Neighborhood Preservation – Design Center – Norfolk, VA
The life expectancy of a 100+ year-old frame houses reaches a point of critical repair or removal that is a challenge for city planners to maintain traditional urban neighborhoods, such as Norfolk, VA....
View ArticleSpecifying “affordability” in Traditional Neighborhood Design
Redevelopment planners are facing a new challenge for replacing deteriorated single-family houses with new homes that conform to Traditional Neighborhood Design standards, including that prospective...
View ArticleNew Urbanism – at No Additional Cost – loving what you have
The website for the City of Hampton, Virginia is low key and …well …neighborly. If you’re curious, click Living in Hampton. I especially like the page for its Neighborhood Office. It is here that a...
View ArticleHow to Decide – Love It or List It
How to Decide – Love It or List It This Love It or List It adventure resulted in additional living area and architectural improvements that were less expensive than knocking it down and building from...
View ArticleCONTEMPORARY CRAFTSMAN, OPEN FOR VIRTUAL TOUR
This house is designed for a picturesque beachfront lot on the Chesapeake Bay, locally known as Chick’s Beach in Virginia Beach. We label it “contemporary” because it has a very open floor plan, with...
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