kamphoefner was appointed as the first dean of the school of design and he brought with him several students and faculty from the university of oklahoma. during his tenure at the school of design matsumoto won over thirty awards for his housing designs and his achievements were published internationally. some of his most well-known and acclaimed designs in north carolina include the george poland house in raleigh, n.c., the matsumoto residence, also in raleigh, n.c., the e.m. lipman residence in richmond, v.a., the milton julian residence in chapel hill, n.c., the j.gregory poole resident in raleigh, n.c., which he designed with g. milton small, jr., the ritcher house in raleigh, n.c., which he designed with kamphoefner, and the e.k. thrower residence in sedgefield (greensboro), n.c. his houses are notable for their simplicity, rigor and residential interpretation of the international style.