Swift Lee Office

Enhancing the architectural diversity of housing in Charlotte, North Carolina, The Tapestry offers an alternative to sprawling, single-use development. At seven stories tall with 52 units, the mid-rise multifamily residence offers a commercial storefront, co-working space, and a roof deck with sweeping views of Uptown. The Tapestry is located within ½ mile from a light rail station and less than two miles from the city center, making it part of a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) District where streets are designed for people before cars. Joining the human-scaled urbanism movement, The Tapestry encourages mobility and connectivity.

Bietak Residence
Phase 2 ongoing construction!

The form and layout of this two-story addition to an existing two-story residence built in 1949 were generated by a few critical site considerations. The building footprint is bounded on the west & north by a row of mature trees, on the east by an existing swimming pool and on the south by the existing house. Per the client’s request, the original path from the western side yard (lower level) to the pool (upper level) via a small flight of flagstone steps was preserved. The path up/down these steps involves walking under the bridge-like portion of the addition. The ground floor consists of a laundry room & crawlspace and the upper floor houses the master suite/bathroom/shower, having an ideal view of the pool & yard to the east. The entire western wall is sheathed with sound-proof board to muffle the sounds coming from traffic-heavy Centinela Avenue; the gesture within the plan’s inflection also coincided with this consideration.

\ Swift Lee Office, design
\ Niver Engineering, structural
\ Elon Schoenholz, photography

Twin Rivers Charter School framing.

Twin Rivers Charter School, on its way!