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Pod architecture + design

pod architecture + design is a full-service, hybrid architecture/design firm located in Chapel Hill, NC.

pod architecture + design (pod a+d) is an award-winning, full-service, multi-discipline architecture and design firm based in Chapel Hill, NC. Licensed in five states and staffed with team members who bring LEED AP and BD+C credentials to the table, pod a+d provides all architectural services from concept design through construction administration and also offers experiential graphics, wayfinding, and interior design.

09/24/2026

"Architectural creation is a functional relationship of space, time, and human beings..." ~ South Korean master modernist Kim Swoo-geun (1931-1986). Pictured: inside the Carrboro Hillside House with its family (bottom to top) Sora, Doug, Oscar, and Youn.

09/23/2026

"Architecture is not something you see, but something you feel." ~ celebrated South Korean modern architect Kim Swoo Geun (1931-1986).
Pictured: inside the home of pod a+d partners Youn Chou and Doug Pierson

09/22/2026

Corrugated metal panels await placement as elements of texture and "industrial chic" (combining raw elements with elegant style) inside the future Liberty & Plenty Distillery and cocktail bar/tasting room in Wilson.

09/21/2026

Within the complex process of distilling fine spirits, what's the purpose for this odd-looking space? Liberty & Plenty's designers for the Durham facility and the new Wilson location still under construction -- the partners at pod architecture + design -- explain:
"Those are the H-3 (High Hazard) high alcohol tank spaces. Ethanol, an explosive, is heavier than air, so it settles into the cement block below the tanks (that aren't installed yet). Then it's safely exhausted out of the building."

09/20/2026

Awaiting permanent placement in the future Liberty & Plenty Distillery/Wilson, these are the "Heads, Tails, and Hearts" tanks. During distillation, the liquid output is divided into three parts: the "heads" (early, volatile chemicals like acetone), the "hearts" (the clean, drinkable alcohol kept for aging or bottling, and the "tails" (late, heavy oils and water).

09/19/2026

A row of massive fermentation tanks await their mission at Liberty & Plenty Distillery/Wilson, under construction. pod architecture + design gives a big shout out to the L&P staff "for their extra efforts at ensuring a smooth equipment delivery and installation," Doug stressed. "Makes all the difference."

09/18/2026

Looking straight up into the "doghouse dormer" that breaks through and rises above the original metal ceiling.

09/18/2026

As pod architecture + design transforms an old Butler building in into Liberty & Plenty's first-class spirits distillery and cocktail bar in Wilson, NC, the designers used a spatial need to interject an innovative energy-conserving element into the structure. To accommodate a 45-foot-tall copper column still, they broke through the roof with a "doghouse dormer" that, in summers, will exhaust hot air and circulate cooler air through a natural convection current. In winters, heat that rises will be collected at the top and redistributed as "free heating" via ducts and fans dedicated solely to the system. Pictured: (1) front elevation with the dormer visible above the roofline; (2) dormer viewed from one end of the back of the existing building; and (3 & 4) from the other end.

09/02/2026

DESIGNlife MAGAZINE:

August 2026 -- Curious about the model in the lobby of Brooks Hall? Designed and built by Professor in Practice Doug Pierson, AIA and his partner Youn Choi of pod architecture + design, the model illustrates what Pierson and Choi call Dynamic Regeneration: How a city-block-sized expansion, adding civic space/events/hospitality/public tours/offices to an existing urban distillery campus, can regenerate an abandoned streetscape, repurpose existing 19th-century buildings, and establish a modern design cadence that nods to the more vibrant parts of the historic neighborhood, and that meets the Architecture 2030 Challenge for "all new buildings, developments, and major renovations carbon neutral by 2030." Find more details on the model and conceptual project here. ~ Christine Klocke

August 2026 — Curious about the model in the lobby of Brooks Hall? Designed and built by Professor in Practice Doug Pierson, AIA and his partner Youn Choi of pod architecture + design, the mo…

08/31/2026

In DESIGNLIFE mag., Aug. 20: "Curious about the model in the lobby of Brooks Hall? Design and built by Professor in Practice Doug Pierson and his partner Youn Choi..." (Thanks, Christine Klocke!)

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210 N. Columbia Street
Chapel Hill, NC
27514

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

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+19192466466

Website

http://www.podand.com/

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