Design Matters
Thoughts of an ArchitectA Message from The Firm
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!
Learn how job shadowing informs career path
Each year we host high school students in our office for a chance to job shadow and explore architecture as a career. There are so many avenues you can take if you enjoy design and this is a great way to explore one before paying for
Rocktown Energy Festival 2021 – Renewable Energy
As the need for renewable energy rises so does accessibility. The first annual Rocktown Energy Festival is ...
Tinky Bryan’s Bench at The Depot
With First Friday fast approaching, we are taking time to highlight the rich history of our gallery space. Before ...
Art & Community
Whether we notice it or not, art will always have a seat at the table in every community. Art has been used as not ...
Return of First Friday
Now that life is slowly shifting back to normal we are eager to start up our beloved First Friday gallery nights, ...
First Friday Featured Artist – Andrea Konstant
We are stoked to get back to First Friday celebrations and even more thrilled to host zentangle inspired artist, ...
First Friday Featured Artist – Cara Walton
As everything begins to shift back to normal, we start to get back to what we missed, one of those things being ...
The heart of good design
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
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
I had the pleasure, for the second time this year, of attending the Young Architect virtual conference. This ...
Kitchen Countertops
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
This past weekend The Gaines Group team had the privilege of supporting the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Big Brothers ...