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We are an architecture firm based in Raleigh, NC that considers each project unique, crafting custom design solutions to the particulars of a client's specific site and needs. Key to our design approach is the relationship of a building to its site. Through building, we work to bring a new awareness and sense of belonging to the site, to gather its essential properties and bring them close. Good buildings, we believe, enhance our sensitivity to the dynamic nature of our surroundings, to all the living and natural systems of which we are a part, to the change of seasons or weather, and to the passage of time, or life on the street. Through the thoughtful integration of building and environment, our goal is to support a more sustainable way of living and to connect people more directly to the specific place and larger environment in which they dwell. Listening carefully to the site, and just as importantly, to the client, gives form to our design solutions. In uncovering the unique character of a place, we often find inspiration in the ordinary, in local vernacular structures that have evolved in a particular place over time. These indigenous buildings often have a modern simplicity, a direct expression of structure and materials, as well as a harmonious relationship with the local climate, that we strive to achieve in our own buildings. Tina received her Bachelor degree from the
North Carolina State University School of Design and her Masters of Architecture from the
MIT School of Architecture and Planning. PROJECTS
A green infill project in one of Raleigh's oldest downtown neighborhoods. Selected to appear in the 2010 AIA Triangle's First Homes Tour. Featured in the January 2010 issue of Architectural Record's Green Source magazine and selected as "Home of the Month" for 2009, featured in the Raleigh News & Observer. Featured in Fine Homebuilding's 2010 "HOUSES" issue, no. 211: "The Modern Bungalow," reprinted here with permission, copyright 2010, the Taunton Press, Inc. Chosen from a nationwide search to be one of the first six homes featured on Discovery's new "Planet Green" network, for the debut of their new TV show "Renovation Nation" with host Steve Thomas. Key ways in which the design and construction address issues of sustainability are documented in a series of 5 episodes, as described in the Raleigh News and Observer's article "Raleigh Eco-home Shines on National Show."
B r o k e n C h i n a F a r m h o u s e A thick-walled farmhouse built with Hebel block in rural North Carolina. Selected as "Home of the Month" for 2008, featured in the Raleigh News & Observer. Also a feature story of the online magazine Architects+Artisans: A Strong and Simple Farmhouse.
A transformative addition to a downtown Raleigh bungalow. Featured in the Aug./Sept. 2008 issue, no. 197, of Fine Homebuilding magazine: "A Tiny Addition for a Growing Family," reprinted here with permission, copyright 2008, the Taunton Press, Inc. See the audio slideshow "Making the Most of a Small Space." Selected as "Home of the Month" for 2007, featured in the Raleigh News & Observer, and chosen to be one of six homes to appear in the 2011 AIA Triangle's Homes Tour.
An environmentally friendly medical office in North Raleigh.
A simple mountain home for a retired couple in Butler, TN. Featured in Fine Homebuilding's annual HOUSES issue, summer 2011: "Living LIghtly on the Mountain," reprinted here with permission, copyright 2011, the Taunton Press, Inc.
L e i n b a c h R e s i d e n c e A passive solar home in a Durham cohousing community. Chosen for the Raleigh News and Observer's "Home of the Month" series for 2006. Featured in the online magazine Architecture Week: Serenity on a Budget, the PBS TV series "Simple Living" with Wanda Urbanska, the book Inside the Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka, the August/September 2003 issue of Fine Homebuilding magazine: Finding Space in a Small House, and in Small Homes That Live Large by Taunton Press.
A modest renovation that transformed this Raleigh ranch house. Featured in the Jan. 2010 issue, no.208, of Fine Homebuilding magazine: A $40,000 Kitchen Remodel, reprinted here with permission, copyright 2010, the Taunton Press, Inc.
A treehouse addition to a small downtown house on a tight urban lot in Raleigh, NC.
A bluffside home dug into the side of Lookout Mtn, TN. Featured in Timber Frame magazine
B r i g h t R e n o v a t i o n A mountain ranch house renovation that builds the missing connections between house and site. Featured in the April/May 2006 issue of Fine Homebuilding magazine: Making A Better Ranch, reprinted here with permission, copyright 2010, the Taunton Press, Inc.
B a r n e s - W h e e l e r R e n o v a t i o n A simple renovation with a big impact, featured in Sarah Susanka's new book Remodelling the Not So Big House
A house set in the Appalachian mountains of Georgia.
W O R K I N J A P A N, W I T H A T E L I E R Z O D a i s h o j i C i t y P a r k A city park that celebrates water and restores life and health to an urban stream. N o t o m a c h i P u b l i c B a t h A public bath and park set on the Noto Peninsula overlooking the Sea of Japan. M a k i o k a C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r A grapevine-covered community center in Makioka-Cho with a view of Mt. Fuji.
Living Lightly on the Mountain The
Modern Bungalow A Tiny Addition for a Growing Family Raleigh Eco-home Shines on National Show MIT Thesis ( edited ): Gathering the Landscape: A Community Arts Center on Lookout Mountain
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Holden Street, Raleigh, NC 27604
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