Category: pod architecture + design
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ODE TO THE I-BEAN
Architect Doug Pierson addresses the steel industry on opening night of the 2025 AISC conference. His passion for metal as an expressive wall choice as well as a durable, environmentally sustainable structural material has remained throughout his career, said Blueplate PR client Doug Pierson (AIA, LEED AP, BD+C), co-founder/partner and design principal at pod architecture…
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In West Asheville, a 1930s Bungalow is Repurposed into Three Modern, Stylish Apartments
Designers/owners fuse authentic historic charm with modern interior architecture to create a multi-family residence befitting its cool community. PRESS RELEASE — At 818 Haywood Road in West Asheville, architect Doug Pierson, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C, and experiential designer Youn Choi have completely gutted the two-level, 1930s bungalow there. Now the husband-and-wife team behind the award-winning…
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With Champagne Metal & Linear Light:
Chapel Hill Design Firm and Louisville Distillery Receive Category’s Top Prize in 2022 Metal News Construction Awards Metal Construction News magazine (MCN), a national trade publication for the metal industry, has announced that the new Tank Expansion Building on Rabbit Hole Distillery’s campus in downtown Louisville, KY, designed by Chapel Hill, NC’s pod architecture + design…
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Architect, Developer Reveal Plans for Boutique Community Hotel in Louisville to Serve Residents and Travels Alike
Blueplate PR client pod architecture + design (pod a+d), an award-winning design firm in Chapel Hill, NC, together with visionary real estate developer Gill Holland of Louisville, Kentucky, recently revealed plans for “The Devonian,” a 17,000-square-foot, post-pandemic, community hotel at 1614-24 Lytle Street in Louisville’s historic Portland neighborhood designed to serve local residents as well as travelers. Unlike standard…
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Carrboro Hillside House Wins a Jury Award in 2022 Matsumoto Prize Competition
(CARRBORO, NC) – “Hillside House,” the modern, metal-clad home designed by architect Doug Pierson, AIA, and designer Youn Choi of pod architecture + design for their own family of four, received a prestigious Jury Award during the 2022 George Matsumoto Prize competition recognizing excellence in modernist residential design. Leland Little Auctions in Hillsborough hosted this year’s awards ceremony…
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Eater Carolinas magazine names new-concept wine shop designed by pod architecture + design as one of “14 Most Anticipated…”
Rocks & Acid, a new retail wine shop and tasting room coming this year to Chapel Hill’s Southern Village neighborhood, is one of “The 14 Most Anticipated Restaurants Across the Carolinas for 2022,” according to Eater Carolinas digital magazine. While the name doesn’t say it, food will play a key role in owner Paula de…
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Inhabitat.com: “Carrboro Hillside House looks like a giant black snake”
Designed by Blueplate PR client pod architecture + design by KC Morgan for Inhabitat.com The location is tucked into a protected forested area covered in trees with a creek nearby. It’s an odd-shaped lot with a hillside and boulders, surrounded by nature. It was a huge challenge for architect Doug Pierson and designer Youn Choi, but the…
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