Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve Park Phase Two

Project Team

HH Architecture (Architecture and Project Lead)
CLH Design, P.A. (Site, Civil, and Landscape Architecture)
Lysaght & Associates, PA (Structural Engineering)
En-Tech Engineering (Plumbing, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering)
Matrix Health and Safety Consultants, LLC (Environmental Design)

Current Activity

City Council approved the schematic design on March 5, 2013.

Status

Design Phase

History and Background

In February 2006, the City of Raleigh received an amazing gift of 157 acres of land along Falls Lake to create its first designated nature preserve. Dr. Annie Louise Wilkerson, a renowned Raleigh doctor with many pioneering achievements in her 53-year career in medicine, stipulated in her will that the park be maintained as a "nature preserve park" used for the primary purpose of nature and wildlife education.

Phase One of park development has been completed and consists of a park preserve office, an educational shelter and restrooms. The restrooms utilize an innovative water conservation and re-use system. Other sustainable features include a small solar array, car charging station and permeable parking area.

The nature preserve consists of oak-hickory forest and open fields that will be maintained as Piedmont prairie. Three farm ponds and five perennial streams shelter various aquatic species.

On June 5, City Council authorized the execution of the design services contract with HH Architecture.

Project Scope

The former home of Dr. Wilkerson will be fully renovated for conversion into a nature park research center. This center may include a multi-purpose room, a science/wet lab, an exhibit space, a reception area / entry, a kitchenette, and the necessary support spaces. In addition to the center, the project will also include pedestrian walkways and outdoor teaching space.

Sustainability Features

The building will be submitted for LEED Certification.

Project Schedule

Budget

$2.5 million

Meeting Schedules