Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects, PA 

Location: Winston-Salem, NC

Originally constructed in 1947 as a coal-fired power plant for the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, the Bailey Power Plant is reincarnated as a mixed-use workplace and entertainment hub in Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Downtown Winston-Salem. The core and shell design honors the building's historical industrial past by retaining elements such as distressed concrete structures and blue stenciled camels; while simultaneously looking to the future with a contemporary glass and metal facade, and a north-facing rofftop addition. Slated to receive LEED Silver certification, the Power Plant comes full circle from a coal-fired plant to a restored, resource-saving icon of sustainability.