Life as a small architectural firm

Feb 5, 2024

As a small architectural firm, we have to stay flexible and have a wide understanding of building types. We work with lots of clients with the common characteristic between them is that everything we do is custom. How we approach the project, what we design, how we deliver information is all custom to what our client needs and wants. That has led to some wonderful opportunities in many places across our area. 

2023 Project Locations

We are so fortunate to have a wide range of locations for our projects and a wide range of project types. This past year we have worked in:

Davis, West Virginia

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Albemarle County, Virginia

Bergton, Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia

Chesterfield, Virginia

Christiansburg, Virginia

Earlysville, Virginia

Elkton, Virginia

Farmville, Virginia

Floyd, Virginia

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Hinton, Virginia

Howardsville, Virginia

Lake Anna, Virginia

Lake Monticello, Virginia

Linville, Virginia

Massanutten, Virginia

Maurertown, Virginia

McGaheysville, Virginia

Midlothian, Virginia

Mt. Crawford, Virginia

Nelson Country, Virginia

New Market, Virginia

Orange, Virginia

Orkney Springs, Virginia

Palmyra, Virginia

Penn Laird, Virginia

Quicksburg, Virginia

Rockingham County, Virginia

Scottsville, Virginia

Singers Glen, Virginia

Sperryville, Virginia

Timberville, Virginia

Verona, Virginia

Waynesboro, Virginia

Weyers Cave, Virginia

Winchester, Virginia

Wintergreen, Virginia

Our project types varied, spanning from apartments, custom homes, kitchen renovation, deck addition, Golf Center, Christian Church School, Lumber Company, Furniture Store, Therapist office space, Gymnastics Studio, Affordable housing, pavilion, corn crib, fraternity, historic porch renovation, law office, food bank, industrial office renovation, community center, dental office, warehouse, manufacturing space, home addition, medical office, historic farmhouse renovation, townhouses, bathroom renovation, Barndominium, pool house, and a basement renovation. As a (relatively) small architectural firm, we love the opportunities to meet each client where they’re at for each design dream they have.

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