Charlotte

Welcome to our Charlotte studio

In the heart of the Queen City, our studio is alive with ideas. We’re proud to be the creative force behind built environments that enhance the human experience—both in our local communities and across the nation. We delight in meeting complex challenges and, with a mindset that drives elegant solutions, we create meaningful, memorable places.

Our North Carolina practice works collaboratively across two studios. To visit our Durham studio, click here.

 

 

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128 S. Tryon St.
Suite 500
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

t +1 (704) 972-5600

This financial institution workplace balances innovation with function.
The design of Atrium Union West Hospital honors the history and qualities of the communities it serves.
We peeled back layers of history to reveal Optimist Hall's beautiful wood structure. Now, it's a place for Charlotte's communities to connect over food, commerce, and culture.
In collaboration with artist Hank Willis Thomas, this commemorative site and public art work honor and remember the enslaved and exploited people who built the college.
A communal work environment, thExchange activates shared spaces to encourage productive interchanges of ideas.
Robinson Gray's law firm space is a departure from the typical. Housed in Columbia's first commercial mass timber hybrid structure it provides a tech-integrated flexible workplace.
"A great design begins with a bold, inspiring concept. We interpret research and turn design opportunities into meaningful stories supported by measurable project objectives. Coveted workplaces, supportive healing environments, innovative learning spaces, and transformational cultural and civic experiences—our designs support and elevate communities."

– Laura Gwyn, Managing Director

"What I see for our North Carolina practice in the future is building on our values—nurturing our relationships to ensure our communities thrive through great design."

Rooted in the Perkins&Will Charlotte studio for over a decade, our corporate interiors practice lead Irene Vogelsong has a reputation for integrating with client teams to help them navigate periods of significant growth and space challenges.

After 8 years with the firm, Jessica Figenholtz has joined the Charlotte studio to lead the higher education practice in North Carolina. Her expertise is grounded by 20 years of experience and long-term relationships with some of the world's top-tier higher education institutions. See how her work advances learning environments in these highlighted projects (right.)
The Health Sciences Building at the University of Cincinnati promotes a culture of curiosity and healthy activity through the design of inspiring horizontal and vertical pathways, compelling destinations and transparency that expresses the remarkable work within.
The Maurer Center at Bowling Green State University is an academic home for experiential teaching in an active learning envrionment.
Photo showing medical students in glass atrium.
The Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine provides a variety of highly flexible, high tech spaces for hands-on training and collaboration to support the new curriculum for the college.
Creating and preserving identity in community-oriented designs is fundamental to making great places.

Beyond understanding what makes a project unique, it results in rich, compelling places that are firmly rooted in their context.

Our cultural and civic designs are vibrant expressions of the human spirit. These community-driven places allow for discovery and reflection.

Learn more about our cultural and civic projects below and here.

Cultural and Civic Practice Lead, Malcolm Davis, workshopping with the South L.A. community for Destination Crenshaw.

Our Charlotte Leaders

People
Laura Gwyn
Managing Director
People
Renny Logan
Design Director
People
Malcolm Davis
Cultural and Civic
People
Jessica Figenholtz
Higher Education
People
Christopher Garris
People
Derek Jones
Cultural and Civic
People
Jonathan Miller
Health
People
Andres Serpa
Corporate and Commercial
People
Irene Vogelsong
Corporate Interiors

Work by Charlotte

Clemson University, Watt Family Innovation Center
Work
Clemson University Watt Family Innovation Center
Clemson, South Carolina
Work
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Atlanta, Georgia
Work
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
Charlotte, North Carolina
Work
Charlotte Douglas International Airport Concourse A Expansion Phase 1
Charlotte, North Carolina
Work
Destination Crenshaw
Los Angeles, California

News about Charlotte

News Announcements
09.22.2019
Motown Museum Breaks Ground on First Phase of Expansion
News In The Media
10.10.2019
As Cities Grow, Remember the Communities That Were Destroyed
News Announcements, Press Releases
12.19.2020
Our North Carolina Practice Welcomes Ike Lowry as Senior Interior Project Designer
News Announcements
02.10.2020
Welcome Back, Jonathan Miller—Now Principal Leading North Carolina’s Health Practice
News Announcements
03.03.2020
Welcome Renny Logan to the North Carolina Practice Leadership Team!
News Announcements
06.17.2020
6 Virtual Events to Celebrate Juneteenth
News COVID Insights, Perspectives
07.13.2020
Back to Museums, Back to Our Roots
News Perspectives
10.06.2020
Conversations with Colleagues: Andres Serpa
News Announcements
10.30.2020
Four of Our Projects Win Phil Freelon Professional Design Awards at the NOMA 2020 Conference
News Press Releases
05.03.2022
Leadership Changes in Two Perkins&Will Studios Reenergize the Firm, Lay Groundwork for Future Growth

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