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Kempes Village in Historic Kempsville
Virginia Beach. 18 month planning and concept development to create an apartment community in the new “Historic Kempsville� district created in conjuction with the Pincess Anne Road realignment. WDA worked closely with Hampton Roads Housing Company and Ripley Heatwole to create a plan that saves the existing Kempsville High School, to be reused as residential lofts, and creates additional apartment in two courtyard type buildings that hide the parking and strengthen the streetscape. Two small commerical building are also included at the West site of the project.
Affordable Housing
Power Point slide of the proposed School Addition with affordable housing. Affordable housing was later dropped due to community objections.
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Kempes Green Village Space
Power point slide of the original concept with 246 Apartment Units showing the natural features.
transformed
Originally a 1960’s concrete frame office building with a precast panel skin, the Rotunda was into an iconic downtown condominium residence. The unique character and quality of the design has attracted buyers to downtown Norfolk during a challenging market environment. Construction was substantially completed in 2008. As of early 2010, approximately two-thirds of the units are sold. Architectural work was done in collaboration with Via Design Architects.
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original concept sketch by Charles Wermers, 2003
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the ROTUNDA
Rotunda Condominiums view from Freemason Street along with St. Paul’s Place Condominium multiplex units in the foreground.
site plan
The Rotunda is positioned at a major entry from I-264 into downtown Norfolk, VA. It is sited on a peninsula shaped piece of land surrounded diverse street conditions including the low scale historic Freemason Street, the major traffic artery St. Paul’s Boulevard and the downtown mall access road. The round tower actually works to place an exclamation point at the intersection of the diverse urban condition and create a powerful entry marker into the downtown.
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the ROTUNDA interiors Penthouse Unit
First Floor Unit
Typical loft Unit
Loft interior designs maximized the character of the existing high ceilings and concrete structural frame. Typical standards were developed and each unit has its own style derived from material selections, views and existing conditions.
site plan
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St. Paul’s Place condominiums Located along historic Freemason Street
St. Paul’s Place is an urban infill project located on East Freemason Street in downtown Norfolk. The Architectural work was produced in collaboration with Lyally Design Architects. Inspired by historic Freemason Street, we developed a mix of two unit types: Flats and Lofts. The Flats create the Freemason streetscape. They mimic the historic mansions in scale and proportion, providing a traditional urban lifestyle. The lofts have a grander scale that relates to the busier St. Paul’s Boulevard. The Loft units have an open, modern plan with exposed duct work and piping.
lofts
The Lofts are inspired by historic downtown apartment blocks. Each block is comprised of 16 loft units with tuck under parking in the rear.
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St. Paul’s Placeflats
The Flats are inspired by the historic mansion of Freemason Street. These new “mansions” are comprised of 3 or 6 smaller units with tuck under parking in the rear.
loft interiors
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St. Paul’sflat Place interiors TYPICAL FLAT BATHROOM
TYPICAL FIREPLACE
site plan
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Quaterpath Village New Urban infill
Williamsburg, VA. Single family and 4-plex towns are mixed on a tight using New Urban Principles, center on a Village Green. The 4-plex town homes are shown above, looking form the Village Green.
Village Green
The Village Green at Quarterpath
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Quaterpath Village single family homes
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site plan
Entrance Sign
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theA Preserve traditional neighborhood
The Preserve on the Elizabeth consists of 170 homes on over 200 acres of land, much of its dedicated to conservation. The Community is planned as a pedestrian friendly, street oriented community. Traditional Planning blends with suburban requirements to create a unique characters. Many of the homes front the streets with porches. Garages are accessed from alleys where possible. The clock tower above is the focal point of the Entrance Green.
houses
Wermers Development build over 60 homes from 7 models. Significant difference in elevations of adjacent homes provide architectural variation and created the appearance of an older neighborhood.
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the Preserve community spaces
Great care was taken to preserve existing old grow trees by creating green spaces the weave through the community. These spaces help to create a pedestrian friendly neighborhood.
CLUBHOUSE SITE PLAN
CLUBHOUSE POOL
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the Preserve clubhouse
site plan
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Harborcondominiums Walk
HARBOR WALK ENTRANCE
VIEW ACROSS PRETTY LAKE
Harbor Walk was envisioned as a premier, waterfront condominium project in East Ocean View. This plan creates a pedestrian friendly, medium density neighborhood. The units were located so that the clubhouse and promenade provide access to the water for all the residents. The units are a mix of flats and townhouses.
clubhouse CLUBHOUSE PORCH
BOAT SLIPS PAVILION
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Harbor Walk the units FLATS
TOWNHOUSES
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Interior designs for custom homes
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Custom Homes residential
Virginia Beach home designs and remodels.
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