Glen Lake Office 3 & Parking

Surface provided site design services for the project’s two counterparts: the site for GlenLake III Office and Commercial and GlenLake Campus Signage. GlenLake III’s scope included plantings and irrigation design, pedestrian hardscape design, commercial and office patio, and conceptual design for the patio trellis, lighting, and furnishings. The campus entryway also underwent redesign at Edwards […]

Congdon Yards

The project includes the renovation of the existing Factory Building, potential connection to the Natale International furniture Showroom to the north east with a courtyard in-between, and expansion of the Natale building towards North Elm Street to the north east. The site is bounded to the northeast by North Elm Street, to the South East […]

Wesley Grant Southside Center

Surface 678 worked with the City of Asheville on the development of The Wesley Grant Center program, which includes two sites: Walton Street Pool and Wesley Grant Center. The Walton Street site program includes a new swimming pool, locker room facility, upgrade for picnic facilities, improved playground and an open play field. The Wesley Grant […]

Western Carolina University Lower Campus Residence Hall

The project consists of the new construction of campus residence halls east of the Memorial Drive and to the west of University Way north of H.F. Robinson Administration Building on the campus of Western Carolina University. Exterior improvements respond to the new construction and access requirements as well as programming of exterior student open spaces […]

Western Carolina University Allen Residence Hall

Surface 678 developed a materials and landscape plan for a new $47,400,000, 165,184 square foot, 600-bed residence hall at Western Carolina University. The Levern Hamlin Allen Residence Hall is located on the upper Main Campus and replaces Buchanan Residence Hall. The project was phased to allow the residents of Buchanan to remain until they were […]

Virginia Tech Dietrick Hall & Plaza Renovation

Dietrick Hall is a welcoming, people-centric, multi-purpose plaza for the university community that celebrates the university’s history, tradition, and culture. Surface’s design vision includes plantings and softscape to break up a monolithic sea of concrete as well as the bars of granite paving which remains in the new design, keeping with the original character of […]

Ohio State University Controlled Environment Food Production Complex

The Controlled Environment Food Production Research Complex for the Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory is geared toward traditional and urban food security, and will include the new food complex, the Franklin County Extension Office, and an animal complex and a dairy facility.

Parrish Womble Park

Surface 678 worked with the Town of Holly Springs on the development of Phase II of Parrish Womble Park, a 20-acre facility expansion to the existing 43.5 acre park.As primary designer and project manager, the project includes the addition of: 4 tennis courts, an artificial turf field, athletic field and court lighting, field house (including […]

Washington Duke Inn

A highly complex series of additions to both the hotel, conference and golf areas of the inn required overgrown landscapes, disproportionate parking to be addressed and additional programmable exterior space to be considered. The design largely respects the established organization of hotel entry, service and golf entry, but improves the experience of arrival for the […]