Design Matters

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Our blog, Design Matters, is a place for our team to share our knowledge, community events, projects, resources, and opinions. It is a place for you to keep up with us and for us to hear from you. Thanks for reading!

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The heart of good design

By cbhendricks | July 26, 2021 | architecture, Building Science, project update

When designing a home, it is important to ask a lot of questions to figure out the goals of the new project. Why ...

The Golden Product Rep allows us to design better

By cbhendricks | July 26, 2021 | architecture, Building Science

Over the last year of uncertainty, it has been difficult to figure out what products have changed, what is ...

Young Architect Series 2021: Adrienne Stronge

By gainesgrouparchitects_2t46ll | July 23, 2021 | architecture, Leadership

I had the pleasure, for the second time this year, of attending the Young Architect virtual conference. This ...

Kitchen Countertops

By cbhendricks | July 22, 2021 | architecture, Interior Design

Whether you are trying to tackle a kitchen renovation or building your dream house, the selection process can be ...

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mini Golf for Kids’ Sake 2021

By cbhendricks | July 20, 2021 | Leadership

This past weekend The Gaines Group team had the privilege of supporting the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Big Brothers ...

GiveSolar and the Green Energy Movement

By cbhendricks | July 14, 2021 | architecture, Building Science, Local Leaders

The switch to renewable energy seems like a no-brainer, there are several benefits to taking the plunge into a more environmentally conscious lifestyle, more specifically - solar power.

A world of No Design

By cbhendricks | July 14, 2021 | architecture

Most of us have never had clothes designed specifically for our desires, body type, and preferences. Most of us have not experienced design rather live in a world of "no design."

Architecture is frozen music

By cbhendricks | July 14, 2021 | architecture

Our world is a better place because of music, art, and architecture. "Music is liquid architecture; architecture is frozen music" according to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.