MAKER’S ALLEY - RALEIGH
North Hills Innovation District is a 33-acre district set to include two high-rise Class A office towers totaling 700,000 SF, four residential buildings totaling 1,500 apartments, and 60,000 SF of retail space awaiting a diverse tenant group of entrepreneurs, start-ups, and local businesses— all with access to an unprecedented amount of open natural space. Maker’s Alley is the heart and center of the NHID.
NHID and Channel House commissioned artists Joe Geis and Jeremiah Britton, co-founders and partners of independent creative studio ALSO DEPT. to bring in their dynamic, energetic, and collaborative approach to creating large-scale abstract work to the district. Their new 86’x58’ mural “Three Pointer at the Buzzer by the Creek,” which can be seen from blocks way, will act as a way to draw people into the new district and development.
The color palette of this mural acts as a reflection of the sunsets, forest, flowers, and vegetation on the other side of Maker’s Alley. Not only does it represent the reflection, but all of the shapes are inspired by a bird’s eye view of local creeks, rivers, lakes, and tree tops, while the white line work acts as an abstract representation of oak leaves, inspired by Raleigh’s nickname, “The City of Oaks.”
Raleigh, NC
