Sugar Creek Library and Police Station
Charlotte, North Carolina

The project is located in a blighted retail center in North Carolina. The goal defined by the design team in collaboration with the client was to introduce a central civic core while establishing an architectural presence in an area characterized by an undefined urban fabric. The building massing reflects the inner life and activities while conveying a non-verbal message to the neighborhood by having the community hall stands apart from the rest of the building, thereby creating a center for the community. Dialogues of materials and surfaces are established by the use of diagonal entrances and textured brick and glass. Circulation and wayfinding aspects are emphasized by creating a multi-fronted plaza while defining routes leading to the entrances.