at adjustable walls to allow flexibility in an open floor plan for temporary activity spaces for work, exercise, entertainment and schoolwork. Others promote mudroomtype home entries for sanitation areas and delivery drop-offs. SEE HOMES, PAGE 10
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Deryl Patterson, architect and president of Housing Design Matters Inc. of Jacksonville, said the pandemic has influenced “the idea of acoustical privacy, which is something that there has been a heightened awareness of because working and schooling from home has become different.”
With the foundation permit approved in Imeson Park, online retailer Amazon.com Inc. announced Sept. 2 that it will open a 500-job Jacksonville fulfillment center in fall 2021 at 10501 Cold Storage Road in the North Jacksonville industrial center. The Seattle-based company said the more than 1 millionsquare-foot center will pick, pack and ship small items, including apparel, accessories and footwear. “The expansion of Amazon’s footprint in Jacksonville illustrates increased confidence in our economy and reputation as a center for logistics in the southeastern United States,” Mayor Lenny Curry said in a news release. JAX Chamber confirmed no economic incentives are involved for the new center. The city and state approved almost $27 million in assistance for the first two Jacksonville fulfillment facilities that opened in 2017. “Building this site in Jacksonville gives us the opportunity to better serve our customers in the region,” said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s vice president of global customer fulfillment, in the release. In addition to full-time associate positions, the online retailer will hire for roles in human resources, operations management, safety, security, finance and information technology. Amazon said it will pay a miniSEE AMAZON, PAGE 7
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