Services

Our practice is shaped around our belief that our work matters and the places and spaces we shape have a positive impact on the lives they touch. We consider our designs to be enduring cultural touchstones and each is explored through the unique qualities and promise of our client, the context and site. Our range of work includes strategic planning through design for colleges and universities as well as work in the cultural arts and on historic structures.

A campus plan should reflect an institution’s vision, mission, academic pedagogy, and values. Our collaborative process is informed by diverse voices, guided by the wisdom of campus leadership, grounded in the expertise and stewardship of facilities professionals, and shaped by faculty insight and the passion and energy of students and the campus community. A well-developed plan enables campus leaders to make decisions and investments confident of aligning immediate and long-range needs.

Hanbury is a leader in historic preservation, providing programming, planning, and design services. We embrace our role as stewards of significant places through preservation planning, restoration, and adaptive reuse. Our national reputation is based on work in both urban and rural settings and on campuses, where historic fabric contributes significantly to the student experience and community identity.

Our sought-after Science team has designed and planned life science projects throughout the U.S., particularly in North Carolina’s renowned Research Triangle. We partner with clients to imagine—or re-imagine—all types of laboratory facilities – life sciences, agri-science, pharmaceutical and those in institutional settings, including makerspaces. We engage deeply with researchers to understand their work to better design and renovate facilities that can adapt as science evolves.

Interior spaces offer the most compelling platform to build enduring community and engage with culture, people, and self. Our work is guided by our core values of empathy and wellness to craft human centric spaces that address our clients’ needs and surpass their goals. We partner with our clients to develop creative solutions that form lasting and impressionable experiences that attract, inspire, innovate, and connect.