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KENNETH E. HOBGOOD, FAIA Kenneth Hobgood grew up in Smithfield NC. He received a Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Kentucky in 1977 and a Masters in Architecture from Yale University in 1980. He worked with Mack Scogin at Heery and Heery in Atlanta and O’Brien Atkins in Durham. Since 1989, he received nearly 40 AIA Awards and in 1997 got the prestigious Henry Kamphoefner Prize. He has been an adjunct professor at the NCSU College of Design since 1988. After working in partnership with Roger Cannon for a number of years, he broke off to form Kenneth E. Hobgood Architects in 1992. In 2008, he won 2nd place in the AIANC Headquarters competition. |
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2000 - The John Kilgore Residence, Hyco Lake NC. Unbuilt. Property may be sold.
2001 - The Thomas (Tom) Hobgood Addition and Renovation, 100 Hermitage Road, Charlotte NC. The original house was built in 1914. This project, done for Hobgood's brother, featured new stairs and a new kitchen, breakfast room and linear garden room. To provide privacy and sun control, 10’ x 10’ mechanical blindes move vertically on metal tracks allowing changes in light and enclosure. The garage was converted to a one-car garage and guest/game room. Sold in 2004 to Walter B. Beaver. Sold in 2004 to Brian Lancaster. Sold in 2008 to William M. Stevens.
2002 - The Frances Gravely and Haig Khachatoorian House, aka the GK House, 304 North Boundary Street in Chapel Hill. Built for current owners by Chuck Lewis Construction. 3850 square feet, located on the site of their previous house which burned down in 1996. Cabinetry by Tom Hobgood. The house has been featured in many magazines including Architectural Digest.
2002 - The Paletz-Moi Residence, 5415 Piney Bluff Court, Durham. Built for current owners. From a documentary about the making of Richard Meier's Getty Museum in Los Angeles, Paletz and Moi gleaned a phrase that captured their vision for a house: "Interconnected Spaces Bathed in Light." General contractor: Spec Con of Wendell. Structural engineer, Stroud Pence of Raleigh. Second and fifth photos by James West.
2004 - The Phillips House,
North Wilkesboro NC. Unbuilt. 800 sf.
2006 - The Andrew and Deborah Ingraham Residence, 101 Erskine Court, Cary. Construction took three years as Ingraham dismissed two construction companies and ultimately finished the job himself.
2008 - The John and Betty Aldridge Residence Addition and Renovation, 2501 Sanderson, Raleigh. Renovation of an existing house (bottom left photo from 1995). Built by Bayleaf Builders. Added a pool in 2009. Won a 2011 AIA Triangle Merit Award. Top photo by Mark Herboth.
2010 - The John and Sally Bugg House, 5118 Piney Creek Lane, Durham. 8 acres. Arranged in four pavilions. Construction by Vinny Petrarca of Tonic Construction. From concept to move-in, the project took ten years. Cabinetry by Tom Hobgood. Won a 2004 AIANC Unbuilt Award. Featured in the Wall St. Journal, April 2011. Bottom three photos by Ashley Twiggs.
2010 - The Lee and
Nicole Jones Residence I,
1425 Grenada Drive, Raleigh. 2200 square feet. Unbuilt.
2010 - The Wellons House, Cleveland NC. Unbuilt. On hold. Won a 2009 AIANC Award. Video.
2011 - The Lee and Nicole Jones Residence
II,
1425 Grenada Drive, Raleigh. Unbuilt.
2011 - The Adnan Al Bahar Residence, aka Villa Al Behar, Kuwait City, Kuwait. 22,000 sf. The Villa includes very generous, and completely separate, spaces for formal entertaining, the family’s private living space, the servants’ living quarters, and large garage and workshop for the automobile collection. Unusual for Kuwait, the Villa will be fully accessible. All mechanical systems are backed up in triplicate. Structural engineer Tim Macfarlane of London designed a series of glass planes and tubes which work as veils to filter light. There is a grand staircase (last photo) comprised of three-inch-thick, cantilevered glass risers. And an 800-pound glass front door with electro-magnetic lock. |
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Sources include: Kenneth Hobgood, Chuck Lewis, News and Observer, Tonic Construction.
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