PROJECTS
Project 4
Charlotte, North Carolina
2021
Tentatively named after the shape of its site, Project 4 is a twenty-one unit urban infill housing development in Charlotte, North Carolina's NoDa (North Davidson) district. It was an exercise in high density (40 dwelling units per acre) without the typical whole-block take-down prevalent in much of today's multifamily development scenarios. The project is self-parked and includes one market rate affordable housing unit.
Whole Foods Market
Lexington, Kentucky
2017
Whole Foods does not have a typical prototype, so each store is unique. This 40,000 square foot grocery store (with a 5,000 SF mezzanine) was designed to appear as a rehabilitated and re-inhabited warehouse building reminiscent of many in the area. Clad mostly in pre-cast concrete panels, several techniques were used to expedite the construction process while creating a durable exterior and finishes of lime-washed clay brick and barn wood formed exposed concrete. The project won the 2020 Precast Concrete Institute's Design Award for Best Retail Building. (SK)
University Ridge Development
Greenville, South Carolina
2018
Located between the established and exciting Downtown Greenville area to the north, and the patiently growing Haynie-Sirrine neighborhood to the south, the University Ridge Development site is among the most well-positioned both geographically and relative to Greenville's history.
The design proposal is a comprehensive, mixed-use project intended to be phased over a relatively short period of time which balances the best of both nature and urbanism while creating a true sense of place and connectivity for all people and an economic and cultural engine for all stakeholders involved. When they are at their best, urban infill developments - like the one proposed - are complex, multivalent, and improve over time. The project is an inevitable evolution of the patterns and scale of development that has occurred in this downtown area. (SK)
G+GLS Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
2023
MEND was commissioned to create a regional headquarters for this Charlotte-based commercial landscape design-build company. An existing 4,800 square foot pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) has been reworked to include office, meeting and conference spaces for the company's 35-50 employees. Two eighteen-foot-high screen walls serve triple duty: screening the southern sun, providing elevated signage and as an armature for climbing vegetation.
Cornelius Town Hall
Cornelius, North Carolina
1998
The project is the result of a public-private partnership directed towards the development of the eastern side of the Town of Cornelius. For this 100 year old town, a master plan was developed to guide immediate and future development as it responds to growth pressures from the Charlotte metropolitan area, the promise of adjacent passenger rail service and a struggle for relevance as a town unto itself. The program for the 20,000 square foot Town Hall includes a community hall, council chambers and space for all of the municipal departments. It functions so well that the adjacent towns of Huntersville and Davidson often use the building for their meetings and other related functions. (SK)
In 1998, the project received AIA Charlotte's Design Awards Program Honor Award in the Urban Design Category
410 SGA Adaptive Reuse
Charlotte, North Carolina
2019
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Deauville Food Market
Lexington, Kentucky
2015
As the centerpiece of the Summit at Fritz Farm mixed-use development in Lexington, Kentucky, the Deauville Food Market was modeled after many of the great indoor-outdoor markets that came before it. The building was designed to be opened up at either end as a covered alleyway connecting two pedestrian pathways and outdoor open spaces within the project. (SK)
Twinbrook Station Area Master Plan
Rockville, Maryland
This area master plan was commissioned to study the opportunity to better connect the MATA Twinbrook Station with the surrounding existing (sub)urban fabric, which includes the National Institute of Health (NIH) the FDA campus and Rock Creek Park further to the east. (SK)
Mahanaim Church
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Frey Boathouse
West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
2019
Commissioned by a dear friend, mentor, renaissance man and avid sailor, the boathouse was built to house several smaller sailing and rowing craft and a vintage pickup or two. Above, the loft is occupied by day (and often at night) by local renowned artist, sculptor, shipwright and jack-of-all trades, Frank Rapoza.
Fort Monroe Master Plan
Hampton Roads, Virginia
2011
Fort Monroe is currently a United States Army base located in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater area of Virginia. Fort Monroe’s current boundaries encompass 570 acres, including 110 acres of submerged lands and 85 acres of wetlands. In addition to more than 180 historic structures and features that contribute to the Fort Monroe NHL District, the namesake stone fort completed in 1834 is of particular size and import. Fort Monroe was built for coastal defense and housed one of the Army’s first field schools of military education.
In 2007, the Virginia Assembly established the Fort Monroe Authority or FMA. The FMA is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia and serves with the Department of Defense as the Local Redevelopment Authority for the site. In accordance with the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission’s plan, the U.S. Army closed and decommissioned it’s base at Fort Monroe on September 15, 2011.
The master plan and supporting documents created during the charrette process are intended to help the FMA envision the future of the property and creating a reuse strategy for it. The principal goals of this process is leveraging and securitizing the value inherent both the property’s historic components as well as it’s broad development potential. (SK)
Lakewood Trolley
Building 4040 + Babalu Tapas & Tacos
Lexington, Kentucky
2017
This 24,000 square foot building anchors a prime corner in the Summit at Fritz Farm mixed-use development. The upper two floors consist of open office plates while the ground floor is a mix of retail and restaurants. The project included the tenant upfit for Babalu's Tapas and Tacos. Special thanks to Faron Franks and Terry Vickers (SK).
Props Warehouse Restaurant
Charlotte, North Carolina
1997
In the time of cigar bars, coffee shops modeled after "Friends" and an increasingly competitive bar, club and restaurant scene, the clients wanted a restaurant to rival all others in the city. The backstory concept was straightforward but inventive - a movie prop quartermaster locates a 10,000 square foot warehouse full of old theater sets - and opens a restaurant on the spot. (SK)
United Carolina Bank Building
Davidson, North Carolina
1991
Currently the home of the Davidson College Store, this two-story, 8,000 square foot building was designed to occupy a prime corner on the historic Main Street and meet all of the requirements of the district. In its over thirty year history, it has endured several tenant changes - as any robust urban building should. Special thanks to Bob MacLean and Eric Sauda.
Independence Village - Kennedy Strong Foundation
The KennedyStrong Foundation sees an inclusive world where individuals with Down syndrome and intellectual/developmental disabilities are contributing members within their communities and living out their dreams of independence. Independence Village is planned as a mixed-use, inclusive community where individuals of all abilities can reside, work, acquire education, and enjoy recreational activities in a harmonious and integrated environment. https://kennedystrong.org
Divider
circa 1990
We enjoy working at the scale of the minute as well. This drafting/ mapping divider was designed to be an artful but useful tool. It is made of brass, copper and steel with a wood base of mahogany, ash and purpleheart.
Acknowledgement
The work for all projects above indicated with an SK were completed by Michael Dunning while a Principal with Shook Kelley in collaboration with the great group of folks there that continue to do great work.