Happy Summer from in situ studio! Our past thirty days have been filled with the return to the office, deadlines, fun times, and goodbyes. Check out what we’ve been up to below!
Jake Heffington
After three and a half years at in situ studio, Jake Heffington has set off to begin a new chapter in his life and the practice of architecture. His time in our office has been incredible, and so many of our clients have benefitted from his talents, his empathy, and his optimism. Jake has a number of exciting ideas for his next venture and will be working towards making them a reality in the near future. While we don’t know specifics, we know whatever he pursues will be extraordinary. Jake sees the world with his heart and strives in everything he does to make it a better place. In our eyes, he has been beyond successful, and we expect no less for what lies ahead. Farewell, Jake!
Visitor Center Update
We’ve spent the last couple of years working on two very important visitor center projects at the North Carolina Museum of Art and Eno River State Park. This month, we completed construction documents for both! Public bidding will happen late this summer, and both should be under construction this fall. Thanks to our incredible consultant teams for their hard work and to our clients for communicating an inspiring vision and purpose for both buildings!
Back at the Studio
After eleven months of quarantine, we came back to the studio at the beginning of June. We’re a small crew, so maintaining a safe distance from each other has been easy. We’ve already fallen right back into old favorite habits like our daily visit to Yellow Dog. And, we’ve established some new traditions. No longer used for in-person client meetings, the conference table has been converted into a ping pong table! Thanks to Vince for engineering the “net!” So&So Books is open as well, allowing up to three people at a time to browse the store with proper facial covering. They’re also taking remote orders via email. Folks have plenty time to read these days, and book sales are booming! It’s been great to be back at the big table together, collaborating spontaneously as we have always done.
New Sports Facility in North Raleigh
Our team has been working feverishly on a new sports facility in North Raleigh. While we can’t say much now, the structure is an open air basketball and pickleball complex with a floating steel roof structure wrapped in translucent panels. We recently submitted the first set of site permit documents (thanks to Site Collaborative and Grounded for the heavy lifting), and can’t wait to finalize construction drawings in the next few months. Stay tuned!Book of the Month – Dispatch – Cameron Awkward-Rich
Dispatch, a collection of poems written by Cameron Awkward-Rich, was released in late 2019 and responds to many topics salient today. In his writings, Awkward-Rich voices the shared experience of many African Americans in the United States, exploring topics such as racial injustice, sexuality, identity, and gender. The title evokes ideas of urgency, death, police work, and communication, which are core themes in both Awkward-Rich’s poetry and the society we are currently living in. Awkward-Rich’s emotional words of violence and love through the lens of a Trans African American provide a voice to a community that has been historically underrepresented.
Song of the Month – Anarchy in the UK – The Sex Pistols
The song of the month – Anarchy in the UK by the Sex Pistols – was chosen by Jake as a bit of a departure song. The spirit of the song expresses anger and restlessness – emotions experienced by Jake, our office, and much of the world in response to the current state of our country. The song is raw and inciting – a good listen to help release frustration and rage and spark action towards reform.
Cheers.
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