Market & Exchange Plazas
Market & Exchange Plazas are historic plazas in downtown Raleigh, flanking either side of the 227 Building and connected to Fayetteville Street. Over time the two spaces have become underutilized. To bring these two important pedestrian spaces into the successful revitalization of Fayetteville Street Mall, Surface 678 provided design for the complete renovation of both […]
Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve
Surface 678 worked with the City of Raleigh to create a model public recreation and environmental education facility grounded in resource conservation and sustainable development principles. Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve is situated above a dramatic oxbow formed by the Neuse River and showcases innovation in sustainability and low impact park development and management practices. The […]
Jack Smith Park
Surface 678 developed the master plan and construction documents for this 50-acre multi-use recreational park with a focus on passive recreation, ecological study and reinterpretation of a historic rural farmstead.Jack Smith Park includes two sets of play structures, a sprayground, a fenced dog park, picnic and restroom facilities, and a walking loop trail. The park […]
UNC Chapel Hill Porthole Alley
Porthole Alley, a popular pedestrian entry to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, opens into the arts quadrant of the academic campus. Named for a former restaurant, the alley is just off Franklin Street, a heavily-used retail and restaurant corridor through town. Surface 678 designed enhancements that create an enhanced connection between campus […]
Gregg Museum of Art & Design
North Carolina State University’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design relocated from the Talley Student Center to the former Chancellor’s Residence, enabling the University to share the site’s architectural and landscape resources with the greater Raleigh community. Surface 678 worked alongside Perkins and Will to create a usable space for both NC State and the […]
Raleigh Union Station
Raleigh Union Station is a multi-modal transportation hub in downtown Raleigh that includes the adaptive reuse of the industrial Viaduct Building, rail improvements, and increased connectivity within the downtown community. Surface 678 developed the pedestrian plaza design, overall site design, and stormwater design alternatives, and also assisted in the extensive public participation process. The project […]
Durham Performing Arts Center
The Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) is a 103,000 gsf, 2,800-seat Broadway-style theater located on a former industrial brownfield site. DPAC is the largest venue of its kind in the Carolinas. The Theater and adjacent urban park, including a light sculpture by world-renowned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, has become a catalyst for the revitalization of […]
North Carolina Museum of Art Stormwater Pond
In conjunction with site design for the new museum Surface 678 collaborated with Steve Blake of AED (Artifex Environmental Design) to integrate the collection and reuse of stormwater. Storm water collection within the sculpture gardens is concealed in underground conveyance systems and discreet bioretention basins. Water is stored in a 90,000-gallon underground cistern then distributed […]
North Carolina Museum of Art West Building
Surface 678 designed the museum plaza and surrounding site that encourage outdoor activity and interaction with art, nature, and architecture The new museum structure is encircled by a series of tree-canopied organic earth forms that create multiple settings for outdoor sculpture. A new “heart of campus” style entry plaza serves as a large social gathering […]