November 2015 - in situ studio

November 2015

Happy Thanksgiving from in situ studio! We are so thankful for our everyone that makes what we do possible!

Frank Harmon

The biggest architecture news in North Carolina these days is Frank Harmon’s retirement! Since founding his firm, Frank Harmon Architect, thirty years ago, Frank has designed some of the most important modern buildings in our region. Over the past three decades, he has crafted a vision for sensitive, regionally appropriate, and sustainable modernism and has become the leading voice of architecture in North Carolina. We’ll leave it to Frank to fill you in on his future plans, but we can definitely recommend that you follow his blog, Native Places, and listen for his voice as a local activist via efforts like Activate NC. Thank you, Frank, for your mentorship, for your support of architecture across our state, and for all you will continue to do through your sketches, writings, and leadership!

Braun Residence

Construction has begun on the Braun Residence, and we are pleased to be working with Durham Potter of Builders Unlimited Incorporated. The house is located in an existing neighborhood just inside the beltline, on a hill above a creek. Thanks to our clients, we have these amazing shots from a drone they commission to photograph construction progress. Stay tuned!

Morgan Residence

We’ve been working on a new house for a young family on an amazing site in North Raleigh. The main volume of the house sits just off a ridge, with views and outdoor spaces oriented to face a pond. Parking and entry are pulled behind the main volume, forming an entry court that keeps views to the pond unobstructed. We are looking forward to developing the house in more detail!

Jubala Coffee

Jubala Coffee‘s new space in the recently completed aLoft hotel on Hillsborough street is nearly finished! The space features multiple espresso stations, a dedicated “to go” line, indoor and outdoor seating, and an open kitchen. Special thanks to Southeastern Properties and Development Company for for another great collaboration and to Andrew Cash, founder and owner of Jubala, for working with us. Follow Jubala news here.

Book of the Month: “The Trees Around” by Chris Tonelli

So & So Books co-owner, Chris Tonelli, was recently featured in the Independent Weekly as a recipient of one of the 2015 Indies Arts Awards! We are so proud of Chris and thankful everyday for the shared space we have with him and his business partner, Charles Wilkes. In honor of Chris’s achievement, our Book of the Month is The Trees Around, poems by Chris Tonelli. The book is published by the independent poetry press, Birds, LLC, based out of Austin, Minneapolis, New York, and Raleigh.

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Best.

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Happy Halloween from in situ studio!

Fall Photoshoot

We spent this week with Richard Leo Johnson of Atlantic Archives documenting six recently completed projects: the Corbett Residence – a ground-up house on a wooded lot north of Durham, The Ten at South Person – a ten-unit townhouse development for DHIC in downtown Raleigh, Church on Morgan – a renovation to a group of downtown storefronts for a new ESUMC site, Marcos Dawson – an interior renovation and exterior addition to a house near Five Points, the Medlin Residence – a new house in an older Raleigh neighborhood, and MoLaS – two new buildings for the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. Richard is a dear friend, an amazing musician, and an incredible photographer. Tune in next month to see the images he captured for us!

Friday Forum, Hampton Roads AIA, and Wake Forest Charrette

We’ve had some fun opportunities to get out of the office in the past month. Two weeks ago, Erin and Associate Professor Bryan Bell of DesignCorps, helped lead a Friday Forum as part of the NCSU School of Architecture and AIA Triangle Joint Lecture Series. The topic of the forum was Activate 14‘s Tiny Home Community Ideas Competition. Matt was the 2015 Jury Chair for the AIA Hampton Roads Design Awards and presented the awards at a ceremony held at the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach, VA. Congratulations to all of the winners! And, we recently took part in a charrette for the city of Wake Forest, NC alongside some of the most talented designers and planners in the Triangle. Our work during the day focused on reuse and reimagination of the downtown community core of Wake Forest. Special thanks to J. Michael Welton, author and writer for Architects + Artisans, for organizing the event!

Taylor House Update

Framing is almost complete at the Taylor Residence, our first house in Charlotte, NC. The house is nestled into the edge of a pine grove, with a formal grass court in front and a protected private view of a pond in the rear. Thanks to our wonderful clients for the opportunity and to the Ullman Group, who are doing a wonderful job with construction!

Book of the Month: “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” by Annie Dillard

“Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” by Annie Dillard, was written in 1974. The book catalogs her experiences and explorations over the course of one year along Tinker Creek in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Dillard’s observations are beautifully crafted and illustrate the power and poetry found in an awareness of place.

Please contact us if there is any way we can help you.

Best.

in situ studio

919 397 3949