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"Valor House"

WAKE was approached by the owners of "Valor House" and asked to breathe new life into the building by giving it a singular vision that would enable it to stand the test of time and last another 100 years.

A tall order for a historic farmhouse, built in the 1880s, that provided Harold Ickes with a summer retreat and saw the likes of Eleanore Roosevelt vacationing there.

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Built, ResidentialNathan Minett
“The Garage”

As two separate volumes lifted and overlapping one another, “The Garage” sets itself back from a busy road and nests itself within the key-point of the hillslope behind. From the road, and front of the building, standing seam black metal siding wraps itself up and around the building filling in the back and toe-slope of the hill, which most frequently caused flooding. From the rear of the house, visible to its neighbors, a gentle wood-clad structure rests itself atop the metal volume and gently settles itself into the landscape.

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Built, ResidentialNathan Minett
Gradian

A central core services two, separate, halves of the space. At its interior are the more formal meeting rooms, offices, environments for ‘deep work’ and more private conversations. As you radiate out from the core spaces, and modes of work, become more informal providing communal gathering spaces along the perimeter wall and windows. From the board room to workout space, private meeting to family table and booths, as you navigate and circumference the office, you’re repeatedly entering a new environment to promote fluid and healthy work-life balance.

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Commercial, BuiltNathan Minett
Primary I

Believing you work best when you feel great. Primary provides a shared office environment that focuses on the cleaner side of living with amenities designed to help people feel good while working to make their businesses thrive. Primary’s goal is to seamlessly combine wellness and performance to create an opportunity for success.

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Built, CommercialNathan Minett
Primary II

Believing you work best when you feel great. Primary provides a shared office environment that focuses on the cleaner side of living with amenities designed to help people feel good while working to make their businesses thrive. Primary’s goal is to seamlessly combine wellness and performance to create an opportunity for success.

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Harlem Townhouse

With a two-story addition added to an existing four-story townhouse, a full redesign and gut renovation was undertaken for a family of five. To contrast the clients' minimalist perspective, the decision was made to expose the structure, HVAC system, sprinklers, and new steel stairs through the house's center

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Built, Residential, AllNathan Minett