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RALEIGH ARCHITECTURE AND RALEIGH CONSTRUCTION (RaCo)
JOHN ROBERT (ROBBY) JOHNSTON IV, AIA (1980-) Johnston was born and raised in Albemarle NC. In middle school he discovered his uncle's collection of architectural drawings and a career was born. He attended UNC-Charlotte's College of Architecture and was selected for the inaugural Belgium study abroad program. Johnston began his career in 2003 with Michael Ross Kersting Architecture in Wilmington NC. He moved to Raleigh and worked with Tonic Design from 2005, serving as project manager for the award-winning Walters Residence, recognized as the first LEED certified modern home in NC. In 2010, he worked with Clearscapes and in 2012 he co-founded The Raleigh Architecture Company and The Raleigh Construction Company with Craig Kerins.
CRAIG JOHN KERINS, AIA (1979-) Kerins grew up in Pennsylvania and Germany and attended high school in Greenville NC. He received a BA in Architecture from UNC-Charlotte in 2004. Kerins relocated to Austin TX and worked for Hurt Partners Architects doing residential design. After this, he transitioned to design/build working with Jay Hargrave Architecture (formerly Cottam Hargrave) including the 5th Street, Clear Link, Kennan, Kinney, and West Lake residences. Upon returning to North Carolina in 2012, Kerins obtained his General Contractors license and co-founded The Raleigh Architecture Company and The Raleigh Construction Company with Robby Johnston.
2020 Joint Lecture at NC State. All houses below were built by Raleigh Construction unless otherwise indicated.
2012 - The CC Residence and Studio Retreat, Mount Pleasant NC. Project lead: Robby Johnston. Built by Charles Coggins of Custom Creations, Inc. A garage/pavilion was added around 2018, lead by Johnston, bottom photo by Keith Isaacs.
2012 - The Craig Kerins House and Shop Renovation, aka Red Shed, 4412 Hank Avenue, Austin TX. Commissioned in 2008. Built by Kerins. Project lead: Kerins.
2012 - The Jedidiah Smith and Stacy Smith-Gant Addition, 707 East Lane Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Kerins.
2012 - The Roxanne Saucier and Nabarun Dasgupta House, aka Edentwin, 556 East Edenton Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. 2nd place winner of the 2014 George Matsumoto Prize, People's Choice category. Won a 2016 AIA South Atlantic Award; a 2016 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance; 2015 AIANC Honor Award; 2019 AIA Triangle Award.
2013 - The Gregory Lowenhagen Residence Interior Renovation, 548 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Kerins.
2013 - The Quinn Residence, 3307 Rugby Road, Durham NC. Unbuilt. Project lead: Johnston.
2014 - The Robby and Ryan Johnston House, aka one half of Edentwin, 554 East Edenton Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Photos by Raymond Goodman. Won a 2016 AIA South Atlantic award; 2016 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance; 2015 AIA NC Honor Award; 2019 AIA Triangle Award. Sold in 2019 to Robert Estep.
2013 - The Pham Residence Renovation, 101 Crimmons Circle, Cary NC. Commissioned in 2012. Project lead: Kerins.
2013 - The Michael and Kristina Ozburn Kitchen Renovation, aka Lochmore House, 2607 Lochmore Drive, Raleigh NC. Project architect was Ashley Ozburn, daughter of the owners. Sold in 2019 to Randolph S. Guard. Sold in 2023 to Samantha L. Thimsen. Project lead: Johnston.
2014 - The An and Elizabeth Nguyen Remodel and Master Suite Addition, 607 Estes Drive, Chapel Hill NC. Project lead: Johnston.
2014 - The Ethan R. Floyd House, 558 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Top photo by Todd Hancock. Won a 2016 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance.
2014 - The John R. Jr. and Joy Powers House, 567 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Top photo by Todd Hancock. Won a 2016 AIANC Merit Award; 2016 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance. Sold in 2020 to Jun Park.
2015 - The Edith Jeffreys Residence, 1701 Pershing Road, Raleigh NC. Commissioned in 2013. Unbuilt. Project lead: Johnston.
2015 - The Worsham-Witsell Addition, 108 Glendale Drive, Chapel Hill NC. Project lead: Kerins. Eventually built with another firm.
2015 - The Malav and Vaishali Patel Renovation, 1222 Filmore Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Original house, bottom photo.
2014 - The Joseph (Joe) Kwon House, aka the Hungry Neck House, 562 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh NC. Commissioned in 2013. Project lead: Kerins. Won a 2016 AIA Triangle Merit Award; 2016 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Community Appearance; 2018 AIANC Merit Award. Sold in 2021 to Carly Jo and Allen Greene Mask III. RACO designed an ADU in 2024, last photo.
2015 - The Meetal Shah and Mihir N. Patel House, 608 Wynne Street, Raleigh NC. Developed by Jason Queen, Monarch Properties. Project lead: Kerins.
2015 - The Thomas Crichton House, 612 Wynne Street, Raleigh NC. Developed by Jason Queen, Monarch Properties. Project lead: Kerins.
2015 - The Matthew Gingrich House, 614 Wynne Street, Raleigh NC. Developed by Jason Queen, Monarch Properties. Project lead: Kerins.
2017 - The Susan Lafera and James Wilson House, 4709 Cypress Ford Drive, Fuquay-Varina NC. Project lead: Johnston. Won a 2019 AIANC Design Award. Bottom photo by Keith Isaacs.
2017 - The Ray Carroll and Grady Helms Residence, 1207 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2017 - The Anne Douty and David Kapella Residence, 2400 East Franklin Street, Richmond VA. Unbuilt. Project lead: Johnston.
2017 - The Phillip and Heather M. Samartino House, aka the Tarboro Residence, 121 South Tarboro Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2017 - The Craig Kerins House, 306 South Swain Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Kerins.
2018 - The Christopher Barrett and Amy Ball Residence, aka BB House, 900 Brookwood Drive, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Kerins. Photos by Keith Isaacs. Won a 2022 AIA Triangle Award; 2023 AIA South Atlantic Award.
2018 - The Lauren and Ben Wittenberg Residence 1, 500 Moseley Lane, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Kerins. Photos by Keith Isaacs. Sold in 2020 to Fernanda Batista and Hector M. Sanchez Jr.
2018 - The Martha Parks Residence, 5809 Contour Drive, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Won a 2018 AIANC Merit Award. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2018 - The Johnny Chappell and Ryan Smith House, 305 Horne Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston. Won a 2018 AIANC Merit Award. Sold in 2020. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2018 - The Jimmy Xu and XinXin Wang House, 800 Glendale Avenue, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston. The four houses on Glendale collectively won a 2019 AIANC Design Award and a 2021 AIA Triangle award.
2018 - The Amy Unell House, 802 Glendale Avenue, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston. The four houses on Glendale collectively won a 2019 AIANC Design Award and a 2021 AIA Triangle award. Photo by Keith Isaacs.
2018 - The Billy Lan House, 804 Glendale Avenue, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston. The four houses on Glendale collectively won a 2019 AIANC Design Award and a 2021 AIA Triangle award. Photo by Keith Isaacs.
2018 - The Howard and Sarah Francis House, 806 Glendale Avenue, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston. The four houses on Glendale collectively won a 2019 AIANC Design Award and a 2021 AIA Triangle award. For sale in 2024.
2019 - 809 North Mangum Street, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston.
2019 - 811 North Mangum Street, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston. Sold in 2023 to Genevieve Masse and Patrick Charbonneau.
2019 - 813 North Mangum Street, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston.
2019 - 815 North Mangum Street, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston.
2019 - 808 Glendale Avenue, Durham NC. Part of the Pleiades development created by Vickers Ventures LLC Houses/Stuart Cullinan. Project lead: Johnston. Sold in 2020 to Howard W. and Sarah M. N. Francis.
2019 - The Clark Condos, 2331 Clark Avenue, Raleigh NC. Developed by Henry Lambert of Lambert Development. Project lead: Johnston. Won a 2021 AIA Triangle Design Award; 2022 AIA SAR Design Award. Photos by Trey Thomas.
2019 - The Brooks Bell and Jesse Lipson Residence, aka Banbury Residence, 2110 Banbury Road, Raleigh NC. Designed with Brett Hautop. Project lead: Johnston.
2019 - The Raleigh Architecture Office Renovation, 716 South Saunders Street, Raleigh NC. Won a 2019 AIANC Design Award. Project leads: Johnston and Kerins.
2019 - The Griffin-Tower Residence, aka Modern Farmhouse, 4509 Whitfield Road, Chapel Hill NC. Project lead: Kerins.
2019 - The Cason T. White and Linden Smith House, 310 Bertie Drive, Raleigh NC. Developed by Red Shed Properties, Craig Kerins. Project lead: Kerins.
2019 - The Collin Suggs House, 312 Bertie Drive, Raleigh NC. Similar to 310 Bertie. Project lead: Johnston. Developed by Red Shed Properties, Craig Kerins. Project lead: Kerins.
2020 - The South Street Condos, aka The Lynde, South Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston.
2020 - The Fairweather Condos, 525 South West Street, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Johnston.
2020 - The Parrish / Vila-Parrish House, aka PVP Renovation, 1415 Park Drive, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Kerins. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2020 - The Shelley Greene and Matthew Klem Addition, 109 Georgetown Road, Raleigh NC. Project lead: Kerins. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2020 - The Alston Residence, 3441 Dover Road, Durham NC. Unbuilt.
2020 - Condos at 218 Maywood Avenue, Raleigh NC. Unbuilt.
2020 - The Brooks Bell and Jesse Lipson Guest House, aka Clerestory, Banbury Road, Raleigh NC.
2021 - The Michael and Lynn Iovino House, aka August House, aka Cantilever, 814 Woodburn Road, Raleigh NC. Built by the owners as August Construction. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2021 - The Robby and Ryan Johnston House II, 703 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC. With the MOB house below, won a 2023 AIA North Carolina Honor Award.
2021 - The Matthew Munoz and Lara O'Brien House, aka MOB House, 707 East Jones Street, Raleigh NC. Photos by Keith Isaacs.
2022 - Two houses on Edenton Street, Raleigh NC. Unbuilt.
2022 - 630 West Lenoir Street, Raleigh NC. Developed by Chappell. Unbuilt.
2022 - Addition and renovation. Status unknown.
2022 - The Jimmy and Katie Thompson House, aka House in Mordecai, 1407 Sycamore Street, Raleigh NC.
2022 - House along New Hope Creek. Status unknown.
2022 - The Lauren and Benjamin Wittenberg House II, Lancaster County PA. Built by Brentwood Builders.
2023 - The Anna Conterato and Benjamin Dunne House, aka AC BD House, 605 Webster Street, Cary NC.
2023 - aka Schloss Solitude, Currituck Sound area, NC. Built by RM Saunders.
Around 2023 - aka Aurelia, Southern Pines NC. Status unknown.
2024 - The IDYLE Townhouses, 511 South Bloodworth Street, Raleigh NC. Ten net-zero energy units.
2024 - aka House on the Roanoke River, southern Virginia. Status unknown.
2024 - The Kellie Jo Falk House, aka Forest Park House, 310 East Park Drive, Raleigh NC.
 2024 - The Patricia and Lawrence Woltz House, 710 Penn Road, Raleigh NC.
2025 - 1305 Chamblee Hill Court, Raleigh NC. 11 condos.
2025 - aka House on Lake Gaston. Status unknown.
2026 - The Everett Chambliss House, 4233 Laurel Ridge Drive, Raleigh NC. |
