Archive for the 2013 Award Winners Category

Architect: Clark Nexsen Location: Wanchese, NC 100 Word Description: Located on the banks of Roanoke Island, the Coastal Studies Institute Research Building is surrounded by vast expanses of wetlands and sweeping views of the Croatan Sound. As the main building on this new coastal campus, the facility’s mission

Architect:Cannon Architects Location: Penland, NC 100 Word Description: Phase 1 of a new 2-D Studio Building planned in 2 phases. In Phase 1 the program included studio spaces for printmaking and letterpress, display walls, support spaces and outdoor workspaces. The project was placed in the center of campus

Architects: O’Brien/Atkins Associates, PA Location: RTP NC 100 Word Description: Using the latest virtualization solutions, NetApp’s Global Dynamic Laboratory-2 delivers a private cloud environment providing virtual access for NetApp labs around the world. The building’s three essential functions: data processing, equipment cooling, and facility support, are articulated through

Architect: Szostak Design Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina 100 Word Description: SECCA is a 35,000 square foot museum that suffered from inherent technical deficiencies including significant moisture and groundwater penetration, improper roof flashing and inadequate environmental control. The design team reshaped the grounds surrounding the facility and redesigned flashing

Architect: Frank Harmon, Architect Location: Research Triangle Park, NC 100 Word Description: A modern, inviting, functional structure for a private soccer club and spectators. The design is low and horizontal, in deference to the geometric beauty of the playing field. Teams pass through a stone entry wall into

Architect: The Freelon Group Location: Cary, NC 100 Word Description: The new Lord Corporation Office Building is the first of a four-building master plan for new office buildings on the Lord Corporation’s campus located in Cary, North Carolina. This 49,500 SF four-story office building will provide administrative office

Architect: Andre L. Johnson, AIA Location: Laurel Hill, North Carolina 100 Word Description: The Brown Assembly and Dining Hall Pavilion is a 6,000 square foot religious facility that functions as a central facility for youth of the missionary Baptist church across the state of North Carolina during summer

Architect: Clark Nexsen Location: Raleigh, NC 100 Word Description: The Green Square Parking Deck provides parking for a new LEED-certified government complex. A sustainable approach is evident throughout the 900-space structure, which includes photovoltaic roof panels, car-charging stations, rainwater collection cistern, LED lighting, covered bicycle parking, and high-recycled-content

Architect: Clark Nexsen Location: Cullowhee, North Carolina 100 Word Description: WCU’s Health and Human Science Building is a 160,000 SF facility providing state–of- the- art learning environments for departments within the College. Nested into the mountainside, without immediate built context or relationship to the existing campus, the design

Architect: LS3P Associates, Ltd. Location: Wilmington, North Carolina 100 Word Description: Designed for integration into its environment, this 39,000 sf office building captures views from every workspace, preserving as much of the undisturbed site as possible while seeking to provide a superior workplace environment for all employees. Slender