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Oak and Dagger Public House

Take a seat at the community table and look up to see the wood barrels.  New lighting brightens the space as it reflects from the fermenting tanks, glazed partitions and bottles suspended from the ceiling.  The bar gives a view to the outside.

Café de los Muertos

The client came to us with a bag of roasted beans, a Mexican light fixture, an oak pallet, several works of art, a pour-over frame, and a bright yellow skull. We went from there. We included hand crafted wood work by Arrowhead, and by the Owner. The exterior storefront opens to the street and the southern sun. Bar seating at the counter creates a full service experience. Careful location of the stairs created open movement and distinct seating areas, each with character and purpose. Upstairs provides group worktops and views of the events below.

Fiction Kitchen

The chef is a genius– performing miracles with fresh food.  Fiction Kitchen is a simple restaurant fit-up in an urban setting— a connection between neighborhoods, a missing link to feed development in Raleigh.  And a façade you cannot miss. 

Person Street Pharmacy

This renovation on a busy street corner includes a full café with new lighting, equipment, hood and counter. Just past the café is the new pharmacy layout with updated clinic and offices. The renovation continues to the food storage, dish service and office areas at the basement level.

Studios at Brentwood

Multi-phase complete renovation to an extended-stay hotel owned by the City and managed by CASA, a local non-profit organization focused on affordable and at-risk housing. Design includes critical replacement to the stairs, complete finishes and furniture packages for 120 units, tenant amenities, solar panels, and general improvements for accessibility and sustainable design.

Watts & Ward

The basement of a historic building in downtown Raleigh becomes a speakeasy bar and lounge with a catering kitchen. Once patrons enter from the sidewalk above, they will choose one of two hallways leading to the first of three bars. The first is white, bright and very inviting. The second is darker and more polished with metal archways and plush seating. The third is invitation only and houses the bar’s speakeasy component.

Happy + Hale

We’ve known these guys from their outrageously fresh juice cart, on the corners of Fayetteville Street during the summer months, and custom deliveries all year round.  We were thrilled when they walked in our front door. This is an ideal location for a kitchen with nothing to hide.  Prep and serving areas are fully visible. The indoor environment is just as fresh as the outdoor seating.  Bright, minimal, interior finishes reveal the colors of the food and the warmth of the staff.

Kelston Apartment Clubhouse

New construction of a 1-story clubhouse that will be about 2,500 square feet. Modern and contemporary design that includes 2 leasing agents’ desks, 1 offices, a fitness center, a coffee bar, a business center, a waiting area, and restrooms.

Oak City Market

This project was a puzzle to design in an existing street level of a downtown  existing apartment building.  The concept originally was to contain a bar, brewery, market and  café.  A mezzanine area was to house a grain storage area for the brewery and market as well as office space for the staff.   The plan was to open up the space in phases while allowing each function to get off the ground.

Emery Village Apartments

Emery Village is a 129-unit apartment complex located in Concord, N.C. that includes four apartment buildings, a pool and pool house, and a leasing/fitness center. Making this project cohesive required a special level of coordination with our team of consultants.

Avance Rare Oberlin Medical Office Development

A new medical and mixed-use office and retail building for a long-term client. Very careful site design, built exactly within the limits of Raleigh’s new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), bridging the vibrant Oberlin commercial corridor and the historic residential neighborhood. The design included shell office space and corner retail, with a full interior fit-up for a new medical office. The building is suspended over parking and integrates site amenity areas for pedestrians and patrons.

Duke Street Office Building

This project’s task was to update the exterior components of the basement and to show through renderings what an office space could look like for potential tenants. The entrance to the basement was in desperate need of improvements. So, a new storefront system was recommended to better articulate what kind of space the basement could be. It was the part of the building that was overlooked in the past but has a lot of potential. Along with the storefront, some exterior improvements were proposed for the plaza right outside the basement. Once the exterior improvements are complete, the interior will be further developed.

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Osterlund Architects is a full-service architecture and interior design firm, committed to our clients and their work from concept through construction, and through to their next opportunity. Our firm has expertise in all project phases, including programming, pre-design and planning through construction administration and closeout, as well as interior design, including furniture, fixtures and equipment (FFE) services.

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