Protagonist Clubhouse

Located in Charlotte’s NoDa arts district, Protagonist Clubhouse provides a totally unique tasting experience for the enthusiast and the beer-curious. The staff curates unique beers from around the world and, utilizing their advanced storage and serving technology, present them exactly as the brewers intended. They blend CO2 and nitrogen into individual draft lines in the […]

Cliff Hangers

The Cliff Hangers project presented some unique challenges. More than just a climbing gym — the goal was to turn this 20,000-square-foot mountainscape into a one-of-a-kind climbers’ wonderland. With climbers scaling an outdoor climbing wall directly above the front doors, the entrance creates a powerful first impression. Wood and natural stone frame the acrobatic spectacle. […]

The Common Market – South End

The Common Market – South End has become a Charlotte institution. The owners’ original concept seemed simple — a modern take on the general stores of the past. Always a neighborhood gathering place, the market grew into a deli, then a pub, then a music venue. The South End store (the Common Market’s 2nd location) […]

Mac’s Speed Shop – GSO

In 1968, the Ford Body Company built a grouping of pre-engineered metal buildings on the side of a quiet road in Greensboro. Years passed and the retirement of 3rd generation owner Lynn Ford marked an end to this stalwart Greensboro company. Today, Battleground Avenue is a thriving 6-lane thoroughfare. The owners of Mac’s Speed Shop […]

Red Barn House

For nearly 8 decades, the Red Barn House has been a San Clemente, California landmark. The house was originally built in the ‘40s by a Japanese immigrant who came to the area by way of the Hawaiian Islands. Using salvaged redwood lumber from a demolished 19th century hotel, he built a humble home in the […]