Carolina Preserve at Amberly
Cary, North Carolina

Summary
Even the best laid plans can go awry. After the developer discovered that an active stream ran under the property for a community center catering to the 850-single family homes in this upscale age–restricted development, NBA mitigated the site limitations by designing a building with a slight bend to maximize placement given parking requirements and street setbacks. The project was further complicated by jurisdictional issues caused by a county line running through the middle of the proposed facility. Despite the challenges, the resulting building is a dramatic space that seems a natural extension of the outdoors.