NCModernist Architecture You Love

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Zachary (Zach)
Scott Hoffman

(1989– )

Hoffman was born in SC and moved to Wesley Chapel NC. He graduated in 2007 from Weddington HS and from Appalachian State with a building science degree in 2011. From 2012 to 2015 he was a project designer and intern for Cannon Architects. He earned an MA in architecture from NCSU in 2014. He is an adjunct professor at NCSU's College of Design. He joined Raleigh's in situ studio in 2015 and became a principal in the firm.

Zachary (Zach) Scott Hoffman
2019

The Lesley and Tom Allin Houseaka Cranefly

4907 Shakori Trail, Durham NC

Designed with Matt Griffith and Erin Sterling Lewis; built by Durham Potter; engineering by Chuck Lysaght; landscape design, Gregg Bleam. Photos by Estudio Palma. Featured in the Wall Street Journal, January 2023. Won a 2025 AIA Triangle Award.

The Lesley and Tom Allin House The Lesley and Tom Allin House The Lesley and Tom Allin House
2020

The Alex Collins and Logan Buck Houseaka House BC

716 Penn Road, Raleigh NC

Designed with Matt Griffith; built by Kemp Harris. Won a 2022 AIA Triangle Award. Top four photos by Keith Isaacs; last by Estudio Palma.

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2022

The Banarjee Houseaka House on a Trestle on a Mountain · House on a Hill

15 French Broad Parkway, Marshall NC

Model by Megan Smithey. Designed with Matt Griffith; unbuilt as of 2023.

The Banarjee House The Banarjee House
2023

The Jonathan Bowling and Claire Morgan Houseaka MoBo

1113 Allison Road, Greenville NC

Designed with Jasmeen Kaur and Matt Griffith. Unbuilt.

The Jonathan Bowling and Claire Morgan House
2024

The Manuela Eilert and Norbert Hillier Houseaka Haus · Ein Haus Renovation

2429 Glascock, Raleigh NC

Won a 2026 AIA Triangle Award. Bottom photo by Estudio Palma.

The Manuela Eilert and Norbert Hillier House The Manuela Eilert and Norbert Hillier House
2025

The Scott LaVarge Houseaka SLV

17 East Drive, Chapel Hill NC

Designed with Jasmeen Kaur and Matt Griffith. Built by Kennedy Custom Builders.

The Scott LaVarge House The Scott LaVarge House
2025

The Michael (Mike) Swimm and Jessica McCann Houseaka Swimm-McCann · Swm²Mc²n² Courtyard-Treehouse-Fort · Forest House

49 Oakwood Drive, Chapel Hill NC

Designed with João Freitas. Built by Arrowhead.

The Michael (Mike) Swimm and Jessica McCann House The Michael (Mike) Swimm and Jessica McCann House The Michael (Mike) Swimm and Jessica McCann House The Michael (Mike) Swimm and Jessica McCann House The Michael (Mike) Swimm and Jessica McCann House
2025

Hidden Mountain

on the New River in NC

Designed by Kelly Wu. Status unknown.

Hidden Mountain
2026

Brothers

10595 Hickory Ridge Road, Harrisburg NC

52 acres. Includes a barn and two primary structures and a bunch of support buildings. Designed with Matt Griffith. Landscape design, Surface678; engineering, Chuck Lysaght & Associates; built by Stanwick Dunham Builders. Commissioned 2021.

Brothers Brothers Brothers
2025

The Heidi and Joseph Schreiber Houseaka Barfield Redux

2100 Barfield Court, Raleigh NC

Designed with Jeremy Leonard. Re-creation of a Milton Small house previously on that site. Built by John C. Sanders.

The Heidi and Joseph Schreiber House

Sources include: in situ studio; Matt Griffith.