Clark Nexsen 

Location: Wake Forest, NC

E. Carroll Joyner Park in the town of Wake Forest, NC is a pastoral landscape of forested hills and expansive rolling meadows. Once a working farm, the park maintains original agrarian structures dating back to late 1800’s. The new community center borrows from this practical and adaptable utilitarian tradition. A ubiquitous gabled-end building form addresses the site by extending its roof line to receive visitors and create a front porch. An interior wood-clad box contains programmatic spaces.  Ample space is provided for community and wellness activities internally while views to the landscape are captured through strategically placed openings.