EP/YAF Virtual Hard Hat Tour – Runnymede Rd Residence Tour

ALL ARE WELCOME!

AIA Triangle EP/YAF Presents

Virtual Hard Hat Tour of

Runnymede Road Residence

June 30 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

1 LU/HSW

Join EP/YAF for a virtual hard hat tour through the construction of a residence by Szostak Design at lunchtime on Wednesday, June 30th. Located amongst modern icons in the Runnymede Rd area of Raleigh, Szostak Design will present the design and details of the nearly-completed residence.

As with all EP|YAF events, everyone is welcome! So don’t forget your safety glasses and reflection vests as you join us for this unique virtual hard hat tour – hard hats optional!

PROGRAM

This virtual hard hat tour is focused on the Health, Safety, and Welfare of building users by investigating site orientation challenges with daylighting & privacy and maintaining an environmental creek buffer, exploring iterative design processes during preliminary design and construction of the residence as a Design Build delivery method, and observing construction administrative challenges and adaptations during a global pandemic.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will be able to explore the challenges of coordinating structure, window systems, shading devices, and operable screens to provide seemless egress and access to solar gain & prevailing winds, using both completed details and construction drawings.
• Participates will be able to observe the challenges of construction during a global pandemic using anecdotal stories from the team to discuss how the process of construction administration has been adapted.
• Participants will be able to examine the placement of various residential program needs that allow the response to a dense setting, by evaluating the decisions for private areas and contributing public areas where necessary.
• Participants will be able to demonstrate unique site constraints to provide a dwelling unit while maintaining the environmental integrity of a perennial stream bisecting the site, by assessing existing conditions and the subsequent structure.

PRESENTED BY:

Phil Szostak, Principal, Szostak Design, Inc.

Phil Szostak has over 40 years of experience in a broad range of architectural design projects. He first opened Philip Szostak Associates (PSA) in 1980, now Szostak Design, and demonstrated exceptional abilities in designing projects ranging in scale from small renovations to complex, multi-million dollar facilities. Phil’s work has been widely acknowledged, garnering numerous local, regional and national awards for design excellence over the course of his career. In 2009 he was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), in 2010 he was the co-recipient of AIA North Carolina’s Kamphoefner Award for outstanding contributions to modernism in architecture, and in 2018 he was recognized with the AIA North Carolina Gold Medal.

Brian Driska, Project Architect, Szostak Design, Inc.

Brian Driska is a talented architect with industry experience that spans design and construction. His approach is to create designs that meet and exceed client goals; designs that are provocative, logical, and functional. Drawing from his construction background, Brian is adept at creating buildings that are a snap to build– doing more with less. Brian aims to become a leader in sustainable, urban development that elevates the field of architecture and draws on the building and craft traditions of this region.

• Online program registration required for continuing education credit
• Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the morning of the program
• Deadline to register is 10:00 am on June 30th