Nest Architecture Wins AIA Award for Outerknown Corporate Office Building in Culver City, CA

    LEBANON, PA, December 03, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- At the 40th annual Central PA AIA Awards Program, held in Harrisburg, PA, Nest Architecture received a coveted Honor Award for the design of the Outerknown corporate offices, in Culver City, California.

Kip Kelly, AIA and Founder of Nest Architecture is based in Lebanon, PA and works on both the East Coast and the West Coast.

Nest Architecture's winning project involved conversion of an industrial building on a busy street into a cutting-edge design studio and corporate headquarters for surfing legend, Kelly Slater's, new clothing brand, "Outerknown." The company is dedicated to producing "great looking menswear in a sustainable way."

The annual gathering of the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architects was held at the Susquehanna Art Museum in Downtown Harrisburg. In all, 36 projects were submitted for consideration by the top architectural firms in the region. This year's 2015 Design Awards Jury, comprised of architects from AIA Memphis, selected two projects for the highest award category.

"As architects, the most sustainable thing we can do is repurpose existing buildings for a new use, thus keeping thousands of tons of refuse out of the landfill," says president Kip Kelly, AIA. "This was an ugly building on a busy street that no one wanted. We embraced the clumsy massing of the original structure and carved openings around the facade to infuse the interiors with natural daylight and choreograph views into the urban fabric."

The jury described the project as: "A very personal, fun and exquisitely detailed work of adaptation... A unique repurposing of an old garage in an industrial area of the city creates a very exciting office space... The architect clearly maximized the limited opportunities available on the project; the development of the site in response to the neighborhood is artful and adds sophistication to the entire project both inside and out."

The architect noted: "This was one of the first projects we documented on Instagram. We established an Instagram account to showcase our work and educate young architects and students about design and real-world architectural issues." The firm's Instagram feed is @KipKellyAIA.

This is the second Honor Award in a row for Nest Architecture. In 2014, the firm won the award for the design of the Corporate Offices for Renewable Resources Group in Los Angeles. Nest was recently listed by the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal as one of the top ten fastest growing companies in Lebanon County.

Nest Architecture, Inc. is an architecture and design firm whose focus is on a client-centric and customized approach to meeting their client's needs. The firm has offices in Culver City, California and Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Since the firm's founding in 1995, Nest Architecture has completed award-winning projects for a broad range of clients on both coasts ranging from commercial, educational, and retail to residential and historic renovation. Several projects have been featured in Los Angeles Times, The Robb Report, AIArchitect, People magazine, California Real Estate Journal as well as House & Garden Television. To learn more about Nest Architecture visit www.NestArchitecture.com.

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