Vernacular Studio

02/18/2010

The McDaniel's residence is featured in the 2010 News + Observer's Home of the Month.

02/18/2010

The Young Architects Forum recently toured Opnet headquarters. Rob and Brett captivated the audience with their millwork prowess.

02/18/2010

New Studios 2010 | Hometta

Vernacular Studio has just been selected as one of the new Hometta Studios! We are on our way to becoming a household name, move over Sears.

Hometta is on a mission to improve the quality of residential design, one modern house at a time. We scout the best small, modern houses from architects and designers worldwide, and make the plans available for sale on Hometta.com, so anyone can build one in his or her own neighborhood. ...

12/10/2009

Historic Oakwood - 2009 Candlelight Tour of Homes

Vernacular Studio's Ashley Morris is CoChair of the Historic Oakwood Candlelight Tour downtown this year. This a great holiday event that allows you to tour the interiors of 12 Historic Homes that will be decorated for the season. A few of the houses have ben recently remodeled and are excited to share their homes with you for the weekend. Please follow the link below to find out more information and purchase ticets. Hope to see everyone there.

Information regarding the Historic Oakwood neighborhood in Raleigh, NC

12/04/2009

Dream Catchers...A Child's Dream Come True - The Vision

Vernacular Studio is donating 20 hours of design services (a 2500 dollar value) to be given away at the upcomming Dream Catchers Event which benefits the Make A Wish Foundation. The event is being held Thursday Dec. 10th from 6-9pm at Solas on Glenwood South. See link below for more details.

Make-A-Wish Foundation

12/04/2009

website coming soon! (spark metal studio)

Vernacular Studio's rock star designer, Kathleen Duatel has just launched a new line of jewelry. You can find peices at Stitch (Holly Aiken's store) and Babiology. For more information see the website link below.

12/01/2009

The office was full of holiday cheer early Saturday morning! Children, food and beverages as far as the eye could see. All the revelers had front row seats to Raleigh's Christmas Parade.

11/23/2009

Roberson Dental, 1407 Hillsborough St., was just featured in a News and Observer Article on Saturday called Reviving a Queen Anne.

11/20/2009

This project includes a full restoration and conversion of a 4000 SF historic house from transitional housing into a single dental practice. Built in 1912, The Brevard House was once part of a continuous corridor of stately homes between the State Capitol building and NC State University.


With accessibility a key factor, we integrated a ramp, made modifications to the bathrooms and the reconfigured the kitchen to make the building more usable for all. Small adjustments to openings, site improvements and lighting upgrades were also recommended. We have taken every step possible to maintain the building’s historic character while updating the interior to perform well for all users.

11/20/2009

Update to a previously posted house - The McDaniel Residence is a home for a young and growing family located in the Country Club Hills area of Raleigh, NC. The site is one of the last remaining vacant lots available in a well-established neighborhood. The site is heavily wooded with exposed bedrock, varied topography, frontage along Crabtree Creek and a high voltage power easement running through the upper half of the property.

Presented with these challenges, our main goal of the design was to direct and focus views to take advantage of the beauty of the natural surroundings, giving the family a place of refuge within the confines of the city. Furthermore, the design attempts to gently float the house above the site, creating spaces that seems to be one with the trees, while avoiding possible conflicts with the bedrock and floodplain below.

11/20/2009

East 54 is a mixed use development in Chapel Hill,NC. It will be among the most environmentally sound, mixed-use communities in the country. Incorporating sustainable site development measures, water and energy conservation, materials re-use, and indoor environmental features, East 54 is a participant in the LEED-Neighborhood Development pilot program, anticipating to achieve or exceed a Silver Level LEED Certification. The neighborhood features luxury modern condominiums, retail, office and dining that are located on an urban plaza.

Vernacular Studio was the designer of the condominium floor plans and interiors.

11/20/2009

Vernacular Studio is opening their doors to all of our friends and family tomorrow morning to have front row viewing of Raleigh's Annual Christmas Parade. There will be hot drinks and refreshments. Please come out and join us!

10/21/2009

AIA South Carolina

Chad and Brett recently attended the SAR conference for a chance to learn from other design leaders in our region. The South Atlantic Regional Conference includes AIA organizations from three states NC, SC, and GA. Hopefully they learned something!

The American Institute of Architects is the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for its members in service to society.

10/14/2009

Brett has been named the ULI Trianlge Communications Committee Co-Chair.

10/13/2009

Chad has been named to the Triangle AIA Board of Directors for 2010.

08/25/2009

One of our amazing clients was featured recently in the Triangle Business Journal for their efforts in aiding charities. They pledge to donate 10 percent of their annual gross revenue to organizations in need and have continued to meet this pledge every year even through a suffering economy. Vernacular Studio is honored to have been asked to design their new office space in the Golden Belt Building in downtown Durham NC.

Mindworks is an interactive multimedia video production company. For more information please see the full article posted in this album.

08/25/2009

Vernacular Studio - architecture + interiors

550 Edenton Street has just received a 2009 Sir Walter Raleigh Award. This award recognizes projects within Raleigh that contributes to the city's overall appearance, character, and livability. Visit www.vstudio3.com for more photos.

Vernacular Studio is a forward-thinking architecture, interiors and development firm in Raleigh, North Carolina with a diverse portfolio of award winning commercial and residential projects.We are driven by the opportunity of design, the power of collaboration and the visions of our clients. ...

07/10/2009

The McDaniel Residence is a home for a young and growing family located in the Country Club Hills area of Raleigh, NC. The site is one of the last remaining vacant lots available in a well-established neighborhood. The site is heavily wooded with exposed bedrock, varied topography, frontage along Crabtree Creek and a high voltage power easement running through the upper half of the property.

Presented with these challenges, our main goal of the design was to direct and focus views to take advantage of the beauty of the natural surroundings, giving the family a place of refuge within the confines of the city. Furthermore, the design attempts to gently float the house above the site, creating spaces that seems to be one with the trees, while avoiding possible conflicts with the bedrock and floodplain below.

07/10/2009

Access Office Center is an interior upfit project for a speculative office building located off of Glenwood Avenue in close proximity to RDU airport. The client approached Vernacular Studio looking for a clean, modern design to define the public spaces of the building, primarily the elevator lobbies of the three story building which includes a dramatic double height entry lobby. To emphasize the vertical nature of the space and create a design that draws on the beauty of native North Carolina, the lobby was wrapped with layered vertical painted panels, an abstraction of the area’s forest scape. To draw the eye up and tie the upper and lower lobby spaces together, white tile defines the floor which echoes the walnut paneled balcony opening and the white floating ceiling above. The warmth of the central walnut paneled elevator core contrasts with the cool blue gray of the lobby walls, creating a balanced and calming sense ofplace. In addition to the lobby design, Vernacular Studio assisted in selecting both interior and exterior finishes to complement the overall aesthetic.

07/10/2009

This small retail upfit began with a cold shell and an enthusiastic client who was determined to corner a niche maternity market on an extremely limited upfit budget. In an effort to reflect the simple yet modern aesthetic of the fashion merchandise, Vernacular Studio designed the interior architecture to be an extension of the retail merchandise. Through the use of well conceived retail design principals, the strategic layering of lighting, and the incorporation of built-in displays and fixtures, the store’s interior is able to remain open and uncluttered to provide the consumer with a shopping experience that reduces “retail fatigue” and thus increases volume and rate of sales. At a cost of $35/sf, this store demonstrates the cost effectiveness and design opportunities of utilizing inexpensive materials in a thoughtful and creative manner.

02/11/2009

Vernacular Studio launches page, we intend to use this page to keep everyone up to date on all the happenings in the office such as new projects, recently completed projects, note worthy events, articles of interest, and news.

02/11/2009

Raleigh Architects | Vernacular Studio | Durham Architects | Chapel Hill Architects

Raleigh Architects | Vernacular Studio | Durham Architects | Chapel Hill Architects

Welcome to the digital home of raleigh architects, Vernacular Studio. Please take a few minutes to explore this site to get an idea of who we are and how we are organized. Vernacular Studio is a Raleigh-based multifaceted design and development firm owned and operated by architects in Raleigh, NC. ....