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Holden Beach Character & Density Study

Project Summary

This project conducted research to evaluate the highest and best potential uses of two properties centered in the Town of Holden Beach, NC. Using the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab’s expertise in ecological and landscape planning, community resilience, and coastal hazard mitigation, the research team undertook analyses to identify and describe multiple land use scenarios. The study evaluated contextual factors and resilient solutions that are appropriate for a barrier island. Findings and resultant recommendations address how novel approaches to architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design can inform a variety of sustainably-driven schema that complement community character and strengthen town fabric.

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Location

Holden Beach, NC

 

Funding Source

Conservation Purpose, LLC

Coastal Dynamics Design Lab

The mission of the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab (CDDL) is to organize and lead trans-disciplinary research and design teams to address critical ecological and community development challenges in vulnerable coastal regions and shoreline communities, with a concentrated focus on Eastern North Carolina and the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain.

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