In-House Design-Build Resources 

In June of 1993, John S. Clark Company, LLC purchased a North Carolina Architectural and Engineering Company to create Design Inc. of North Carolina.  As a wholly owned subsidiary of John S. Clark Company, this addition of Design Inc. gave John S. Clark the ability to provide clients with in-house design/build capability primarily in the area of industrial projects as well as some commercial, retail and religious projects. 

Since the initial purchase and name change, Design Inc. has become licensed to provide architectural design services in the states of Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia, in addition to its home state of North Carolina. 

The employees of Design Inc. of North Carolina work exclusively with John S. Clark Company and do not offer their services to third party clients. 

Design Inc. exists to support John S. Clark with architectural and engineering capabilities in order to provide a value-added competitive advantage over other General Contractors, who cannot offer fully integrated multi-disciplinary design/build services with one true source of responsibility in-house, for design and construction services.  The addition of Design Inc. has allowed John S. Clark to be consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 Design/Build General Contractors by ENR Magazine.

LEADERSHIP

The President of Design Inc. of North Carolina is Tony Chilton, AIA.  Tony graduated from N.C. State University in 1983 with a degree in environmental design as well as a degree in architecture.  Tony began work at John S. Clark as a field laborer and gained valuable “hands on” experience in how facilities are constructed from the project supervision side.  Tony transferred to the drafting department and sought his professional architect license, which he received in 1988.  He is licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia.  Tony has combined his “in-the-field” construction experience with his architectural expertise to provide solutions to meet the performance requirements of our client’s facilities.  He has a unique understanding and keen ability to help project managers and superintendents control the cost, schedule and quality concerns of our clients.

John Vincent, PE is the VP of Structural Engineering for Design Inc. of North Carolina.  John previously worked for Carolina Steel Corp. for six years prior to joining Design Inc. in 1985. 

John attended Virginia Polytechnical institute and State University, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1979.  He is licensed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. 

DESIGN/BUILD RESPONSIBILITIES 

JOHN S. CLARK COMPANY PROVIDES: 

      Site Evaluation

Site/Building Conceptual Design

Detail Site/Civil Design

Building Architectural/Structural Design

Utilities/Services Design (PM & E)

Detailed Project Schedule

Site/Building Construction

Process Equipment Installation

Utilities/Services Equipment Installation 

OWNER PROVIDES:

Potential Site or Sites

Performance Requirement of the Facility

Process Equipment Preliminary Design and Basic Layout

Basic Utilities and Service Requirements

Requirements for Office Areas, Labs, Maintenance and Other Support Areas