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SECU - The Parkline
SECU - The Parkline
Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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SECU - The Parkline
Chapel Hill, NC, United States
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
Situated between Durham and Chapel Hill, this early 1970s, iconic modernist building, now known as the Parkline, is recognized for its long, rhomboid glass form. Floating above a 39-acre bucolic landscape, the building was purchased by State Employees Credit Union (SECU) for Class A multi-tenant office space and underwent a meticulous renovation. The design started with the interior lobby and quickly expanded to the surrounding site where the project team successfully executed entry gardens, one of the largest green roofs in the Carolinas and a gridded oak bosque.
SECU intended to maintain the unique exterior of the 43-year-old building but recognized a tremendous opportunity to situate the building in the landscape by transforming the spaces just below and adjacent. With the rhombus constructed of 5,000 panes of reflective glass, the design team knew the outdoors would literally reflect in the facade and needed to enhance the simplicity and scale of the structure while creating an amenity-rich workplace and showcasing the true balance of beauty and function through integration.
Landscape architects began with the entry experience, adding shade gardens just below the expansive building overhang. Accented with pea gravel and paved pathways, the entry gardens transition to flexible outdoor event and game spaces that bridge the building’s north and south sides. These spaces are often used for local events and meetings, supporting an equitable community.
New pathways encourage exploration and give way to a lower level bosque filled with oak trees, referencing the prevalent mature oaks on the campus. Beneath the shade of the oaks and framed by exterior walls, are outdoor exercise spaces, a food truck space, collaboration spaces and places of respite – a way for employees to find refuge outside of the office.
The entry gardens, plaza, and oak bosque offer unique garden “rooms” that maintain connections with the wider campus landscape while creating a sequence of experiences and microclimates for employees and visitors. The use of local fauna and resources for the project benefits the ecosystem in a stunning yet functional way. The renovation has successfully attracted tenants and created a landmark project for the area of Chapel Hill.
SECU intended to maintain the unique exterior of the 43-year-old building but recognized a tremendous opportunity to situate the building in the landscape by transforming the spaces just below and adjacent. With the rhombus constructed of 5,000 panes of reflective glass, the design team knew the outdoors would literally reflect in the facade and needed to enhance the simplicity and scale of the structure while creating an amenity-rich workplace and showcasing the true balance of beauty and function through integration.
Landscape architects began with the entry experience, adding shade gardens just below the expansive building overhang. Accented with pea gravel and paved pathways, the entry gardens transition to flexible outdoor event and game spaces that bridge the building’s north and south sides. These spaces are often used for local events and meetings, supporting an equitable community.
New pathways encourage exploration and give way to a lower level bosque filled with oak trees, referencing the prevalent mature oaks on the campus. Beneath the shade of the oaks and framed by exterior walls, are outdoor exercise spaces, a food truck space, collaboration spaces and places of respite – a way for employees to find refuge outside of the office.
The entry gardens, plaza, and oak bosque offer unique garden “rooms” that maintain connections with the wider campus landscape while creating a sequence of experiences and microclimates for employees and visitors. The use of local fauna and resources for the project benefits the ecosystem in a stunning yet functional way. The renovation has successfully attracted tenants and created a landmark project for the area of Chapel Hill.
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