Pugh + Scarpa Architects, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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| Architecture Firm | Pugh + Scarpa Architects |
| People | Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, principal; Angela Brooks, AIA, LEED AP, principal; Dr. John G. Ingersoll, P.E., LEED AP, director of environmental sustainability |
| Address | P.O. Box 6070 |
| Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207 USA | |
| Telephone | 704-347-3464 |
| Fax | 704-333-7993 |
| info@pugh-scarpa.com | |
| Web Site | http://www.pugh-scarpa.com |
| AW Directory | ArchitectureWeek Directory Listing |
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[edit] Services
Architecture, Design Engineering, Planning, Master Planning, Interior Design, Sustainable Design, Accessibility & ADA Compliance, Adaptive Reuse, Energy Analysis, LEED Certification, Energy Modeling, Facilities Planning, Programming, Life-Cycle Cost Analysis, Existing Building Evaluation, Financial Feasibility, Project Scheduling, Budgeting, Site Evaluation, Economic Analysis, Design/Build, Construction Management, Furniture Design, Graphic Design
[edit] Focus
Institutional, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Multi-Unit Residential, Single-Family Residential, Public, K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities
[edit] Philosophy
Pugh + Scarpa has redefined the role of the architect and results in some of the most remarkable and exploratory design today. They do so by looking, questioning and reworking the very process of design and building. Each project appears as an opportunity to rethink the way things normally get done; to redefine and identify latent potential that exists in materials, form, construction and even financing—to, as Lawrence Scarpa says, make the “ordinary extraordinary.” This produces entirely inventive work that is quite difficult to categorize because it is driven by exploration rather than an initial intent. It is environmentally sustainable, but not about ‘sustainable design.’ It employs new materials, digital practices and technologies, but is not defined by nor molded by technologies. It is socially and community conscious, but it is not created as a politically correct statement. Rather, it is deeply rooted in conditions of the everyday, and works with our perception and preconceptions to allow us to see things in new ways.
Over the last ten years, PUGH + SCARPA has received more than 50 major design awards, including the 2010 AIA National Architecture Firm Award, 16 national AIA Honor Awards for architecture and interior architecture, 2005 Record Houses, 2003 Record Interiors, 2003 Rudy Bruner Prize, 2003 AIA COTE “Top Ten Green Building” Award and was a finalist for the 2003 World Habitat Award, one of ten firms selected worldwide. In 2004 The Architectural League of New York selected the firm as an “Emerging Voice” in architecture. Their work was recently exhibited at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, featured in Newsweek and appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. In 2009, Pugh + Scarpa received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Interior Design Magazine.
[edit] Projects
- Solar Umbrella, Venice, California
- Green Dot Animo Leadership High School, Inglewood, California
- Cherokee Lofts, Los Angeles, California
- Fuller Lofts, Los Angeles, California
- UCSD East Campus Parking Garage, La Jolla, California
- Make It Right Duplex, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Step Up on Fifth, Santa Monica, California
- Rustic Canyon Residence, Los Angeles, California
- MGA Entertainment, Chatsworth, California
- Mini-CAM, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Orange Grove Lofts, West Hollywood, California
- Bronson Lofts, Hollywood, California
- Colorado Court, Santa Monica, California
- Laumeier Fine Arts, St. Louis, Missouri
- Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Mill Center for the Arts, Hendersonville, North Carolina
- CoOP Editorial, Santa Monica, California
- Reactor Films, Santa Monica, California
- Jigsaw, Los Angeles, California
- North Point, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Bergamot Artist Lofts, Santa Monica, California
- Santa Monica Parking Garages, Santa Monica, California
- Vail Grant House, Silverlake, California
- Redelco Residence, Studio City, California
- XAP Corporation, Culver City, California
- Broadway Court, Santa Monica, California
- The Firm, Beverly Hills, California
- Youbet, Woodland Hills, California
- Davie-Brown Entertainment, Los Angeles, California
- Dektor Films, Hollywood, California
- Creative Domain, Hollywood, California
- Click 3X, Los Angeles, California
- LATTC Sports Complex, Los Angeles, California
- Dwell House II, Topanga, California
- Absolute, Los Angeles, California
- Santa Monica College Bookstore, Santa Monica, California
[edit] Discussion
- Recipient, AIA Architecture Firm Award, 2010. (as Pugh + Scarpa Architects).
Pugh + Scarpa Architects has the following offices:'
- Brooks + Scarpa Architects, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Pugh + Scarpa Architects, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Pugh +Scarpa press release, 2010.0913:
"Santa Monica, CA - Pugh + Scarpa Architects is pleased to announce that as of September 1, 2010, firm principal Gwynne Pugh FAIA ASCE LEEDap has launched Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio. Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio is an architectural and urban design firm that specializes in the design of structures, urban design, planning, sustainability, and consultation to companies and public entities. Further information will be forthcoming shortly.
"Pugh + Scarpa will continue to operate under its current name, business structure and leadership under the direction of Lawrence Scarpa and Angela Brooks. In 2011 Pugh + Scarpa will change it’s name to Brooks + Scarpa. An announcement regarding the new firm’s direction and staff will be released at that time.
"Together, Gwynne Pugh and Lawrence Scarpa led Pugh + Scarpa Architects for 22 years. Over that period of time the firm won over 50 local, state and national AIA awards. Most recently the firm was awarded the 2010 AIA National Firm of the Year award."
[edit] References
- "AIA Education Awards" by ArchitectureWeek, ArchitectureWeek No. 445, pN1-3.
- Pugh + Scarpa in the ArchitectureWeek Library
- "Pugh + Scarpa Step Up," by Brian Libby No. 454, 2009.1202, p D1.1.
- 2010 Architecture Firm Award
[edit] External Links
- "St. Pancras Hotel," by Jo Baker, ArchitectureWeek No. 522, 2012.0229, p D1.1.
- "Pugh + Scarpa AIA Firm Award," by Brian Libby, ArchitectureWeek No. 460, 2010.02127, p N1.1.
- Scarpa Video Interview with Leonardo DiCaprio for the Oprah Winfrey Show
- Lawrence Scarpa Official Bio
- Angela Brooks Video Interview from USA Network 2010 Character Approved Award
- Colorado Court AIA COTE Top Ten Green Building
- Scarpa Artist Profile on ArtSlant
- Solar Umbrella House Architectural Record
- Solar Umbrella Record Houses
- Redelco Residence Architectural Record
- Santa Monica Mirror "Pugh + Scarpa: Out in Front"
- Green to the People Colorado Court KCET Public Television Broadcast Video
- Solar Umbrella Inhabitat
- Dwell House ll on Archinnovations
- Step Up Mentally Disabled Housing Architectural Review
- Affordable Housing Lower 9th Ward New Orleans Make it Right Foundation
- Step Up Mentally Disabled Housing Dezeen.com
- Sell Modern: Feature of Current Work
- Orange Grove Lofts Architectural Record

