Southside Shopping Center

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Commercial

PROJECT LOCATION: Charlottesville, VA
CONTRACTOR: Jamerson-Lewis Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY: Asha L Beck

Inside the curved brick corner walkway with brick columns.

Goodwill and Food Lion at the Southside Shopping Center with mountains in the background. Charlottesville, Virginia.

Food Lion at the Southside Shopping Center.

Shops at Southside Shopping Center in Charlottesville, VA.

Curved walkway beside the shops with brick columns.

Goodwill at the Southside Shopping Center in Charlottesville.

Food Lion and Tanderines Kitchen at Southside Shopping Center.

Brick Goodwill store at Southside Shopping Center.

Covered walkway beside the shops. Brick columns line it.

In 1997, we were approached to design a shopping center along an entrance corridor to Charlottesville. Because the location is a gateway to the city, we wanted to relate the design to some of the historic structures in the area, while giving the design a contemporary update so that it was suited for a wide variety of service and retail tenants. To address visibility from both streets while still inviting pedestrian traffic, we designed the shopping center with a curved corner. The intricate brick detailing speaks to some of the historic structures in the area, while the bold blue steel between the columns integrates the development colors and gives the building a unique contemporary look. When developing the outparcel in 2013, we were asked to come back to the site to design the stand-alone building for Goodwill. We pulled in many of the same brick detailing so the shopping center achieves a cohesive look.