Duplex on Chick’s Beach
Custom Private Waterfront Residence, VA Beach
This beautiful new shingle-style waterfront home is designed to take advantage of panoramic views out to the Lynnhaven Bay. The site formerly housed an old summer retreat getaway, complete with an outdoor fireplace building, trails down to canoe docks, and an oyster house for shucking the day’s catch. The new house bends to look over the water that surrounds the peninsula, and reuses the foundations of the old buildings, giving the fireplace and oyster shack new purpose. The main house connects to a guest suite and fitness room over the garage, stepping down through a covered breezeway. Features include a below-grade wine cellar, hand-crafted spiral stairs, a vaulted Great Room with a bridge above, and two masonry fireplaces. The pool house is on-axis with the pool, affording views through to the water.
Start of Phase 2
Come join us for the dedication of The Plot, and start of phase 2
429 Granby Street
When Grow Interactive renovated their new office at 427 Granby Street in 2010, they performed one of the finest renovations the street has seen in recent years. At that time, Mel and Thom were still with other firms, and Peter was building their butcher block furniture out of his Granby Street workshop. This collaboration brings together a metric ton of mutual respect and great friendships while promising to do something tremendous for downtown Norfolk: the front portion of this new space will be designed as the premier gathering place in Downtown Norfolk for some lucky entrepreneur to use to launch a brand new business.
The 429 property has been vacant for many years and will be thoroughly gutted and rebuilt with offices and workspace for Grow in the rear, and a restaurant, complete with rooftop dining, occupying the front. The goal for the restaurant is to push the boundaries of facade permeability and customer-pedestrian interactivity in downtown.
Studies and the design process are ongoing, but we promise that this will be a space that helps to redefine Granby Street.
Education Center on Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Methods
This progressive new education center, reminiscent of a common shed, will inform the public on both organic and sustainable methods of agriculture. Located in the Pungo area of Virginia Beach, VA, it is the result of a partnership between Community Development International and New Earth Farm, with pro bono help from Mark Schmidt and WPA. It features a seed-starting greenhouse, an open-air classroom, a built-in storage shed, a built-in pergola, and a rooftop garden that will grab the attention of passersby on the main road. These features will work together to form a simple and cohesive structure that is both functional and attractive.
APPROVED! The PLOT. A Place for many stories.
The PLOT: final approval GRANTED by Norfolk Planning Commission. Work Program Architects has taken a leadership role in the design and promotion process for this exciting pro bono project being championed by the Downtown Norfolk Council. Thom will be the speaker for their monthly member meeting in the large auditorium at Nauticus, next Wednesday morning, February 1st at 8am. Information can be found here. Please attend if you have interest in the project or would like to lend a helping hand.
Government Group Fitness Room Concept
The group fitness room will be a state of the art, multipurpose fitness room that is flexible enough to function for a wide variety of group fitness classes: Spinning, Step, Floor Aerobics, Cardio Sculpt and Tone, Kettlebells, Abs and Core, Zumba, Yoga, and Pilates. These classes require very different environments, from super high-energy to calm and peaceful, and the room must be able to adapt and get participants in the zone as soon as they walk into the room. This will be accomplished with quick changes in lighting, sound, equipment, and accessories.
Outdoor Cabana Completed
Completed outdoor cabana for a private residence in Virginia Beach, Virginia.