What’s the difference between the more traditional project delivery methods? Many of our architectural clients struggle with understanding the nuances and advantages between the Design-Build method of project delivery versus the traditional Design-Bid-Build method, and the advantages Design-Build offers over Design-Bid-Build. In Design-Bid-Build, …
The latest addition to the new office is a 4′ x 8′ steel mural depicting the conceptual design-build process. The 1/8″ sheet steel was cut with a plasma cutter compliments of Schulz Ironworks in Raleigh, NC. It is held off …
We are finally coming down the homestretch on the major overhaul undertaken at the KS Bank in Selma, NC. This bank building has undergone a major renovation to the interior and exterior WITHOUT missing a day servicing its customers! We …
The complete face lift of the existing KS Bank building in Selma, NC continues. This regional bank is updating its appearance after many years, and Gontram Architecture and Ten Penny Construction are teaming up once again to deliver it under …
The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association has occupied the building located at 209 Fayetteville Street in a prominent part of downtown Raleigh since 2012. Many years before that, previous owners renovated the building and installed a cultured marble facade that …
Selective demolition on the exterior of the KS Bank in Selma is almost complete. The 60-year old bank building is undergoing an extreme face lift that will be a much-needed shot in the arm for downtown Selma, NC. Gontram Architecture …
I am sure we have all had ENOUGH of COVID-19 and are ready to get back to the office, restaurant, store, or wherever it was that you were before the “lockdown.” As states begin to open back up, businesses will …
The COVID-19 pandemic has put extraordinary pressures on life as we (used to) know it. Companies are suddenly thrust into conducting business in new, creative ways in order to survive. Best case, they have been doing many of these things …
One of the hardest aspects of renovation projects is getting accurate field information. “Back in the old days,” we made a site visit, sketched out a floor plan, pulled some measurements with a tape measure, took some photographs (maybe some …
