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Even around Charlottesville's Downtown Mall, fences cordon private-use areas, signalling a disconnect between social groups. Photo: Robert Llewellyn

Where the sidewalk ends: How public spaces affect private lives

Abode | Lindsey Luria | COMMENTS

In urban design, decisions about road lanes, sidewalk widths and shade trees affect the rhythm of use in outdoor spaces—transportation and commerce, social activity, traffic, safety, recreation and even public health are determined by these choices. Urban planners have long been using the catchphrase “live, work, play” to describe an idyllic mixture of programming, but […]

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Among Bob Anderson's projects is a residential complex overlooking the James River. Photo: Stephen Barling

Complex forms: Architect Bob Anderson on art and the built environment

Abode | Caite Hamilton | COMMENTS

Practice makes perfect. It’s an adage for a reason—the more you do something, the more comfortable with it and adept at it you become. That was architect Bob Anderson’s thinking, anyway, when, as an 8-year-old, he saw an illustration of Albrecht Dürer’s wood carving of a rhinoceros from 1515. “I fell in love with it […]

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Heated floors are basically a luxury in a moderate climate like Charlottesville's, and are found mainly in higher-end custom homes.

What’s the best way to utilize in-floor heating in a temperate climate like Charlottesville’s?

Abode | Shea Gibbs | COMMENTS

Heated floors are less popular than they used to be, according to local builders, but that doesn’t mean they don’t still have their place. “In this climate it’s not economically real feasible as a primary heat source,” says Wayne Stinnette, vice president of Abrahamse & Company Builders. But “you see a lot of in-floor heating […]

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Montpelier's new Claude Moore Hall visually connects to its environment, but some contemporary details help it stand out for a modern era. Photo: Stephen Barling

Immortal words: At Montpelier, a place for ‘We, the people’ to learn—and record

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

It’s a special opportunity to hear a luminary speak in person, but for Kat Imhoff, president of James Madison’s Montpelier, it’s a shame to hear those words evaporate without being captured in a recording. Like, say, when Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as a Supreme Court justice, spoke to a group of […]

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Nina Crawford says her favorite room in her own home is the sunroom. "It's a large room for seating and dining with views of the mountains," she says. Photo: Amy Jackson

Got it covered: At home with Nina Crawford

By Caite Hamilton | COMMENTS

When it comes to designing a room, often the advice is to start with something you love (a rug, a piece of art—anything) and work from there, layering pattern and texture to achieve a dynamic space. But every project is different, says Nina Crawford, and no two clients are the same. “My favorite customer is […]

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Photo: Stephen Barling

November Abode: On stands now!

By Caite Hamilton | COMMENTS

A renovated barn outside of Charlottesville, a city brewery opens up (literally), a Woolen Mills condo breaks the mold and more, in this month’s issue of Abode. Here’s what you’ll find inside: Architect Jeff Sties‘ solar powers. Preston Avenue’s newest brew space. Your backyard’s best autumn addition. An industrial space in Woolen Mills defies condo […]

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Photo: Ron Blunt

The new rustic: In Keswick, a traditional barn structure reimagined—inside and out

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

There are upsides and downsides to having a barn as the starting point for a house. Upside: that great barn shape. In the case of the Red Barn project, on the grounds of Castle Hill Cidery in Keswick, that form makes for an iconic and historic statement in the landscape. Downside: Iconic and historic barns […]

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Photo: Hank Bilek

Barns and barrels: Two local reclaimed lumber projects

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

Reclaimed wood has been a hot item for years now. Most people are familiar with the idea of giving old wood, from barns or other sources, new life. Most often, the salvaged stuff ends up as flooring, though cabinetry, furniture and ceilings are also big. But the folks at Mountain Lumber, the Ruckersville company that’s […]

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Jeff Sties' local projects include a LEED-certified house at Bundoran Farm. Photo: John Foraste

Architect Jeff Sties actively pursues a passive approach

By Caite Hamilton | COMMENTS

Every house is a passive solar house, by the simple fact that every home that is built sits in the sun. But architect Jeff Sties argues that that isn’t enough. “We live on a finite planet with a finite amount of affordable resources,” Sties says. “The alternative is to incorporate the free, abundant natural energy […]

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The completion of UVA's Darden School of Business in 1996 took Jefferson's vision to the extreme by copying the Academical Village, complete with a smaller, stockier Rotunda and its own version of the Lawn. Photo: Jack Looney

Authenticity vs. evocation: When imitation diminishes design

By Lindsey Luria | COMMENTS

Every new restaurant looks like a factory. Or, so says a recent NPR article. Reclaimed wood, brick walls and exposed beams, the piece asserted, have become so popular in interior design that new furniture is being treated to look weathered, and new apartments are being built loft-style with “factory” windows. Where does this preference for […]

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Element Construction helped give Random Row brewery a palette that incorporates reclaimed wood, concrete and steel. Photo: Stephen Barling

Random Row Brewing Co. brings you closer to your pint

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

Customers at a small local brewery might enjoy seeing how their lagers and pale ales are actually brewed. That’s what the folks behind Random Row Brewing Co. were betting on when they designed their tasting room on Preston Avenue, which opened in mid-September.  Gleaming metal tanks are a major design element in the space, which […]

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This ground-floor spot in Woolen Mills turns the condo concept on its head. Photo: John Wade

Down by the river: Sweet details in Woolen Mills

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

We don’t know about you, but when we hear the not-too-charming term “condo,” we tend to conjure images of dwellings that are longer on convenience than character. You know—concrete balconies, underground parking, stacked washer/dryer, that sort of thing. Well, along comes a condo that shatters the stereotype. Let’s start by considering the neighborhood. We all […]

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Photo: Kip Dawkins

October Abode: On stands now!

By Caite Hamilton | COMMENTS

This month’s Abode features a city home with a cool, uncomplicated palette; a sleek white kitchen in Farmington Heights; tips from Rebecca Schoenthal on choosing art for your home and more! Here’s everything you’ll find inside: Architect Cathy Purple Cherry makes good. The Fralin Museum curator schools us on buying art. 21st century gadgetry. Designer […]

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Photo: Stephen Barling

The light touch: A few small changes make a kitchen all new

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

Designer Wendi Smith found not just good but excellent bones to start with when she tackled a recent kitchen redo. And that was lucky, because the look of this kitchen was very different from what her client ultimately wanted. “She definitely has a style,” says Smith of her client. “She likes neutral and calm colors; […]

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Photo: Kip Dawkins

Lean & green: In a sustainable house, a minimal palette keeps things cool

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

When one Charlottesville couple started building a house in December 2014, they had a front-row seat to the construction: Their new house was going up in what had been a vacant lot right next door to their old house. In their case, having daily contact with the building process was welcome—they’d been highly involved with […]

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Lutron Homeworks QS is a hardwired solution that integrates interior and exterior light control with automated window treatments. The system is also capable of talking to HVAC and audio systems, like Sonos.

Home, made easier: Residential gadgets and appliances are linking up like never before

By Shea Gibbs | COMMENTS

If homes aren’t getting more high tech around Charlottesville, they’re at least getting more connected, according to Ben Feiner of local home integration specialist ProLink. Where at one time appliance and gadget manufacturers focused on making their own products more interactive, they’ve since focused on playing well with others. “Once the iPhones-slash-iPads came out, most […]

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This former Kluge home on Coopers Lane could use some love both inside and out. Photo: Courtesy Garnett Falls

Living in the past at a one-time Kluge nest

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

Every place has a history, but the past at some homes looms especially large. In Albemarle County, the name Kluge is synonymous with lavish wealth, wine and, unfortunately, bankruptcy. Locals—and the rest of the country—watched the fortune of Patricia Kluge rise and fall over her three decades or so in town, and a curious byproduct […]

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In her own home, Fralin Museum of Art curator Rebecca Schoenthal hangs a collection of works from well-known, unknown and local artists alike. Photo: Rammelkamp Foto

Art at home: The Fralin’s Rebecca Schoenthal on acquisition and display

By Raennah Lorne | COMMENTS

As the curator for the Fralin Museum of Art, Rebecca Schoenthal is responsible for creating exhibitions for the approximately 10,000-square-foot space. Sometimes she turns to the permanent collection—more than 14,000 objects—in order to expand upon an idea. Other times, the catalyst for an exhibit might be an object within the collection, around which she then […]

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The Yamuna Project, a multiyear research agreement between the University of Virginia and the Delhi Jal Board, will help stem the crisis of pollution in New Delhi, India's Yamuna River. Photo: Wikimedia Commons user Teacher1943

Death of the architect: Operating in an era of uncertainty

By C-VILLE Writers | COMMENTS

Architects face an uncertain time. On one hand, we are in the fading era of famous designers, the “starchitects” who shaped discussion of what architecture should be—those who transcended typical barriers facing architecture by mastering the globalized market economy, delivering the ultimate branding strategy based on design to corporations and a wealthy elite. On the […]

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Photo: Robert Radifera

From STEM to STREAM: Charlottesville Catholic School expands the possibilities

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

Time was, when students at Charlottesville Catholic School wanted to do a science experiment, they’d have to contend with the elements. “Students would be heating minerals over an open flame,” recalls Principal Michael Riley. “They’d use a Petri dish with an alcohol flame. They’d be doing it outside”—because there wasn’t a properly ventilated spot indoors—“and […]

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Among Cathy Purple Cherry's projects is a three-story contemporary home featuring a selection of natural materials. Photo: David Burroughs

Meaningful design: For Cathy Purple Cherry, architecture is more than aesthetic

By Caite Hamilton | COMMENTS

Architect Cathy Purple Cherry started her practice, Purple Cherry Architects, in a 1,000-square-foot home with two children underfoot and two employees. Back then, as now, her focus was custom, luxury residential projects—the kind you’d see featured in home and garden magazines—and over the next few years, she hired more employees and expanded the work space […]

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Photo: Scott Smith

Welcome surprise: In Bundoran, a log cabin comes out of hiding

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

Talk about a bonus buy: Jeff and Ivy Levien bought a 30-acre parcel at Bundoran Farm in 2012, and only later realized that it came with a historic log cabin. To be precise, the Leviens knew that the building existed, but they figured it for a teardown. Several contractors had concurred with that view, and […]

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Charlottesville artists' work can be seen elsewhere in the home, too, as in the dining room, where a landscape by artist Dean Dass dominates a wall and a table by furniture maker Michael Keith grounds the space. Photo: Kip Dawkins

It’s all in the mix: A traditional house gets a modern facelift

By Erika Howsare | COMMENTS

A 1942 Marshall Wells-designed home in tony Farmington: What could be more traditional? Except when it isn’t. For the last three years, designer Kathy Heiner of KLH Designs has been transforming this home in collaboration with its owners, making it a showcase for an eclectic, unfussy style. “This house is all about friends and family,” says […]

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