Clark Nexsen 

Location: Raleigh, NC

Located on a former landfill site and beside an elementary school, Abbotts Creek Community Center transforms an abandoned piece of land into a thriving community park for healthy living and learning.  The center’s composition interlocks with the school and creates a series of indoor and outdoor gathering spaces that transform the forgotten site.    The center’s upper volume slides past the base providing a welcoming public entry as it connects visitors to the school and landscape.   A delicate screen encompasses the upper volume and creates a veil that illuminates the public spaces and defines the entrance to the new community campus.