Architects and Artisans

The elliptical staircase on a courtyard of the Dodge residence in downtown Raleigh is the product of a personal, hands-on collaboration between an architect, his client and handpicked skilled artisans.
It’s also a monument to the gentle art of persuasion.
Its genesis lay with a client who first suggested a circular stairway for the front of his [...]

Vernacular Studio’s 101 Lounge + Café is a destination not just for the young professionals who now live and work in downtown Raleigh, but for the state and local politicians who represent them in the capital city too.
It’s a place that celebrates the upbeat transitions taking place around it – and a space that revels in [...]