We love working with locally owned small business leaders in the Shenandoah Valley. When the owners of Java and Jam Cafe approached us about a new welcoming space they wanted to create in Broadway we were very interested. Their vision is to create a quaint and inviting community coffee shop in the heart of Broadway, Virginia. Their design goals include being able to feature locally made high quality products in a welcoming space that supports building a stronger community. They want this new space to look like it fits in this historic building. We wanted to make sure we were supporting the existing businesses as well while helping the new venture thrive. So we worked with the building owner, our client, and the existing businesses in the historic J & B Country Store building to help capture new space in the upper level of the existing building. This will allow the current antique shops to expand while also bringing this new corner coffee shop to town allowing for friends to gather and special events to be celebrated.
Our client’s vision is clear, she wants to preserve the historic feel of the space. She has worked hard to find the right aesthetic solutions to maintain the sense of belonging this building deserves. We did a space layout and code compliance check to make sure her vision works efficiently. We also worked with a builder to make sure we were delivering the highest value design solution.
We are looking forward to seeing this new space take shape in early 2026. We hope to take advantage of the excellent coffee and free Wi-Fi on our first visit once they open. Until then we will keep hunting for treasures in J & B’s Country Store. This type of project where we can help a new business find the right solution for their space while assisting an existing business expand fits well with our goals to build a stronger community through design. We are so fortunate to have incredible clients that allow us to live our mission.
The spaces you see here will undergo a transformation to become Java and Jam Cafe, a welcoming space to invite the local Broadway community to enjoy high quality products, all while building a sense of community!
