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For Asheville, North Carolina–based Samsel Architects, Sustainability Is an Ongoing Process
From downtown adaptive reuse projects to ultra-green mountain homes, the 35-year-old firm prioritizes stewardship and civic responsibility as guiding values.
For Asheville, North Carolina-based Samsel Architects, stewardship is an integral part of being an architect. This value is apparent in some of the firm’s largest projects including a ground-up LEED Platinum EcoDorm for Warren Wilson College and a modern renovation for Eagle Nest Outfitter’s 1980s-era office space.
Courtesy Samsel Architects/Todd Crawford
When you’re an architect living in a place like Asheville, North Carolina, an urban respite nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, it’s hard to ignore the environmental impact of every project. Longstanding local firm Samsel Architects operates under the understanding that each of its buildings is part of the region’s greater ecosystem and that they have a re