Allison Harris, AIA

This was a first generation fit-up for a new orthodontic practice. The interior program included a waiting area, 6-chair orthodontic clinic, consult rooms, lab and sterilization, and back-of-house-functions. The interior design features custom lighting installations in the waiting area and double-height clinic bay, custom millwork throughout, and a full-service furniture package.

Location: Holly Springs, NC
Size: 2,500 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2019
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
Photographer: Monica Slaney, photographie:fourseven
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

This was a down-to-the-studs interior renovation, with minor exterior improvements, for a Korean Barbecue restaurant. In addition to the full-service architecture and interiors package for the dining area, our team generated equipment drawings and specs for the commercial kitchen and full services bar. Each dining table included a self-service cooking grill with downdraft exhaust, which required close collaboration between Arch, Mech engineer, and millwork fabricator to design the custom housings for the cooking unit and exhaust ducts.

Location: Cary, NC
Size: 7,300 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2018
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
Photographer: Jim Sink
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

This was an expansion and relocation for an established orthodontics practice in Holly Springs, NC. We designed the 7,500 SF shell building, with a 4,200 SF fit-up for the client, plus a 3,300 SF shell space for a future tenant. The exterior design featured a flat metal roof soaring over planes of brick, stacked block, and EIFS. The interior program included a waiting area, 6-chair orthodontic clinic, consult rooms, lab and sterilization, and back-of-house-functions.

Location: Holly Springs, NC
Size: 7,000 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2018
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
Photographer: Monica Slaney, photographie:fourseven
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

This was a 2 floor spec office building in Cary, NC, intended for tech-based corporate tenants. The exterior design featured repeating bays of brick and glass, with a fiber cement siding and metal panel wrap element at the feature corner. The interior program included a shared building lobby, monumental stair, gang restrooms, and cold dark shell future fit-up suites.

Location: Cary, NC (unbuilt)
Size: 44,000 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2018
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

2-story core and shell medical office building, designed for a single first-floor anchor tenant and multiple second-floor tenants. The firm also provided many test fits for potential second-floor tenants.

Location: Clayton, NC
Size: 27,000 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2016
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
Photographer: Monica Slaney, photographie:fourseven
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

A pair of tilt-up concrete shell buildings, purpose built to house pharmaceutical or biomanufacturing tenants. The robust UDO-driven design requirements allowed the design team to incorporate elevated design features on the facade, as well as pushing the limits of tilt-up construction beyond the standard construction methods.

Location: Morrisville, NC
Size: 160,000 SF / 200,000 SF
Firm: Hanbury, 2023
Role: Project Architect
Renderer: Cody Dodd, Hanbury
Photographer: Hasan Muntasir and Ashley Newborn, courtesy Hanbury

Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC (unbuilt)
Size: 5,000 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2021
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

ECMMS was seeking to update its campus identity and increase magnet student enrollment. Unlike most schools in the area, the campus is comprised of 9 separate buildings which provide many interesting plazas and view sheds but create quite a challenge for navigation. Our task was to design a new branded identity, and then to use that identity to establish wayfinding signage and experiential graphics that would serve as wayfinding touchpoints.

The branded identity was inspired by the toy tangram tiles, with each shape derived from the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which is a primary focus of the school’s global magnet theme. As the identity was implemented, we included nods to airport signage, as the multi-language style also supported the school’s magnet theme.

Location: Cary, NC
Size: N/A
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2021
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager / Experience Design Lead
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

First generation fit-up for a smoothie shop near NC State’s campus. Architectural scope included kitchen layout, finish selections, custom millwork, and negotiations with the Health Inspector about the nuances for this unique kitchen type.

Location: Raleigh, NC
Size: 700 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2019
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

In the wake of the racial and cultural unrest of the Summer of 2020, many Raleigh institutions sought to claim new names and mascots for themselves. One such institution was Oberlin Magnet Middle School, which was formerly named for a prominent yet problematic local citizen.

We assisted the school system in replacing many instances of the previous school name and mascot including a new monument sign, wall graphics, repainting the gym floor, and updating the outdoor scoreboard.

We also worked closely with school faculty to create a history exhibit for the main hallway which highlighted prominent Black citizens of Oberlin Village, the school’s new namesake, and the young man who was instrumental in integrating the school in the 1960’s, who was the inspiration for the new mascot.

Location: Raleigh, NC
Size: N/A
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2021
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager / Experience Design Lead
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

Note: OMMS and Trailblazers logos and icons were designed by a third party agency. 310ai is solely responsible for the wall graphic designs and monument sign design.

This is an interior refresh and rebranding concept for a convenience store in Raleigh. The interior design focused on bright neutrals and warm wood tones, to maximize the existing skylight, and custom millwork. The experiential graphics were designed to attact a new audience of young professionals, while also remaining welcoming to their existing customer base. The brand assets featured bright colors and clean iconography.

Location: Raleigh, NC (unbuilt)
Size: 3,130 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2019
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager / Experience Design Lead
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

This was an interior fit-up for a young dentist’s new practice starting out on their own. The strategy was to achieve maximum visual impact on a modest budget, so color and texture were key players in the design. The program included waiting areas for both adults and kids, 4-chair dental clinic, private patient rooms, consult rooms, lab and sterilization, and back-of-house functions.

Location: Hillsborough, NC
Size: 3,500 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2018
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
Photographer: Maggie Will
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

This was an interior refresh of the front-of-house customer areas and primary employee corridor. The primary intervention was removing the drop ceiling, which turned the existing skylight from a choked lightwell into an expansive ceiling feature. The lobby and conference rooms received updated finishes, new furniture, and a custom millwork feature wall. The employee corridor received new flooring and oversized wayfinding graphics.

Location: Cary, NC
Size: 6,000 SF
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2019
Role: Project Architect / Project Manager
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

LOCAL

Local graphics serve to celebrate the local culture while complementing the corporate graphics in the space. Images are chosen in partnership with the local office team and often feature local architecture, scenery, or art.

Projects included:
- Madrid, Spain
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Seoul, South Korea
- Munich, Germany
- Brno, Czech Republic
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Toronto, Canada

CORPORATE

Corporate graphics serve to express the company's brand standards in the built environment. Images could be chosen from the global image library or custom designed for the project. Often, successful custom graphics are incorporated into the global image library for future projects.

Red Hat, Inc 2016

Projects included:
- Bogota, Colombia
- Canberra, Australia
- Brno, Czech Republic
- Singapore
- Raleigh, NC

BRANDING THEME, I AM RED HAT

This image series is built from a local graphic template. Each image consists of a local photograph, a corporate brand treatment, and "I am Red Hat" translated into the local language. This is a powerful message as the company culture values individual contribution and a variety of world views.

Red Hat, Inc 2013-2017

N.C. STATE UNIVERSITY INTERIOR SIGN STANDARDS MANUAL

This document establishes the layout, typographic, and material standards for all interior signs on the NCSU campus. Sign types include room identification, informational, and wayfinding, both small and large scale.

Our team studied the previous iteration of their standards manual and created an updated standards version, including consolidation and simplification of sign types; new typography, material, and color standards for all sign types; coordination with on-site sign shop and 3rd party sign fabricators to ensure all signs were cost efficient and able to be produced by the on-site sign shop.

Location: Raleigh, NC
Firm: 310 Architecture + Interiors, 2019
Role: Experience Design Lead / Project Manager
courtesy of 310 Architecture + Interiors

RED HAT WORK YOUR WAY

My team, Workplace Innovations, built the global workplace standards for all Red Hat offices. This website is a resource to support our global project delivery teams and external design partners. It provides standards on workplace strategy, space metrics, branding, and global programs.

The site was built in Wordpress using a custom template.

Red Hat, Inc 2015

This awareness campaign for Red Hat was a partnership between Facilities, Benefits, and Workplace Brand. The goal was to encourage associates to take the stairs rather than the elevator, which would achieve 3 objectives: save building energy, provide exercise, and reduce the demand for elevators.

The small square signs were placed next to the elevators to provide incentive to opt out of the elevators. The step count signs - inspired by the "minute walk to" urban wayfinding - were placed outside the stairwell doors to show the distance to building amenities. The postcard-style posters (which highlighted other Red Hat offices) were placed inside the stairwells to add some color and interest - a fresh coat of paint would have been ideal, but it was cost prohibitive.

Red Hat, Inc 2017

My husband and I design and build furniture for our home, and the occasional commission.

WINE BAR

This walnut veneer wine bar includes open shelves for bottles, a drawer for accessories, a cabinet for stemware and larger items, and space for a 12 bottle wine fridge.

We were later commissioned to build second wine bar for a residential interiors project.

2016

RECORD STAND

This record stand, made from ambrosia maple, is intentionally angled to protect the records from warping. Despite the different grain patterns, the wood was cut from a single board, with the light and dark pieces separated for dramatic effect.

2017

MANTLE

We replaced our builder-grade fireplace surround with a solid walnut mantle and marble mosaic tile infill. Our favorite detail is the threaded sleeve we added to easily add stocking hooks at Christmas.

2018

The class assignment was to build a full-scale staircase made of steel, concrete, or both and we were to cast the concrete and weld the steel ourselves. Each team was given an inspiration word and ours was "ridge." The ridge concept was expressed with a concrete spine and cantilevered steel treads. Before we attempted the concrete pour, we made a plaster model, including replica formwork.

ARC 302 NC State 2006