Cluck Design Collaborative

Please give a vote for Cluck's Willow Oak Residence!

The George Matsumoto Prize is North Carolina's highest honor exclusively for Modernist residential architecture. NCModernist created the Matsumoto Prize in 2012 in honor of George Matsumoto, one of the founding faculty members of North Carolina State University's College of Design.

This award will go to the project with the most votes, so please head here: https://1l.ink/Q4CZQCD (or the link in our bio) and share with your friends and family!

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Willow Oak / Charlotte, NC - Winner of the 2022 AIA Charlotte Honor Award

This modern residence features a blend of cypress and mill-finished steel, with large sliding doors seamlessly integrating indoor and outdoor spaces. Efforts were made to preserve the natural surroundings, with the six-car garage, known as The Moto Dojo, cleverly concealed with a green roof and rooftop deck. Solar panels power the house and electric cars.

Throughout the design process, design ingenuity was paramount due to the property’s unique characteristics, including its narrow and elongated shape (68’W x 1,000’L) and 40’ elevation change. The garage was excavated to merge with the landscape, creating a flowing backyard onto the roof. Overscaled windows and doors served as a kind of optical illusion to reduce the perceived scale of the home to match the massing of other homes in the neighborhood, while a sunken courtyard harmonized with the topography. Inside, minimal interior columns maximize space.

https://1l.ink/QH26Z2M

Year Completed: 2021
Type of Build: New construction
BD, BA, SF: 7bd, 7.5ba, 5,800 SF

Interior design:
📷 : Emily Decker / Brie Williams
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Our new book "Cluck Design Collaborative: The First 20 Years" is available for purchase online!

Head over to The Spoke Easy: https://1l.ink/G638ZR8 (or link in our bio) to get your hands on a copy. They can be shipped out or picked at The Spoke Easy: 1530 Elizabeth Avenue, Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28204

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Cluck Design Collaborative : The First 20 Years
A Love Letter to American Cities
Hardcover Book: 8” x 6.5” - 454 pages

Cluck Design Collaborative, The First 20 Years celebrates two decades of super cool design and the people behind the work. While the official origin story of Cluck can only be told with a beverage in hand, this monograph offers a taste of their journey through various projects and how they have contributed to all different types of neighborhoods and cities. Cluck has always strived to be different; different in how they treat their clients, different in how they work together, and different in the results they achieve. From projects ranging from a tiny bike part to a 245 unit multifamily project, the focus has always been on acting as a mirror to the client and serving the needs of each neighborhood that they call home.
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