Live Oak Bank Corporate Campus
The Live Oak Bank Campus in Wilmington reflects the organization’s commitment to its people and the natural environment, with a connected collection of buildings designed to support employee well-being, collaboration, and a strong sense of place.
LOCATION Wilmington, NC
COMPLETED 2025
SIZE 422,433 SF | 100 Acres
SUSTAINABILITY First Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Office Building in North Carolina
PHOTOGRAPHER Mark Herboth (Buildings 1, 2, 3, FitPark & Parking Structure); Andrew Sherman (Building 2); Melva Calder (Building 2); Keith Issacs (Building 4)
AWARDS Building 1: AIA North Carolina 2013 Merit Award; AIA Wilmington 2013 Design Excellence Award; Wilmington Tree Commission 2015 Preservation & Landscape Design; WoodWorks 2015 Jury's Choice Award; American Architecture Award 2017 Architecture Merit Prize; AIA South Atlantic Region 2020 SAR Wood Award Building 2: AIA North Carolina 2020 Merit Award; AIA Wilmington 2016 Highest Honor Award; Wood Design & Building 2018 Best Mid-Rise Commercial Award Building 3: AIA Wilmington 2021 Merit Award; Cape Fear CREW 2021 Placemaking Award FitPark/Parking Structure: AIA North Carolina 2020 Honor Award; AIA Wilmington 2020 Merit Award; Business North Carolina 2019 Honorable Mention; Cape Fear CREW 2021 Placemaking Award Finalist Building 4: Cape Fear CREW 2025 Best Design Award
Rooted in Nature
Developed in partnership with LS3P, the campus was thoughtfully designed to embody Live Oak Bank’s culture and its connection to the surrounding longleaf pine and live oak forest. Spanning five buildings, the campus shares a cohesive architectural language that blends wood, steel, and glass to create a contemporary aesthetic rooted in its natural setting.
The campus includes North Carolina’s first cross-laminated timber office building, demonstrating an innovative approach to environmentally integrated design. Each structure is carefully sited to minimize land disturbance, while cypress siding, high-performance glazing, and slender building forms maximize access to daylight and views of the surrounding landscape.
Designed for People & Wellness
Across the campus, interior spaces emphasize transparency, flexibility, and employee wellness. Open workspaces, fitness centers, walking trails, and a dog park support a variety of work styles and daily routines, while central lounges, tiered conference rooms, and multi-story atriums encourage collaboration and connection.
A defining feature of the campus is FitPark, which reimagines the traditional parking garage by integrating a full-service fitness center and wellness clinic. With rooftop gathering spaces, outdoor exercise areas, and a design inspired by the vertical character of the surrounding forest, FitPark reflects the bank’s investment in health, sustainability, and workplace innovation. Together, the campus buildings form a unified environment that balances performance, wellness, and stewardship of the natural landscape.
