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Downtown Norfolk Pilot Parklet Project

Written by WPA on August 1, 2014. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, New Construction, Parklet, Rendering, Structures.

WPA teamed up with Blueridge General Contractors for a fun design-build project for the Downtown Norfolk Council. The DNC worked with the City of Norfolk to write guidelines for a pilot parklet program. The WPA/Blueridge Parklet will be built off-site and installed in front of MacArthur square. Once streetscape improvements have been completed for the new Slover Library, the Parklet will move up the street and park in front of 3 Way Café and the WPA studio, providing additional outdoor seating for anyone to use.

The PLOT in Norfolk’s Downtown Art and Design District. PLEASE JOIN US!

Written by WPA on June 24, 2014. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, Event, Norfolk, PLOT, Public Art, Structures.

WPA has been hard at work with the Downtown Norfolk Council and teams of volunteers to realize the second manifestation of The PLOT in Norfolk’s Downtown Art and Design District. PLEASE JOIN US!

Tomorrow evening, Tuesday, June 24^th, from 4-8 pm will be a PLOT Volunteer Session. There are shipping containers and planter boxes to be painted, a huge community garden to be filled with dirt and plants, a large scale chess board to be established, a stage to be built… and lots more! Come be part of the story.

To keep in the loop on all things PLOT: https://www.facebook.com/ThePlotDowntown

Duck Donuts

Written by WPA on November 12, 2013. Posted in Commercial, Duck Donuts, Hampton Roads, New Construction, Rendering, Structures, Virginia Beach.

On a stretch of Virginia Beach Blvd. spotted with car dealerships and office/retail strip malls near the Kings Grant neighborhood, this new commercial duplex began construction in late October. Approximately 3,000 square feet, the single-story, two-suite building will house the first Virginia franchise of the wildly popular Duck Donuts. The building features a drive thru for Duck Donuts, large glass storefronts, and a contemporary exterior clad in brick and fiber cement panels. WPA with Homeland Construction are collaborating with GET Solutions , McPherson Design Group and WPL in this exciting design-build project. Construction is expected to be completed in January.

Duck Donuts is located at 3030 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach.

Meet the Architects

Written by WPA on September 18, 2013. Posted in AIA, Downtown Norfolk, Event, Exhibit, Hampton Roads, Public Art.

WPA and Studio Posy featured in the Fall Edition 2013 of Distinction Magazine

Written by WPA on August 21, 2013. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, Hampton Roads, WPA Studio.

Thom of WPA and his sister Marissa of Studio Posy are featured in the Fall Edition 2013 of Distinction Magazine. A big thank you goes out to Mike Hixenbaugh for his thoughtful writing and to Eric Lusher for the wonderful photography. The photo shoot took place just after our studio expansion and renovations were complete; we are excited to have this moment in time captured in such a good light. Copies of the magazine are available at local Barnes & Noble and Harris Teeter stores or it can be ordered here.

WPA Office Expansion

Written by WPA on May 29, 2013. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, Event, Renovation, WPA Studio.

DEMOLITION VIEW TO WINDOWS

VIEW TO NEW WINDOWS

VIEW FROM KITCHENETTE

DRYWALL CLOSE TO COMPLETION

WPA // Office Expansion

Written by WPA on December 21, 2012. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, Renovation, WPA Studio.

The studio expansion is underway and we are excited to see the old structure exposed, revealing windows, previously unseen.

NSU // Brown Hall

Written by WPA on September 27, 2012. Posted in Educational, New Construction, Rendering, Uncategorized.

WPA and Dills Architects teamed up to pursue the new Brown Hall Math and Mass Communications Building at Norfolk State University and we found out yesterday that we were selected to do the job! We are honored to be awarded this important project and can’t wait to get to work with Dills and our other amazing consultants: Speight, Marshall & Francis, P.C.; Pace Collaborative; Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB); the Sextant Group, Inc.; G E T Solutions, Inc.; Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC; Forella Group, LLC; and Setty & Associates, Ltd. Go team!

Start Norfolk

Written by WPA on November 13, 2011. Posted in Event.

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