Archive for the Design Award Winners Archive Category

Architect: Perkins+Will Project Location: Asheville, NC Project Completion Date: August, 2016 Short Description: The NBB East Coast Brewery is a case study in the application of sustainable sites. The responsible choice of site has led to the redevelopment of a brownfield while enhancing one of Asheville’s unique

Architect: Clearscapes, PAProject Location: Raleigh, NC Project Completion Date: Nov, 2016 Short Description: Christ Episcopal is the only National Historic Landmark church in North Carolina.   As one of (4) churches facing Union Square, the original sanctuary was designed in 1848 by Richard Upjohn, architect of New York’s Trinity

Architect: Watson Tate SavoryProject Location: Columbia, SCProject Completion Date: 2014 Short Description: Housed in an 1892 National Register former cotton mill, this project adds a planetarium, an observatory and a 4D theater to a state museum, while simultaneously simplifying circulation to enhance visitor experience.  Throughout the design process,

Architect: Weinstein Friedlein ArchitectsProject Location: Henderson, NC Project Completion Date: Summer, 2015 Short Description:    At a lakeside camp, where tented and cabin campsites are proven attractions, the Girl Scouts set out to add a different sort of shelter. They wanted treehouses, something to evoke the sense of

Architect: Samsel ArchitectsProject Location: Columbus, NC Project Completion Date: February, 2016 Short Description: The Hammock House brings a distinctly modern element to a rural farm in the foothills of the Tryon mountain range. The 40-acre farm is dotted with several old growth trees and distant mountain views.

Architect: in situ studioProject Location: Bahama, NC Project Completion Date: 2015 Short Description: The Corbett Residence is on a wooded site, down a winding drive. The drive is thin and meanders between trees to protect the house from view. The house is a low black box that

Architect: Architecture Operations D.P.C.Project Location: Durham, NCProject Completion Date: August 2016 Short Description: The West Campus Bridge/Pavilion is a synthesis of nature, embedding a sense of Duke’s forested grounds within the student’s circulation experience.  The bridge is a thin concrete structure featuring coffers that both remove mass and

Architect: Architecture Operations D.P.C.Project Location: Durham, NC Project Completion Date: August, 2015 Short Description: The Bryan Center Addition articulates the main circulation corridor of the building and the primary circulation axis of the West Union district. The entry merges improved functionality, performance and a heightened sense of

Architect: Clark NexsenProject Location: Raleigh, NC Project Completion Date: January, 2016 Short Description: Located at the entrance of Wake Tech Community College in a natural setting, the Regional Plant Teaching Facility creates a gateway to the campus and acts as a symbol of the merging of technology,

Architect: Clark NexsenProject Location: Research Triangle Park, NCProject Completion Date: May, 2016 Short Description: Located in a dense hilly forest on a narrow peninsula of land, the Bioprocess Innovation Center responds to the rich topography as it weaves together building and landscape.  The existing landforms are preserved and