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RANDALL (RANDY) S. LANOU (1965-)

Randy Lanou grew up in Santa Cruz CA. He earned a BFA in Industrial Arts from the University of lllinois Chicago then moved to Raleigh to earn a MA in Architecture from the NCSU College of Design. Lanou is an owner of BuildSense, a construction firm, and Studio B Architecture, which changed its name to BuildSense Architecture in 2013. Lanou teaches at the NCSU College of Design and leads an annual student project in the summer.


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2002 - The Barbara Lee Smith Guest House and Studio, 197 Raft Island Drive NW, Gig Harbor WA. See Smith House, below.


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2005 - The David Shamlin House, 1804 Sunset Avenue, Durham NC. This was the first Green Building Initiative certified house in NC. Filmed for HGTV's Beyond the Box. 2021 square feet. Won a 2009 AIA Triangle Merit Award. Was a News and Observer Home of the Month, May 2010. Sold in 2015 to Allison and Robert Koncelik.


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2007 - The Scott and Vikki Metheny Residence, aka The Wedge, 100 Flamingo Road, Durham NC. Co-designer, Nick Owings. 1894 square feet. Contains three factory-built modules. The shed roof, the large living space between the modules, and the big porches were constructed onsite.


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2008 - The Tucker and Katie Bartlett Addition, 705 Cobb Street, Durham NC. Co-designer, Frank Jackson.


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2009 - The Arthur Zuco Residence, 130 Cole Drive, Chapel Hill NC. Co-designer, Nick Owings. 2.6 acres. Featured on the August 2009 TMH Tour. Sold in 2013 to Gina and Frank Spadavecchio. Sold in 2021 to the Swank Usher Living Trust.


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2009 - aka The Goodnight Mary-Ellen House, in Schuyler VA, a town famous as the homeplace of The Waltons, a 1970s family TV show about life during the Depression. The nickname of the house is one of the well-known lines at each episode's conclusion. Unbuilt.


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2009 - The Mel and Barbara Smith House, aka Northwestern Retreat, 197 Raft Island Drive NW, Gig Harbor WA. The existing 1968 house was demolished down to the foundation. A studio was added in 2002. Sold in 2016 to Don Rees.


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2010 - House. 1646 square feet. Unbuilt.


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2013 - The Jeff and Charity Strang House, 1709 Tisdale Street, Durham NC. Co-designer, Jennifer Fante. Built by Chase Building Company.


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2013 - The Eric and Sharon Harris Residence, Cary NC. Co-designer, Megan Patnaik.


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2014 - The James and Ruthe Markworth House, 9917 Adlie Drive, Wake Forest NC. Co-designer, Nick Owings.


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2014 - The Scott and Cynthia Mollenkopf House, Chatham County NC. Unbuilt.


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2014 - The Terry Blanken and Dennis Swartzlander Condo Renovations, 140 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill NC. Co-designer, Megan Patnaik.


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2014 - The Danielle Seaman and Randy Bolick House, Wade Road, Durham NC. Unbuilt.


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2014 - The Randy Lanou and Lori Scappino House, aka Scappino House, aka Horseshoe House, 2673 Horseshoe Road, Creedmoor NC. Commissioned 2010. Won a 2017 AIANC Award. Photos by Leilani Carter.


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2016 - The Keith and Suerissa Blecher House, aka The Wedge II, 3240 Pickett Road, Durham NC. Bottom photo by Daniel Perrin.


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2016 - The Altridge Group LLC House, 203 Laurel Avenue, Carrboro NC. Megan Patnaik was project manager.


2018 - The Kendall Glaze House, aka the Blaze Residence, aka Duke Homestead, 2740 Woodmont Drive, Durham NC.


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2021 - The Philip Goswick Renovation, aka Tranquil Retreat, aka House for Peace and Tranquility, 8804 Highhill Road, Raleigh NC. Project architect, Matthew Symanski. For sale in 2022.


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2024 - House, Durham NC. Originally a prefab, owners decided on a different design, still with BuildSense.


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2024 - The Benjamin and Heather Habets House, 9228 Tenners Way, Wake Forest NC.


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2025 - The Ivan and Megan Wood House, 3620 Hawkins Road, Hurdle Mills NC.


Sources include: BuildSense; Randy Lanou; Erik Mehlman; Megan Patnaik.