Location: Chapel Hill, NC.

Type: Photography Studio / Commercial

Surface: 3,200 SF

Status: In Construction [Anticipated Completion Autumn 2024]

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Photo Farm was conceived for a photographer whose vision was to design a rural photography studio. Photo Farm will engage the public to interact with the farmland through educational and recreational activities, centered around ways-of-seeing nature with and without a camera. The property is designated as part of a silviculture farm program in the rural forest setting of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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The project proposes two volumes with a minimal composition emphasizing the beauty and serenity of nature while incorporating key elements of the agrarian vernacular. The primary exterior material for both volumes is a vertical cladding shiplap siding made from upcycled rice hulls with zero-waste in manufacturing.

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