WILLIAM STANLEY (STAN) RUSSELL

Russell grew up in Whare Shoals SC near Greenville and graduated in Architecture from Clemson in 1976, working as a carpenter while in school.   He moved to Houston TX and interned with MacKie Kamrath then came d to Charlotte in 1978 and interned at Pease and Atkinson Dyer.  He established his own architecture practice in 1982 which continues today. 

1989 - The Bygie Mattick Residence, 389 Creston Circle, Charlotte, NC.  Dramatic, low-budget second floor addition to a small, pre-fabricated house on 20 acres.  A roof system utilizing inverted gable trusses provided a new character for the house while offering a dramatic view down the wooded, south-facing hillside.  

1994 - The Sloan Residence, 4200 Acacia Road/Mallard Lane, Lake Wylie, York SC.  A second floor addition to a small, one-story lake cottage (bottom photo) using steel.  Has been sold.

1995 - The Epstein Residence, 7020 Old Dairy Lane, Charlotte NC.  Sold current owners Terry and Dorothea K. Lisenby.

2006 - The Catherine Powell Residence, 2522 Cornell, Charlotte. 3647sf plus 1061sf  in guesthouse.  Built by Randy Causey.  Cabinetry: Cherry, B & E Custom Cabinets.  Countertops: Dark Emperador marble, InStyle Charlotte, Inc.  Glass shower enclosure and mirrors: H & S Glass & Mirror.  Japanese shoji screens: Designed by Stan Russell; built by Reaching Quiet.  Flooring and shower tile: Chocolate glass tile and limestone, World Stone Fabricators.  Sold in 2010 to current owners Tanja Bechtler and Robert Teixeira.

2008 - Residence, aka Concrete Home, 1921 Tippah Avenue, Charlotte NC. 
Built by Jim Warren of Gastonia.

2009 - The Peter and Cynthia Levinson Residence, 2827 Rothwood Drive, Charlotte.  Built by Peter Hitchens on the site of a mid-century modern (bottom photo) owned by architect Walter Williams Hook FAIA, uncle of Charles Gwathmey.  The original house was designed by Bev Freeman who worked at Hook and Associates (today called Freeman-White Architects).  The Levinsons bought it from Hook's wife Ellen in 1991 and moved in.  After several schemes to remodel which didn't work for various reasons, they decided to destroy the house in 2008 and rebuild in a similar style. 

2009 - The David Dupuy Residence, 439 Shasta Lane, Charlotte NC.  Concrete panels and a steel structure with living space at mid-level and carport at ground level.  The contractor was Jim Warren of Gastonia.  Built on the site of a 1951 ranch.  These photos are from construction.