ETHOS
At bDot, we’re not just a design studio, we are explorers. We approach each project with curiosity and imagination, uncovering new possibilities that challenge convention and connect people in meaningful ways.
Since 2006, our passion has been to weave together function, art, fiscal savvy, and environmental stewardship into designs that matter. From intimate residences and vibrant retail environments to innovative commercial spaces and medical facilities, our portfolio reflects both breadth and depth. Beyond architecture, we extend this spirit of exploration into furniture, lighting, and installations, creating work that feels both relevant today and enduring tomorrow.
What sets us apart is our collaborative approach. We thrive on dialogue with clients, craftsmen, engineers, and builders to reveal solutions that aren’t immediately obvious. This process allows us not just to meet expectations, but to exceed them, shaping spaces and objects that carry meaning and impact.
bDot exists to imagine, innovate, and inspire through design that challenges convention, connects people, and tells stories rooted in both past and possibility.
STUDIO

DIRECTOR / ARCHITECT
brian roberson
aia, leed AP
Mississippi State University / Bachelor of Architecture, 1995
Favorite National Park?
Great Smokey Mountains with Yosemite a close second.
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Favorite time of day?
Right before the sun comes up.
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Strangest thing in your office?
A collections of materials from project sites that are used as inspiration before design begins.
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Favorite ways to relax?
Read and play my saxophones.
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What books are you currently reading?
Twenty Over Eighty: Conversations on a Lifetime in Architecture and Design by Alieen Kwun and Bryn Smith
The Power of Moments by Chip Heath (again)
The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees: Conversations with Robert Irwin

ASSOCIATE / ARCHITECT
DAN TAYLOR
Auburn University / Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Interior Architecture, 2006
Favorite movie?
1989 Batman
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Favorite color?
Red
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Beach, forest or mountains?
Beach - 50% for beach & 50% for seafood
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Morning or Night?
Night
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Favorite coffee house?
Baba Java Coffee
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Free time?
Wood working, bee keeping, video games

ARCHITECT
ROB WARLICK
Mississippi State University / Bachlor of Architecture, 2020
Favorite food?
Christmas lunch with family (beef tenderloin, Irish potato casserole and/or baked gouda grits, arugula salad, cherry charlotte, forget about it)
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Favorite TV show?
Good Eats
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Have you ever sold something you made?
Once I recorded a song, and it made it into a British documentary on funeral homes
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If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Bob Warnick
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What movie has traumatized you for life?
The Conjuring + Rob on way too much caffeine + multiple days without sleep = a mess
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Favorite place to vacation?
Road-tripping to national parks
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STUDIO MANAGER
BETH ROBERSON
Samford University / Bachelor of Science / Minor in English, 1996
University of Alabama in Birmingham / Master of Special Education, 1999
Favorite Book?
Anything by Francine Rivers since 1991
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Fly or be invisible?
Fly
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Giving up my phone or not eating desert again?
Give up my phone!
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Favorite Holiday?
Thanksgiving
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Pet peeve?
Drivers not using their turn signal.
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Tiny cabin or giant mansion?
Tiny cabin

ethel
Favorite food?
Whatever you're having is fine.
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Climbed a mountain?
For me, jumping up to the couch is basically climbing a mountain.
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If you ran a TV or streaming channel, what kinds of shows would you air?
Tutorials on professional foot licking and how-to's for coping with separation anxiety.
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If your toys could talk when you aren't there, what do you think they'd chat about?
Why I don't ever play with them anymore.
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Live in a tiny cabin or a giant mansion?
I mean... come on.

Buckey
What’s your favorite emoji?
Certainly the poop emoji.
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What is your biggest pet peeve?
Hmmm. Could you rephrase the question?
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Do you prefer morning or night?
Mornings around 7 when it’s time to eat first breakfast.
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What’s the weirdest thing you’ve eaten?
A stuffed elephant’s tail.
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What is your least favorite chore?
Picking up my toys.