WILLIAM (BILL) REED HOPKINS, AIA (1945-)

Bill Hopkins attended Clemson University and graduated from the NCSU School of Design with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1970 where he met his partner Wes McClure.  They have practiced together at Envirotek, McClure NBBJ, NBBJ of NC, Envirotek (again), and for the last ten years as McClure Hopkins Architects. 

Bill has completed more than three dozen residential commissions from Maryland to Florida and always has ‘one on the board.’  His current practice has focused on luxury auto dealerships (object worship) for Lexus, Bentley and Porsche, and numerous churches (spiritual worship) in North Carolina as well as East and West Africa. 

He credits successful results to "clients who have been willing to elevate pragmatism to patronage."  The first three houses below were inspired by the pure geometric volumes of architect Charles Gwathmey.  

1975 - The Robert L. and Marcia J. Hume Residence, 1413 Grenada Drive, Raleigh.  3541 square feet.  Sold in 2004 to Marc and Sean Major. 

1976 - The David and June Tung Residence, 4133 Picardy Drive, Raleigh. 
Built for current owners.

1976 - The Robert Irwin Residence, 723 Staley, Raleigh. Passive solar. Irwin still has the napkin sketch Hopkins did in Raleigh's Players’ Retreat bar on Hillsborough Street.  Sold in 1993 to current owner Catharine Arrowood. Top two photos by Bill Hopkins.  Bottom photo by Leilani Carter.  The brown Porsche in the top photo belonged to Hopkins.

1978 - The William G. Mewborn and Astrid Brown Residence, 4124 Picardy Drive, Raleigh.  Sold to Astrid G. Brown in 1985.  Addition in 1986.  Sold in 1997 to current owners Edward W. and Lisa Holcomb.  Third photo by Joann Sieburg-Baker.

1980 -The Mike and Gail Ray Residence, 7409 Amaris Lane, Raleigh.  Hopkins and Ray developed this small subdivision, called Landfall, in the 1970's.  Hopkins is later worked on a downstairs master suite (unsure if built).

1984 - The Mike and Gail Ray Beach Residence, 107 Bogue Court, Emerald Isle NC. 

About 1994 - The Dean Jenkins Residence, South Point, Worcester County, Ocean City MD.   Designed with Phil Szostak.  Built by Carl J. Williams.  Won a 1995 AIANC Honor Award.  Hopkins and Jenkins were elementary school buddies who found out 35 years later they shared tastes in Modernist architecture.  Bottom photo by Gordon Schenck.

Year unknown - renovation of a Charles W. Moore house, on Spooner's Creek in Morehead City (his only example in NC).  Address unknown.