The Crossings at Fourth and Preston is brwa’s first venture into the design of Single Resident Occupancy housing. The facility will provide housing for sixty residents and a full time manager.  The building is situated at the intersection of Fourth Street NW and Preston Avenue. The Crossings is a quintessential urban building with a frontage on Fourth Street of over two hundred feet. The proximity of the building, being set back ten feet from the sidewalk creates a true urban feel and will contribute to the urban fabric of the neighborhood.  The project will carry an Earth Craft Multi Family Housing Certification and will include photo voltaic roof panels to supply 20% of the electricity for the facility. Additionally, the design also features roof top solar hot water panels.

The owners of Arch’s Frozen Yogurt desired a sustainably designed modern building to reinforce their presence in the busiest commercial corridor in Charlottesville. Pedestrian traffic was encouraged by placing the building forward on the site with inviting exterior patios and decks, which provide unique views of the commercial corridor and the woods adjoining the site. The two-story structure has decks, patios and landscaping at each end, and is covered by a roof with large overhangs to manage the South-facing solar orientation. The façade incorporates large expanses of glass to allow the inside activity to be viewed from the street, creating a connection with the urban corridor. The overall design of the structure used innovative applications for the wall and roof panels to shorten the time of construction. Passive solar design, mechanical systems and landscaping incorporatted sustainable and green-building strategies were into the design of the building.

The University of Virginia Community Credit Union on Arlington Blvd renovated a tired-looking mid-20th century office building into an updated and forward thinking home for one of their branch offices. Composite metal panels and frameless glass walls wrap the welcoming new lobby space and open it up to Arlington Blvd. Combined with more energy-efficient floor to ceiling storefront windows and metal spandrel panels, these elements provide a clean, professional, and contemporary face to the building. Inside, a fresh materials palette, brand new mechanical systems, and large windows all contribute to an improved working environment.

Our medical practice encompasses projects of all sizes, from full facilities to doctor’s offices. We are experienced in various types of medical practices, including Orthopedics, Cardiology, Pediatrics, Dentistry, and Family Practice. In addition to designing the architectural space, we can assist with the selection of furniture, custom cabinetry, nurse’s stations, and the placement of equipment. We will help to provide a warm and practical space for any type of medical facility.

With careful attention to finishes, budget, and details, each project creates a distinct, singular space that increases productivity while complimenting each client’s functional and aesthetic needs, thus creating a better working environment. From the early phases of programming, schematic design, and facility evaluation, through the latter phases of construction documents, administering construction, and occupancy assitance, attention to detail and service are consistent characteristics of our work.

We have completed many projects, including office remodels for companies like UVIMCO, Signature Medical Spa, and CFA Institute. Often these projects are complex due to phasing, furniture coordination, construction administration, and matching existing conditions and finishes.

Harborview Medical Center needed to provide new facilities for the growth of their long-established medical practices. The 22,000SF addition, designed by brwarchitects, added a waiting area and snack bar, creating the vestibule for these new medical offices. The addition allows for future vertical expansion while relating the new additions to the scale of the original rotunda. Tying the building to the site, highly reflective glass maximizes the natural presence of the wetland landscape. The clinical area and rehabilitation facility are clad with brick masonry using a proportional system consistent with the adjacent surgery center, deferring to the architectural style of the original building.

The Belmont Lofts, which occupy the edge between the industrial rail-yard and the residential patterns of upper Belmont, are intended to evoke the historic ‘warehouses’ lining the city’s railroad. Containing forty-two residences while perserving a unique 3-acre urban forest home to a variety of indigenous trees, the Lofts create an urban edge to the neighborhood. ‘The Neighborhood Garden’ provides a carefully located series of cultivation plots for residents to grow vegetables and flowers. The impact of automobiles on the site is minimized to preserve the majority of the property for the natural park area. The units within the buildings vary to include studio units and luxury penthouses with roof terraces providing direct views of Monticello and the historic downtown area. The Lofts provided a civic catalyst to the neighborhood leading to a vigorous revival of commerce in downtown Belmont, referred to as Charlottesville’s “Brooklyn”.

The joint venture of Wardell/Boney Architects was selected as the winning design for the Covenant School through a design competition. The campus is comprised of a 96,000 SF school, athletic fields, parking and a future performing arts center, set on the largest rise of the 24-acre site to afford them visual prominence. Designed as a quadrangle, the central green is shared by the four academic houses, each serving 135 students. Each house has a locker commons and study lounge, designed as classical pavilions overlooking the soccer fields beyond. The main entry lobby reinforces the combination of modern educational resources in the context of a classical tradition.