http://www.vstudio3.comCopyright Vernacular StudioChad Parker, AIA was featured in this week's "What I've Learned" on local architecture news site Triangle Modernist Houses. What I've Learned is a regularly-updated section which chronicles "insights on life and architecture from the triangle design community". If you'd like to read more about Chad's design philosophy, what it's like to play with a baby tiger, or growing up with feral cats, please read the full post here.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:13:46 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/tmh-what-ive-learnedhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/tmh-what-ive-learnedWe are pleased to announced that the Barker Residence has been selected to be featured on the 2010 AIA Triange Homes Tour. The tour will feature several Triangle-area homes designed by other award-winning architecture firms, including Angerio Design, Georgia Bizios, Cherry Huffman, Ellen Cassilly, Frank Harmon, John Reese, Studio B Architecture, and Tina Govan. The Homes Tour website includes bios of each participating architecture firm.We are looking forward to this event, which will take place on Saturday, October 2nd. For more information and tickets, please see the tour website.Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:31:41 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/2010-aia-triangle-homes-tourhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/2010-aia-triangle-homes-tour Vernacular Studio is proud to announce the launch of Kathleen Dautel’s jewelry and metalsmithing line, Spark Metal Studio.  Each design is original, laser cut stainless steel that is hand finished and hand colored with epoxy resin.  The forms are both architecturally based and drawn from nature with a linear graphic quality. Kathleen’s jewelry can be found at local retailers such as Babiology, Epona + Oak and Stitch. Congratulations Kathleen! Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:35:07 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/spark-metal-studiohttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/spark-metal-studio  Vernacular Studio will be exhibiting their design talent at this year’s SPARKcon event held in downtown Raleigh. We will be featuring 101 Lounge + Café and the Bridge House as part of designSpark. designSPARK Design in the Triangle A new showcase for SPARKcon: Architecture, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Furniture Design and Landscape Architecture. The juried event promises to be the definitive annual local design showcase. SPARKcon is a Triangle-wide celebration of creativity in the Arts, Business, Technology and Culture and in it’s fifth year designSPARK is a natural addition to the event. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:34:44 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/2010-sparkconhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/2010-sparkcon August 2010Last weekend, The Bridge House was featured as the News and Observer’s Home of the Month. Each month, the News and Observer features one home on the last Saturday of the month. Design professionals visit the home, speak with the owners and the Architects and contribute an essay and photo gallery for the series. Architect and NC State School of Architecture Professor Wendy Redfield wrote an article for the ongoing Home of the Month series. To describe the house, Redfield states, "rooms and spaces are generous in size, but it is the attention to detail, modulated light, careful combination of materials and responsiveness to the clients' needs that make this house so successful." The homeowners consider the house a success because, "It feels like home."Please take the time to read the full article here.Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:26:35 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/2010-home-of-the-monthhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/2010-home-of-the-month Hometta Update – Schematic Design Vernacular Studio is well into the schematic design phase for their first set of house plans for Hometta. Our firm was selected out of a large number of national firms to provide modern, yet affordable house plans to a wider based audience. The excerpt below is from an article published in Artists + Artisans which explains why Hometta chose Vernacular Studio out of the numerous applicants to join their team. Among the 24 original firms represented are Roger Sherman of Los Angeles, davidclovers of Hong Kong and Min/Day of San Francisco. Recently selected are Vincent Snyder Architect of Austin, LTL Architects of New York and Vernacular Studio of Raleigh. The founders are careful about who they select, and why. They chose Vernacular, for example, because they’d identified that young North Carolina studio as a group with a substantial body of built work that combined traditional and modern elements. “We’re looking for enthusiasm,” Ann said. “We’re looking for studios that take a good idea and go beyond.” For more on Hometta, go to www.hometta.com. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:39:55 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/homettahttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/homettaPlease join us at Solas Raleigh for the 2009 Dream Catchers next Thursday, December 10th at 9pm. The event will benefit the Make A Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina. Tickets are only $50 per person and include dinner, beverages, dessert, live music and a live magician, as well as participation in a silent auction. We will have Architectural Services up for bid, so please join us for this worthy cause!Tickets may be purchased online at www.DreamCatchers2009.weebly.com/Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:25:18 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/dream-catchers-2009http://www.vstudio3.com/news/dream-catchers-2009November 21, 2009Over 100 friends, family and clients (not counting kids!) gathered at our office over the weekend for the 65th-annual Raleigh Christmas Parade. Raleigh's annual holiday parade is the largest between DC and Atlanta (kudos to our friend Gene for  the stat!) and this year nearly 60,000 people turned out for the floats, marching bands and a Santa Claus finale. Our corner location provides an ideal location to view the parade in comfort on what usually turns out to be a chilly winter day...though we were fortunate to have beautiful weather this year!Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:37:30 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/2009-christmas-paradehttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/2009-christmas-paradeJuly 15, 2009We are pleased to announce that 101 Lounge + Café has been awarded a Merit Award for the 2009 NC AIA Design Awards.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:04:06 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/2009-nc-aiahttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/2009-nc-aiaJuly 25, 2009The Edenton Street Residence  was featured as the News and Observer's Home of the Month for July 2009. Author Sarah Corbitt described the home as "luxurious, detailed and thoroughly modern".Read the full article here.Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:20:27 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/2009-home-of-the-monthhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/2009-home-of-the-monthFebruary 28, 2008The Barker Residence was featured as the News and Observer's Home of the Month for February. Read Michael Wagner's full article here.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:55:39 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/2008-home-of-the-monthhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/2008-home-of-the-monthDurham, NC6100 SFDurham's recently restored Golden Belt district includes live/work loft, artist studios, galleries, restaurants, retail and a number of professional offices. Audio-Video agency Mindworks requested a space that inserted their contemporary, vibrant energy into the historic textile mill. New furnishings are distinctly modern while the shell and structure remain exposed and distinctly resonant of the building’s century-old past.Photography by Kris Stanley.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:22:40 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/mindworkshttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/mindworksRaleigh, NC2500 SFUnder construction; Updated text coming soon.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:48:13 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/medway-renovationhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/medway-renovationApril 2009Love In Bloom Maternity opens at Market Place at Lake Boone in west Raleigh. The store offers a wide array of well-designed baby products, maternity wear and events (for both moms and babies). Check it out!Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:57:21 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/love-in-bloom-now-openhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/love-in-bloom-now-openRaleigh, NC 36,000 SFAccess 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 of place. In addition to the lobby design, Vernacular Studio assisted in selecting both interior and exterior finishes to complement the overall aesthetic.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:06:33 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/access-officehttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/access-officeCherokee National Forest, TNThough we never seem to have as much time for fun as we would like, we regularly come together as a Studio to enjoy time outside of the office for food and drinks, or to talk about the latest craze in architecture. At the same time we work very diligently to organize office events that help bring us closer together as a team.If you like beautiful scenery, or the mountains, or being on a lake, or boats, or fishing, or skiing, or just relaxing by the fire, then you would probably fit in just fine at the lake house. Being perched on the side of a small mountain a few hundred feet above the water, getting there can be a bit of a pain. But once you breathe the air and take in the view, you really never want to leave. As the unofficial site for company retreats and getaways, trips to Lake Watauga give us the opportunity to clear our heads and plan for the future…without the daily craziness that is the life of an architect.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:42:55 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/studio-retreathttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/studio-retreatHaving fun is part of our job description.At the first annual V 500 competition it was a close race from start to finish. Breakfast and mimosas at Byrd Street, followed by a trip to the arcade. After a disputed video game dance off result we headed outside to the race track. Chad took a commanding lead, but not without some rubbing (more like side swiping). Next we made our way to the putt-putt where Brett won by the tip of the clown's mouth. Once we charged ourselves back up with lunch, it was off to Western Lanes to seal the deal...where Rob came charging out of nowhere with a Big Lebowski-esque performance. So impressive, in fact, that Rob wiped out leader board on that one event, clinching the inaugural V-500.  Look out next year Alexander... we're coming for you.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:01:12 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/v-500http://www.vstudio3.com/news/v-500Cary, NCThis most visible and memorable component of most office spaces, the reception desk represents a special sort of challenge and reward for most architects. In this case we worked closely with the client to craft multiple initial concepts for the desk as a way to inspire and inform the entire design. From that point on it was a study in what can be accomplished by bringing skilled craftspeople into a project early and in a collaborative manner. Working with Xylem on millwork, McConnell Studios on steel, Apex on stone, and CG&D on the glass we designed a highly polished and refined reception area that  portrayed the sense of permanence, quiet strength, and tactility that our client hoped to achieve. In terms of materiality we incorporated walnut plywood, Carrere marble, 1/4" folded steel, 1/2" thick edge lit etched glass and stainless steel for the rods and reveals.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:52:07 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/reception-areahttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/reception-areaCary, NCWith an initial charge to create artwork that was integrated within the fabric of the space, that appeared in various locations throughout the space, that was tactile and could - in the end - be fabricated by craftsmen instead of artists, the process began in  earnest.Through a number of iterations and processes and over the course of many months the pieces evolved to become the 8 distinct though related wall hung sculptures they are today. Using 5 types of an off-the-shelf lava stone tile product we worked with  McConnell Studios to arrive at a solution that was easily fabricated, but that allowed for a great deal of variety from one piece to the next. The steel structure that was devised allows for a straightforward method of attachment using two 3"x3" steel angles. The ribs that support the stone were all identical, with the exception of the angle of rotation from the center line. With the combination of this subtle variation and the various textures of lava stone incorporated on each piece, they each read individually on their own while belonging to the same family. With some pieces resembling a sine wave and others a sort of random madness, visitors to the space are intended to experience a different sort of emotion depending on which corridor they enter.Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:29:34 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/wall-sculpturehttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/wall-sculptureJanuary 2009Vernacular Studio’s Ashley Morris and her husband Noah completed a significant renovation of their home in Raleigh’s Historic Oakwood. Friends and family are always welcome, provided they bring a paintbrush.Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:40:30 +0000http://www.vstudio3.com/news/morris-renovationhttp://www.vstudio3.com/news/morris-renovation