DUNCAN HAMILTON MCPHERSON (1974-) McPherson was born in Greensboro NC and graduated in 1997 from Virginia Tech with a Bachelors of Architecture degree. He interned with Paredes-Grube Architecture in Ridgewood NJ (1996) and worked with the FWA Group in Hilton Head SC (1997-1999). He joined Samsel Architects in Asheville NC (1999) and became an owner in 2014. Samsel Architects became Altura Architects in 2023. 2015 - The Craven Gap House, Webb Cove Road, Asheville. Built by Standing Stone Builders. Won an AIA Asheville Award in 2017. 2016 - The Rafael and Mary Bravo House, aka the Hammock House, aka Modern Pavilion House, aka San Felipe Farm, 1235 Peniel Road, Columbus NC. Built by Koon Custom Homes. Won a 2016 AIANC Honor Award. Won 3rd place in the juried 2017 George Matsumoto Prize. Video. 2017 - The Ventana Concept House, 182 Villa Nova Drive, Asheville NC. Unbuilt. 2018 - The John and Dana Hilty Residence, aka Windy Gap Residence, 1877 Town Mountain Road, Asheville NC. 5684 sf. Built by Jade Mountain Builders; landscape design, Caitlin Sloop. 2019 - The Berg House, Asheville NC. Unbuilt. 2019 - The Haywood Modern Farmhouse. Unbuilt. 2019 - The Modern Home Marshall. Built. 2022 - The Brooks Sizemore House, aka Spruce Ridge Cabin, Balsam Mountains NC. Sited within a dense red spruce forest at 5,700 feet elevation. Built by Carolina Builder Services. Photos by Keith Isaacs. Sources include: Troy Winterrowd; Samsel Architects |