C-VILLE Abode: September 2016

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An Albemarle landscape designed in three phases

New view

A peek inside downtown’s Treehouse building

Before the fall Prepping your garden for autumn’s arrival

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BLACK WALNUT FARM ~ Charming Victorian farmhouse on 22 mostly open acres with spring-fed stream and Blue Ridge views located in historic village of Rochelle. Large eat-in kitchen, custom cabinets, soapstone counters, high-end appliances. Historic home with all the modern amenities and beautiful grounds.

25 min from Charlottesville, 90 miles south of DC. MLS# 548321 $695,000

BLANDEMAR LOT ~ A beautiful, elevated, open lot with rolling pastoral views framed by the Ragged and Blue Ridge Mountains. The property enjoys a level building site with a 10 GPM well in place. A small stream runs through the center of the lot. MLS # 551271 $475,000

DANWELL FARM ~ 110 acre turnkey western Albemarle farm with magnificent, layered Blue Ridge Mountain views. An artfully designed, exceptionally maintained James Tuley, AIA, contemporary farmhouse with expansive windows that bring views and light into every room. 20 minutes to Charlottesville and 10 minutes to the airport. MLS# 536629 $2,500,000

CATTERTON ROAD TRACT ~ In the heart of Farmington Hunt Country. 102 acres with long frontage on Catterton Road and Buck Mountain Ford Lane. This rolling parcel has beautiful views of the Blue Ridge and Buck Mountain, privacy and water (pond and stream). With 10 development rights this property is an excellent candidate for conservation easement. MLS# 550657 $1,350,000

HARDWARE RIVER PARCEL ~ Private setting, river frontage, 6 miles from Charlottesville! The elevated site overlooks the Hardware River and lush bottomland that would make an excellent soccer/sports field. Very convenient to town, I-64 and the new Wegmans shopping center. MLS# 539823 $120,000

SEVERN FARM ~ A private retreat or equestrian property in the coveted Millington area of Western Albemarle. Only 12 miles from town on a quiet country lane with miles of trails, very close to a number of Farmington Hunt Club fixtures. The charming residence is surrounded by beautiful gardens and takes in long views down the valley. MLS# 539259 $1,850,000

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Truly a unique & remarkable home in the Upper Ballard Field area of Old Trail, boasts panoramic views of the Golf Course, Lake & Blue Ridge mountains. It features three levels of spacious living with two 1st floor bedrooms, one being a deluxe Master Suite with an adjoining sun room. Fenced inground pool has electric pool cover, hot tub area, under deck patio & wood-burning fireplace.

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Landscape architect Mary Wolf’s recent work, warming up to the idea of new insulation, designer Alana Woerpel’s DIY design and more.

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A guide to the best fall plantings.

Real Estate 59 In Afton, what a character!

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This month’s Abode features not one, not two, but three local homes: an art- filled second home in Farmington (p.41), an unexpected log cabin discovered at Bundoran Farm (p.26) and a sleek renovation in Nellysford’s Stoney Creek (p.35).

Five years ago, landscape architect Anna Boeschenstein created a master plan for western Albemarle property Shady Lawn. It would be implemented in stages, giving the landscape time to percolate between each phase of construction.

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Heritage Harvest Festival

Court Square Walking Tours Thursdays and Fridays, 5:30pm; Saturdays, 10am Learn about the early years of Albemarle and Charlottesville while on a stroll around Court Square. Hear about the area’s prominent citizens, businesses and buildings. $5 (purchased at the start of the tour). Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, 200 Second St. NE. albemarlehistory.org

Monticello Sunset Pass Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays through September 9, 1-8pm (house tours begin at 5:30pm)

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Get an exclusive look at the Little Mountain after hours with guided tours of Monticello’s gardens and Mulberry Row. Following the house tour, drink in the late-afternoon views from the mountaintop. $55.

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Through The Garden Gate: Arbor Rise Saturday, September 10, 9am-noon Originally conceived to be a Piedmont naturalized garden, the four-acre property of Tom Torrance and Brian Marcus, Arbor Rise, departs from the concept with a Japanese-inspired garden and a rose garden along the western edge of the property. Hosted by Piedmont Master Gardeners. $5 at the door, 1560 Briery Creek Rd., Scottsville. piedmontmastergardeners.org

Heritage Harvest Festival Saturday, September 10 Held in the gardens of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, this daylong festival celebrates America’s “first foodie” with fruit and veggie tastings, organic gardening lectures, seed-saving demonstrations and more for the whole family. $9-15, 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy. heritageharvestfestival.com

Fall Fruit Festival Saturday, September 17 Presented by Edible Landscaping, the Fall Fruit Festival provides orchard tours, lectures and tastings of ripe fruits. Get answers to your questions about pruning, grafting, disease and pests. Free, 361 Spirit Ridge Ln., Afton. ediblelandscaping.com

Edible Native Fruits and Nuts Saturday, September 24, 9:30-11:30am

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Explore the outdoor Fruit and Nut Room of the Saunders-Monticello Trail to learn about edible nuts, berries and other fruits, including their histories and how to prepare some of the many varieties in Albemarle County. Plus, get a tasting of sumac pie and acorn flour cookies (yum!).

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A LINE TO DESIGN

Multifaceted For Mary Wolf, landscape architecture affords variety

Just as a home has a history, so, too, does a landscape. Only, a landscape’s story, as Mary Wolf attests, is multilayered. Take, for instance, her grandmother’s property, a Civil War battlefield site where she spent her weekends growing up. The appeal of that spot of land—that it connected our national, geological and human history in one site—continues to inspire her work today.

“Through an exploration of the many layers that influence a site,” Wolf says, “I try to distill the essential elements of the place and draw upon those elements for design inspiration.”

Wolf founded local landscape architecture firm Wolf | Josey with fellow LA Paul Josey and together they have designed urban, residential and institutional landscapes across the country, including local projects like Kardinal Hall and the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.—Caite White

Why landscape architecture?

In Stanardsville, a 700-acre organic beef farm and horse pasture required expansion into organic orcharding and a master plan for the barn complex and living quarters.

WOLF | JOSEY

I always knew I wanted to do something in design. After college I explored various design fields and found landscape architecture, which had been pretty unknown to me growing up. I worked as a draftsperson in an architecture firm that collaborated closely with a landscape architecture firm and I later worked for that same landscape architecture firm. There I realized landscape architecture might be a good fit for me because it offered multiple design possibilities and opportunities, from small architectural detailing to urban design. There were many engineers and artists in my family so landscape architecture was a natural extension of both of these worlds.

Why did you choose to practice in Virginia?

I grew up in Tennessee and my husband is originally from Buffalo, New York. After living in New York for six years we were looking for a smaller city and Virginia was about equidistant from both of our families. We both went to the University of Virginia for undergraduate and graduate school and had always thought Charlottesville would be a wonderful place to live. We also knew it would be an excellent place to practice architecture, with a top-ranked university and an unusually large number of nationally recognized practitioners in town.

What was your life like as a child and how did it lead you to design?

As a child I spent a lot of time outdoors and a lot of time making things. My siblings and I were usually left to our own devices CONTINUED ON PAGE 15

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to entertain ourselves. Most of my weekends were spent at my grandmother’s house, which was a large stone house on the side of a mountain and set within a national park. I think this is where I got my first understanding of place. My grandmother was an avid gardener and exposed us to garden design at an early age through her extensive perennial borders, terraced gardens with stone walls and woodland trails. Large rock outcrops and ledges surrounded the house and were magical places for exploration and prospect, as well as endless fun for climbing and our own garden-making. The property was set within a Civil War battlefield site, which was an interesting historic overlay to our childhood experience.

Stumbling upon a Civil War bullet was like finding a sand dollar at the beach; and monuments, cannons and battle signs were our playgrounds.

As a child it all seemed pretty normal, but now, as a landscape architect, I think a lot about the remarkable geological formations juxtaposed against the stone of the house and walls which all came from the site; the botanical story of native, ornamental and productive gardens and how they were sited around the property; the battleground and its relationship to the river and the mountain; and the significance of the path the soldiers might have taken and why.

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Among Mary Wolf’s projects is an urban farm near downtown Charlottesville. It comprises two garden areas—a farm and a meadow, seen here, which situates at the front of the house and provides a sense of privacy and enclosure.

ren Byrd for many years, continuing my design training well beyond my studio time.

On process: How does it begin?

My process begins with a fundamental understanding of a site, both its local physical context and its larger ecological context. Every project is different, but I typically study drainage patterns, views, solar orientation, topography, slopes, soils, geology, vegetation, local plant ecologies and typologies, as well as cultural and historical underpinnings.

These initial studies inform the second part of the process, which is architectural: locating programmatic elements and shaping places and circulation paths. The goal is to create a meaningful and functional landscape, where there is a strong synthesis between people and place.

Tell us about your college studio experience. Was there a standout teacher who had a lasting impact on you?

What inspires you?

I am inspired by any creative or artistic endeavor. Cities, art, farms, food are also very inspiring

AMY JACKSON

I got my master’s in landscape architecture from UVA. My undergraduate degree was in economics and I did a year of art education at Virginia Commonwealth University. The landscape program for those without an undergraduate degree in design was very intense. It began with a twomonth summer boot camp that was 24/7 training in the fundamentals of design. Our class was small, ranging from nine to 15 people, but we shared a studio with architecture and planning students so there was a lot of cross disciplinary exposure. Because it was such a small program, I think all of my professors had a memorable and lasting impact on my design education. Living in Charlottesville, I still see many of them and they continue to inspire me with their work in the academic and public realm and in private practice. Design studios with Warren Byrd, Gregg Bleam, Nancy Takahashi and Elissa Rosenberg seem like just yesterday. I still refer to my notebooks from Will Rieley’s construction detailing and road design class and Reuben Rainey’s landscape history. And Beth Meyer’s design theory opened up a whole new world of design thinking for me. I was fortunate enough to work for War-

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to me because they represent a synthesis of the natural and built and embody a richness of layers. Plants are a passion and never cease to amaze me.

What’s in the studio at the moment?

We work on a wide range of projects from residential to commercial and institutional and have been fortunate to practice locally, although we have started to take on a few regional projects. I think every landscape contributes to the environment in some way, so I approach all projects with this in mind regardless of size.

When I started my practice, most of my work was residential, which I enjoy very much. Through the act of hiring a landscape architect, our clients inherently have a strong interest in their outdoor world. Many of our local clients have some agricultural goal in mind and weaving together food production with outdoor space has become an especially fun and inspiring aspect to our practice.

I feel that every project is a collaboration and I highly value that part of the process. In residential work in particular, I have been able to work closely with many excellent contractors, builders and fabricators and have learned a tremendous amount.

One of my earliest projects and one that represents the true spirit of collaboration was an edible garden in downtown Charlottesville, where the client, the contractor, Willow Tree Construction, and I worked closely together from concept design through construction. After the installation, Michelle Smith Fine Gardening joined the team and has helped fine tune the planting and troubleshoot various issues.

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A workplace that works Design co-op settles into new office, with views

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Ten Flavors’ co-op office in the Treehouse Building downtown features high ceilings, an open layout and a communal conference room to accommodate 11 businesses that share the space.

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en Flavors, a co-op that includes 11 mostly design-related businesses, has been around for about 35 years. Members have come and gone, and the co-op has moved offices several times, always on the Downtown Mall. But Jim Gibson, a longtime co-op member, says the Ten Flavors folks really, really liked their last home, a high-ceilinged space above Christian’s Pizza. “We would still be there if it were available,” he says.

Several years ago, however, then-landlord Oliver Kuttner decided to sell the space. After an exhaustive search, the Ten Flavors members were coming up short on finding a viable replacement.

“We couldn’t find anything remotely similar,” he says. “We had been completely spoiled.”

Well, maybe not completely. Kuttner was about to propose something even more ideal than they’d imagined: a spot in his newest project, the Treehouse Building, on the corner of Garrett and Second SE streets.

That was 2013, and Ten Flavors has now been in the new digs, with its Carter Mountain views, for three months. It’s a space that combines some of Gibson’s favorite attributes of the old office— soaring ceilings, oversized windows, an open layout—with some new conveniences. The coop’s common space in particular has been beefed up: two bathrooms, a full kitchen and a communal conference room.

“Oliver basically gave us a raw space that let us make everybody happy,” says Gibson, referring to the fact that different members have their own preferences about privacy levels and windows. Charmed Designworks, for example, a member since 2004, has an office on the mezzanine level with a door that closes, while Gibson’s desk is out in the open.

The whole building displays Kuttner’s penchant for unusual design—inside and out, it’s the opposite of a bland office block. Gibson says the design process happened at least partially on the fly—the mezzanines, for example, weren’t in the initial plans. “Oliver is free-form. The advantage of that is he does pretty outrageous things that can turn out to be very nice,” says Gibson.

One example: Access to the Ten Flavors office is via an interior stairway that opens onto a small exterior balcony, which then leads to the Ten Flavors door (an “airlock” that doubles as a private place to make phone calls). It’s a sequence that would be alien to the average office building.

Despite such quirks, the space inside feels serene, not chaotic, with cool blue walls, corrugated metal ceilings and bamboo flooring. IKEA kitchen cabinets are down-to-earth and functional, while orange-red walls enliven the common spaces. The bathrooms sport penny-round tile floors and, in one case, a salvaged sink cabinet.

Exposed beams help to emphasize the height of the ceilings, as do the appealingly old-fashioned multi-pane windows. (They’re operable, in answer to the preferences of some co-op members.) Each member business has space to arrange furniture and décor as desired.

In a cubicle farm, this might feel cluttered, yet the strong character of this building unifies all the elements. It feels elevated, just like a treehouse should.—Erika Howsare

The whole building displays Kuttner’s penchant for unusual design—inside and out, it’s the opposite of a bland office block.

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FROM THE A-SCHOOL

Outer edges

What does urbanization mean for design?

Editor’s note: Beginning this month, each issue of Abode will include a column written by a graduate student at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, providing a glimpse into the considerations of the next generation of architects.

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he world is entangled in complex sets of relationships and nothing is what it seems.

Design disciplines are facing a tumultuous period in which the complexity and scale of global urbanization processes have moved beyond individual expertise. The period in which the designer was capable of giving a “full” truth is now over. New generations of designers are not just expected to collaborate among disciplines but also to synthesize multiple areas of expertise as agents of the design process. We are the orchestrators of a society that demands designers, politicians and government agencies take responsibility for their decisions in a transparent and equitable manner—our client is the public realm.

The A-School has a long history of interest in design for the public realm and the last few years have seen considerable focus by the school in a variety of urban issues society faces today. The built environment is increasingly created by the non-architect, one who reacts to short-term market trends or prescribes buildings based on outdated policy. Architecture is commoditized in the process. This narrow response has little regard for the long-term aspirations of societies or the new challenges of economic, social and ecological sustainability we face in the 21st century. If architecture continues its trend toward service provider and becomes irrelevant in questioning the development of built environments at the urban scale, society will lose the ability to define its conditions of living.

To regain agency and to solve problems, architecture can take on a critical territory that theory and practice has long ignored—the territory of sprawl, a “diffuse city” existing on the outer edges of urbanity. Urbanity no longer stops at the city limits—our planet is urbanizing

at an extreme rate with a range of densities, both diffuse and concentrated. New materials as a result of industrial production, coincided with a period of land use and policy experimentation, lead to the growth of the suburb and acceleration of sprawl in the post-World War II era, following the natural tendency of most people to avoid dense living conditions. Decentralization and suburbanization are considered the quintessential American Dream; a social good manifest by the achievement of economic stability. Despite the best efforts of elites to dictate the pace of urban development and how people should live, efforts to control horizontal growth (sprawl) have often proven ineffective and do not directly address urgent issues of economy, society, ecology and human occupation across expansive territories. We should no longer fight this development pattern but fully embrace it.

Today, new materials and tools are presenting themselves to architecture as a result of the digital revolution. These tools allow one to process vast amounts of data across a territory: ecosystems, settlement patterns, economic via-

bility, infrastructure systems, watersheds and food networks—the essential elements that have defined human living throughout time. We can begin to grasp the innerworkings of a large territory without losing focus on the people who inhabit it, the design potential is immense.

This is not a call for masterplans as typically understood but a new context that moves beyond the immediate physical aspects of the site.

As orchestrators, architects traditionally bring together clients, construction managers, contractors and government agencies within a diverse political context to successfully propose a design and deliver a building. What occurs when architects apply their skills to a territorial scale?

What happens when we bring together politicians, economists, ecologists, climatologists, anthropologists, architects, urban planners, landscape architects and historians to design a more sustainable and adaptable pattern of living for the long term? I for one can’t wait to find out.

Joseph Brookover is an editor of Catalyst, the School of Architecture’s annual publication. He is pursuing a Master of Architecture.

If architecture continues its trend toward service provider and becomes irrelevant in questioning the development of built environments at the urban scale, society will lose the ability to define its conditions of living.

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hey say the human body loses most of its heat through the head. So when it’s cold out, you put a hat on. Before winter approaches (or even autumn!), invest in a hat for your house.

According to Austin Craig, sales consultant for Davenport Insulation, attic insulation is critical to maintaining a constant temperature in your home without wasting energy. “Attic insulation is the first and foremost concern,” he says, and should be addressed before windows and walls.

As colder temperatures creep in this fall and winter, here’s what you need to know to make sure your house has the best hat for its head.

Checking the temp It’s not easy figuring out whether you need new or upgraded insulation, but the best place to start is your attic.

Craig says to try to find out what similar homes in your area cost to heat. If your bill is excessively high, you likely have an attic insulation problem. If you have a second floor where the temperature is more than a few degrees different from the first, “that’s a big indicator that the insulation is not effectively trapping the cold or hot air in the winter or summer.”

A quick peek into your attic might also do the trick, Craig says. If your insulation isn’t at least 12" deep, depending on the material being used, your house isn’t meeting minimum local code requirements.

Frank Parkinson of Weatherseal Insulation Company says the type of material that’s in the attic can be confusing for some homeowners.

Often they’ll need to call a professional to sort out what’s what. “A lot of homeowners, depend-

R you chilly?

R-value is a measure of the ability of insulation to resist air flow. Higher R-values mean better insulation. The minimum R-value for attic insulation as defined by local specifications is R38. “Each climate zone is different,” says Frank Parkinson of Weatherseal Insulation Company. “The farther north you go, the higher the R-value.”—S.G.

ing on the age of the home, won’t know what the existing insulation is because there have been numerous types put in over the years,” he says.

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So what are some of the insulation materials you might have perched atop your house? Craig says in most cases it’ll be one of two materials—cellulose or fiberglass—in one of two formats— loose fill or batt.

Loose fill, true to its name, is a bunch of bits of material. Cellulose loose fill looks like gray paper—largely because that’s pretty much what it is. Fiberglass insulation, a synthetic made of limestone and potash, will be composed of strands and either pink, white or yellow, depending on the manufacturer. Batt fiberglass, a blanket-like insulation that comes on rolls, is woven strands of limestone and potash. Because of the manufacturing process, batt fiberglass is more expensive than loose fill, so the DIYer will want to go the latter route if they’re redoing insulation themselves.

“One way I explain the difference between cellulose and fiberglass—if you put a newspaper and a glass jar or bottle, which fiberglass is essentially made of, in the sun, which one is going to feel colder to the touch?” Parkinson asks. “With fiberglass, the R-values can fluctuate with the temperatures. Cellulose remains closer to the R-value.”

Cellulose and fiberglass, either loose fill or batt, are perfectly fine for reaching R38, the re-

quired minimum insulation rating for homes in Albemarle County. But for the latest and greatest, homeowners are looking to foam insulation.

Open cell foam is spongy when it solidifies, whereas closed cell is denser, giving it the highest R-value on the market. But there is a cost— about three to four times that of fiberglass, according to Craig.

Parkinson says because the cost is so high, closed cell foam is generally only used in highmoisture areas like crawl spaces and basements.

Keeping it fresh While you’re not likely to need a wholesale replacement of your attic insulation, customers opting for an upgrade to spray foam have to have a clean space for proper filling, according to Craig. An extensive roof leak might also force a homeowner’s hand—if the majority of your insulation is wet it won’t insulate properly and won’t necessarily dry on its own.

Even if you’ve got a good 12" of dry insulation in your attic, you may still need a touch up. Not only can minor areas of wetness cause an efficiency reduction, trampled insulation is likewise compromised.

“If it starts getting compressed, especially fiberglass, [it] will lose R-value,” Parkinson says. “We look around for damaged insulation, and maybe we can just replace some of it.”—Shea Gibbs ABODE 21

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“On my most recent whole-house installation I found myself re-installing ill-fitting toilet seats for the client,” she says. The can-do attitude (not to mention good taste) pays off—her work has been featured in magazines from Garden & Gun to Architectural Digest. And she’s regularly tapped by tastemaker Lynn Easton to decorate projects in Charleston, South Carolina, and here at home.

We caught up with the owner of Alana’s, Ltd. on her way back to Charlottesville following an installation in Maine to ask her about breaking design rules, the house she grew up in and her favorite room.—Caite White

in mind. Ultimately, if you are confident and comfortable in your own style and space, guests to your home will be comfortable, too.

What is your favorite room in the house?

The kitchen. It’s where I feel most at ease when I’m visiting someone. There’s something about the layers of energy kitchens accrue. It’s where coffee is brewed, meals are prepared, wine is poured, the day’s events are shared. I prefer offbeat kitchens that feel more like real rooms, maybe with a table in the center instead of an island and a stunning chandelier instead of the ubiquitous metal-and-glass pendants.

What is your most treasured possession?

My memories. Objects can be bought and sold, found and lost, made and demolished. I realize we can lose memories, but I will treasure them until I do.

City or country? City. I live smack in the middle of the Charlottesville and love it, but I couldn’t do it without the woods surrounding my house.

What do you wish you could do without?

My cell phone, my computer and the pressure of being constantly reachable.

Which colors do you gravitate toward?

Which materials or textures do you frequently use in your own home? I mostly use neutrals and natural textures. Sisal carpets. Pale off-white walls. Linens, silks and velvets. I prefer woven textures over printed fabrics. Fresh flowers and branching plants are my favorite sources for pattern and energy in a room.

What is your favorite interior design-related word? Comfort.

Does your home look like the one you grew up in? Not the homes we’ve lived in so far, but we recently purchased a house to renovate and it startled me when I realized how eerily it resembled the last home I lived in as a child.

What’s one thing that can really transform a room? Floor-to-ceiling draperies. Simple panels hanging from a thin iron pole add height, elegance, warmth and quiet.

Favorite designer? Nature.

Décor-wise, what should a homeowner never scrimp on? A well-made custom upholstered sofa. Something cheaply and poorly built won’t support you, won’t hold up to years of use.

If you could live in one historical figure’s house, whose would it be? I can’t decide.

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Green is my favorite color. All shades of it, preferably layered. It’s the color of trees, grass and moss. My second favorite is blue, especially as it changes hues in expanses of water and sky.

Alana Woerpel says her favorite room in her own home is the sunroom. “You can be inside and outside all at once, sitting on cushy upholstered furniture yet surrounded by woods, rhododendrons and a mossy courtyard with a fountain,” she says. “The real treat is when it snows. It’s like being in the middle of one of those glass globes with the white flakes swirling around you. Magic.”

You should be able to choose everything from the length, width and depth, as well as the stuffing and the fabric. My grandmother had the same damask-covered sofa with lofty down cushions for 40 years. When it needed recovering, she chose the same white damask. It always looked stylish, always promised comfort.

Design rule you like to break? I don’t believe there are design rules to employ or break when decorating. My only “rule” is that a space function well and feel lovely to those who will live there. Mixing professional experience with a client’s tastes and needs, I try to create the best possible space for them. Likewise I design my own home with only my family’s tastes and needs

There are too many compelling places around the world and throughout history. On days when I’m feeling overwhelmed by big projects and vast houses, I’ll subversively yearn for Thoreau’s cottage by Walden Pond. It was 10' by 15' with a fireplace at one end. His only furnishings were a bed, a table, a small desk with a lamp and three chairs: “one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” Surprisingly, Thoreau noted that he had more visitors to his simple cottage than to his larger abodes.

On what movie set would you like to live?

It’s a toss-up between two movies: Something’s Gotta Give or Out of Africa. Both have gorgeous houses in beautiful settings. (Yes, I do realize that they’re not at all like the Walden cottage!)

If you were reborn as a piece of furniture or an object, what would it be? Anything made from wood. It will mean I’ve been reincarnated as a tree.

What is your first design memory? It’s of watching my mother sew. She made clothes, draperies, slipcovers. She taught me to sew, to paint, to hang wallpaper. She could take any derelict space and transform it with her own creativity and labor.

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“I said, ‘This is what the house has to offer us. I never said, ‘This is what we need,’”says owner Ivy Levien.

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alk about a bonus buy: Jeff and Ivy Levien bought a 30-acre parcel at Bundoran Farm in 2012, and only later realized that it came with a historic log cabin.

To be precise, the Leviens knew that the building existed, but they figured it for a teardown.

Several contractors had concurred with that view, and the Leviens had engaged Bushman Dreyfus Architects to design a new home for the property. The exterior of the cabin was covered with red stucco, the interior with drywall, and it had problems ranging from mold to termite damage.

Then one day the Leviens convened at the house with contractor Mike Ball of Element Construction and architect Jeff Dreyfus. Someone started to pick at the green-painted drywall in the house’s main room. “In five minutes, we realized, ‘We have a real log cabin,’” remembers Ivy. “Once that was shown, tearing it down was off the table.”

As the team grappled with how to proceed, says Jeff Levien, “We had two things going for us. Structurally it was sound; you weren’t going to fall through the floor. And it was watertight.”

The house had a simple form. The original log cabin, perhaps dating as far back as the 1780s, sits at the front, and a newer addition of uncertain age is at the back where the site slopes down.

Most of the layout was a given—a response to what existed, in all its rustic simplicity. “I said, ‘This is what the house has to offer us,’” says Ivy.

The original log cabin, perhaps dating as far back as the 1780s, sits at the front, and a newer addition of uncertain age is at the back where the site slopes down. A water feature at the front of the house is a modern-day addition.

“I never said, ‘This is what we need.’” Thus, the kitchen would remain downstairs in the walkout basement, the house would continue to include just one bathroom, and staircases would stay where they were.

That said, there is plenty of sophisticated thought behind the finished product. Dreyfus’ modern sensibility entered the mix along with “the house’s own strong voice,” as Ivy says. “We struck a balance in where we chose to push the envelope and where we chose to pull back.”

For example, inside the cabin portion of the house—which serves as a comfortably sized living room—the logs, with their surfaces wirebrushed to remove some but not all the old

paint—have been given prime billing. Yet the glass wall alongside the staircase, and its minimalist iron railings, are clearly of the present.

“It’s a good contrast,” says Dreyfus. The obviously modern materials “highlight the beauty of the original,” he says.

Details were paramount to making the space come together—like the faux paint treatment on the new vent covers tucked against the ceiling, which allows them to blend with the existing wood between the joists. And the chinking between the logs demanded its own innovation.

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staining it with tea, making it just the right offwhite shade.

A concrete fireplace surround, fabricated by Alexander Kitchin, is a “modern intervention,” says Dreyfus, but the past is highlighted in an installation by Ivy, an artist and interior designer, featuring artifacts found during construction: antique shoes, a key and several horseshoes. The Element crew dubbed this the “spooky shelf,” and the name has stuck.

Dreyfus avoided plain drywall ceilings, opting to expose rafters and joists wherever possible.

The master bedroom has an original plank ceiling. An existing soapstone hearth was part of the inspiration for the soapstone floor, wall tile and sinktop in the bathroom.

What’s amazing is how much of the original— windows, doors, floors, roof, exterior stucco—is still here, even though the cabin looks thoroughly refreshed. The team’s modern bent makes even the old concrete floor in the kitchen, which is marked with generations of linoleum adhesive and other evidence from the past, seem up-to-date. It’s perfectly set off by Kitchin’s concrete cabinetry and counters, along with a minimalist approach to displaying dishware.

There were some lucky breaks here—like the perfectly quirky tree from which lights hang over the rear bluestone patio, and the beauty of the site with its apple orchard views. But it’s clear that the talent of this team, and their respect for the legacy of the place, were key to the project’s success. “This became,” says Ivy, “a project of restoration and love.”

The details Square footage: 1,776 square feet Structural system: Log cabin (late 1700s core of the building); wood frame construction (early 20th century additions)

Much of the home’s original structure—windows, doors, floors, roof, exterior stucco —remained after the renovation, with the help of some modern details, like concrete cabinetry in the kitchen and a glass wall alongside the staircase.

The obviously modern materials “highlight the beauty of the original,” says architect Jeff Dreyfus.

Exterior material: Stucco Late 1700s core of the building: Walls are exposed original logs and chinking; original and new pine floors. Exposed wood (living room) and drywall (attic bedroom) ceilings.

Early 20th century additions: Drywall and Alberene soapstone walls in bathroom; original pine, Alberene soapstone (bathroom) and sealed concrete floors (kitchen); painted drywall and exposed wood ceilings.

Roof materials: The existing metal roof was repainted.

Window system: Existing windows were repaired; two new windows added where repair wasn’t possible.

Mechanical systems: New forced air heat pump.

General contractor: Mike Ball (Element Construction)

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“It was very outdated,” says Glenn of the 1979 structure. A number of buyers had passed it by, but the Martins looked past its unappealing finishes and awkward layout. What they saw instead were great views: a pond down the hill and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west.

The renovated home they envisioned—and now occupy full-time—has an entirely different character than what they bought. Conceived as a showplace for the couple’s excellent contemporary art collection, it’s awash in gallery white. “Simplicity was the key,” says Glenn.

The Martins, who did the design work themselves, found that the norms (and covenants) of Stoney Creek were not quite prepared to accommodate their vision of a strikingly modern house. While they were free to renovate the interior in any style, some of their notions for the exterior ran into roadblocks. HardiePanel siding, for example, had to give way to more traditionallooking HardiePlank.

“We took liberties inside,” says Glenn. “We knew we could do something with the view, and make the outside come inside.”

More and larger windows, especially on the south side, which faces the pond, accomplished that goal. And the stripped-down color and materials palette let the outdoor vistas, and the artwork, do the talking.

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The open layout of the kitchen, living and dining area makes a strong, minimalist statement.

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came a double-sided fireplace that can be enjoyed from either the living room or the nextdoor den. This meant that the south wall could accommodate three large windows, the sweep of glass being a fitting accompaniment for classic modernist furniture such as Wassily, Barcelona and Eames lounge chairs. Floor lamps— something else the couple likes to collect— provide the lighting.

All the furniture in the house is vintage, collected at auctions and secondhand stores, and in some cases refurbished by Glenn. Many pieces are made of transparent Lucite. “I would have everything invisible if I could,” says Kristen. “It makes a smaller space bigger,” adds Glenn. They’d hoped to use Lucite for railings where the upstairs hallway overlooks the great room, but couldn’t get approval from the county building inspector.

Instead, they opted for the same material that forms deck railings outside: inexpensive stock fencing, which looks plenty modern but also reads as a nod to the local vernacular.

A double barn door—white, of course— glides open to reveal the first-floor master suite.

Three new windows above the bed afford views of the Wintergreen ski slopes in winter, and a door opens onto a small private deck. Glass cube end tables echo the vanity with its Lucite legs.

In the bathroom, Heartwood repurposed a wooden mid-century credenza as a two-sink vanity. Small glass tiles make for a strippeddown shower design, and a small bumpout addition makes room for a walk-in closet and a bathroom enlargement.

With facelifts for the two remaining bathrooms, the interior renovation was essentially complete. The result is a cool, serene home in which objects, rather than the structure itself, draw the eye: animal skin rugs, guitars on display and, of course, art and furniture. “The art is the color of our house,” says Glenn.

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fied by the flooring—Kahrs engineered wood in a white finish—which continues throughout the entire first floor and on the staircase to the second.

Its virtue: “It sort of disappears,” says Kristen.

The kitchen itself eschews upper cabinets and tucks the refrigerator (actually, two of them) under the counter, leaving room for an Alexander Calder piece at eye level. White Silestone countertops and white cabinets, crafted by local shop Heartwood, make the room ultra-sleek.

The renovation here is a balance between simplification (i.e., turning a box window into a more standard window flush with the exterior wall) and upping the luxury factor, as when the Martins added a second sink.

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1942 Marshall Wells-designed home in tony Farmington: What could be more traditional? Except when it isn’t. For the last three years, designer Kathy Heiner of KLH Designs has been transforming this home in collaboration with its owners, making it a showcase for an eclectic, unfussy style.

“This house is all about friends and family,” says Heiner—meaning, first and foremost, it’s comfortable. While it required little in the way of actual renovation, the cosmetic changes began soon after Heiner came on board: refinishing floors, painting and refacing all the kitchen cabinets. Meanwhile, Heiner was mulling what, for her, is a delicious challenge: furnishing a big

houseful of rooms, with her clients’ contemporary art collection as a major inspiration.

“They don’t like things too fussy,” Heiner says of her clients’ preferences. “They like touches of contemporary, mixed with antique or vintage pieces. One of their biggest interests is the artwork.”

Thus, in this house replete with crown moldings, arched windows and paneled wainscoting, a painting of sheep by local artist John Borden Evans can take pride of place. In the house’s grandest space—a sitting room with a doubleheight ceiling—artwork, not the oversized stone fireplace, becomes the focal point.

“We were trying to figure out what to do with this massive wall,” says Heiner, referring to the

one across from the fireplace. One of the owners proposed shelves that would allow a number of paintings to be easily displayed, and Heiner envisioned adding LED lighting to cast a glow beneath each shelf. Corey Blanc of Blanc Creatives, in Belmont, fabricated three shelves from wood and metal; they are works of art in themselves, and currently display 10 pieces, many by local artists like Clay Witt, Richard Crozier, Isabelle Abbot, Abby Kasonik and Anne Massie.

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grays and aquas, while the wall is an earth tone to complement the stone around the fireplace.

“We talked about mixing styles and genres, and about mixing high and low,” says Heiner.

“We have CB2 and Restoration Hardware next to fine Italian and French pieces.”

Custom work by local artisans completes the cocktail. The dining room, for example, is dominated by a large, moody Dean Dass landscape— and by a Michael Keith table with an ebonized finish. Both are Charlottesville locals. A saturated blue on the walls and cheeky lime-green upholstered chairs pop out from the neutral ground of a natural-fiber Restoration Hardware rug.

“Natural rugs are good for scooting chairs in and out,” says Heiner. “Oriental rugs don’t weather as well.”

Often, a rug or a wall color is Heiner’s starting point for conceiving of a room’s design. She then builds from there, adding furnishings and artwork, usually opting for low-key window treat-

ments, like linen Roman shades or roller shades that “don’t overwhelm the space,” she says. And there’s often room for a touch of whimsy, like floor lamps from CB2 that look great but don’t need to become heirlooms. “You can always change that stuff out,” she says. “There’s a playfulness.”

Subtly pulling things together throughout the home are lighting fixtures that repeat, like sconces from Visual Comfort. “We all like to minimize transitions,” Heiner says of herself and her clients.

One special challenge was the master bathroom, a lovely space but intimidatingly large.

One of her clients suggested a Saarinen table, and Heiner found a round rug from BDDW to place in the center of the room, anchoring the space. Carrara marble on the tub surround and shower walls matches the sinktops on the tall, built-in double vanity that the clients requested to replace a pair of pedestal sinks.

Most recently, along with architect James Rowe of studio Agoos Lovera, Heiner helped her clients renovate the garage. Standard garage doors were

replaced by carriage doors that open outward; this eliminated tracks on the ceiling and made way for reclaimed granary oak to cover the ceiling and both side walls. Built-in storage and workbench by Cabinet Solutions, recessed firewood niches and a polished concrete floor make this a utilitarian space that’s so pleasant it’s slated to host a rehearsal dinner in the near future.

The home sits on a nearly seven-acre plot, and its gardens and mountain views were a major draw for its owners. Heiner has helped to furnish outdoor spaces—decks, patios and a parterre garden—with an eye toward connecting people with landscape. She mixed JANUS et Cie and McKinnon and Harris outdoor furniture with a Restoration Hardware dining table and large industrial-style zinc planters. A custom porch swing by Cory Blanc hangs from the pergola next to the pool.

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ime is always a key element in landscape: Plants grow and change, seasons come and go. In some cases, it takes time for a design to bloom, too. That was true at Shady Lawn, a Western Albemarle property where landscape architect Anna Boeschenstein, of Grounded, created a master plan five years ago. Her design is being implemented in stages, with time to let things percolate between each phase of construction.

The property centers on a house whose original portion dates to 1780. When the current owner bought it in 2010, one major plus was a distant view of a lake from the rear patio—but a minus was the crumbling pool in the foreground. A single long slope led from house to

pool. In Phase I, Boeschenstein designed a series of terraces to transform that slope into two flat lawns, demarcated by stone walls.

These were carefully sized so that they wouldn’t require railings. “We wanted to keep the visual connection from the house, over the pool, to the lake,” says Boeschenstein.

The pool, meanwhile, got dressed up with new plaster in a darker color that helps the water reflect the sky. Its new deck is made of Nocé travertine, and a new pergola at one end mimics the traditional style of the pergola over the stone patio just off the house.

While Boeschenstein attended to plenty of details in this phase—for example, the travertine

forms one pattern (running bond) along the pool and a different one (herringbone) where the circular steps enter from the lawn—she was also keeping her eye on the big picture. “We figured out various connections in the master plan,” she says. The axis of a stone wall, for example, becomes a path leading into a garden planted in Phase II. That second phase included a series of garden rooms tucked between the lawns and the guest cottage’s driveway. “I tried to tuck this in as a winding path, under the allée of Yoshino cherries,” says Boeschenstein, leading a visitor through beds of Lenten rose, hardy geranium CONTINUED ON PAGE 55

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and inkberry—a native plant that makes a good substitute for boxwood. “It’s keeping that formality, but softening and loosening it,” Boeschenstein says.

Further upslope, a parterre herb garden is edged in dwarf boxwoods and anchored by Natchez crepe myrtles, the same variety already found near the pool.

Pink and white hues unify the various flowering plants—from Sheffield pink chrysanthemum, which blooms salmon in the fall, to rugosa rose and white fothergilla. They cover the seasons with blooms. “There’s always something my client can be cutting,” says Boeschenstein. Also repeated throughout the plan are sandstone steps, of a creamy color that ties in with the house.

At the top of this series of garden rooms is a third pergola that existed when Boeschenstein began designing. Formerly, it led to a set of “steps to nowhere”; now it’s a “peephole down the driveway.”

Next to it is a trio of parterre gardens, with dwarf boxwood forming an “X” and oval patterns.

Most recently, Phase III, just constructed this spring, tested Boeschenstein’s ability to create unity from a number of disparate elements. “Nothing quite lines up,” she says of the house’s front façade. “Nothing is symmetrical.” Reflecting the house’s long history, its form has quirks—like front steps that don’t align with the door, two side wings that are different sizes and shapes, and so on. Boxwoods formerly blocked archways into the English basement, keeping out daylight.

In reimagining the small front courtyard, Boeschenstein found ways to make axes align wherever she could. “We used the central volume as the organizing principle,” she says. Thus the new water feature—a rectangular pool with three tiny fountains—lines up with one of the archways, and the bluestone path leads directly to the front steps. “[The owner] wanted to direct people to the front door,” says Boeschenstein.

Bobo and Little Lime hydrangeas provide lowkey color in this space, and American boxwoods will eventually grow to about five feet and downplay the house’s side wings. “We tried to keep it simple and not too flowery,” says Boeschenstein, who was inspired in part by a large, simple lawn at James Monroe’s Highland. “There are enough flowers going on elsewhere.”

A small cutting garden to one side received a Chippendale pattern gate, matching the new railings that bring solidity and interest to the brick front porch.

Shady Lawn’s owner spent many years living across the pond and nurtures a love for English gardens—hence the profusion of blooms tucked into beds throughout the property. Yet here, in the front courtyard, Boeschenstein sought to balance the abundance with tranquility. “Let’s just have a quiet moment,” she says. “Maybe we just need some lawn.”

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Lawns: Sod or seed with fescue mix Long-lived perennials: Bearded iris, bluestar (Amsonia), false indigo (Baptisia), peony, periwinkle and Siberian iris Seasonal bedding: Chrysanthemum, ornamental kale, pansies and violas.

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Walnut leaves are yellowing, black gums turn scarlet at the edge of the woods and the soil is warm as a sunny lake on Labor Day, more hospitable to root growth than the cold clay of March. Ample rainfall makes for ideal conditions this year but not every living thing is best suited for going into the ground in fall.

Grasses are in their glory. Catch some of Charlottesville’s spectacular meadows at IX Art Park and Martha Jefferson Hospital’s Murray Morris Meadow on Pantops. Prairie switch grass, pink Muhly grass, blue fescue and little bluestem also give grace and movement to rain gardens and mixed borders, but they are headed into dormancy now and can have difficulty making it through winter from a new planting. Better to wait for gallon containers that have broken growth to appear in garden centers next year. Other candidates for spring planting are woody herbs like lavender, rosemary and thyme, which can succumb to wet winter rot.

Trees and shrubs grown in containers are a better bet this time of year as nurseries lower their inventories. All the roots are inside, unlike balled and burlapped specimens that leave most of their roots in the field nursery and suffer the shock of digging. There’s nothing wrong with a potbound plant as long as the roots are healthy —just tease them out of their pot-like shape so they begin growing outward. Use your fingers or a claw garden tool and give sharp, clean cuts to any mangled roots.

Place the plant a bit above soil level in a well-dug hole that is wider than deep.

Avoid the dreaded bathtub effect of a hole with steep sides where the plant is sunk right out of the pot into a slick-sided bowl of clay with no chance of escape before it drowns. Avoid excess fertilizer that burns tender roots. All that’s needed is compost or rotted leaves to add organic matter to already nutrient-rich clay soils. Always water new plantings to settle roots and eliminate air pockets.

Plant your daffodils, like these in southern Albemarle, around Thanksgiving.

Bulbs are the icon of fall planting. Be careful placing tulips and crocuses, which tempt deer and rabbits. All daffodils (Narcissus), however, are reliably rodent proof and you should plant some each year around Thanksgiving. Cruise garden centers for little handfuls to scatter where they’ll get some sun in winter and early spring. Edges of woodland and walkways are nice.

The best time to plant bulbs is after the first freeze in mid- to late October, when the soil has chilled to around 55 degrees. Get them in before Christmas and you’ll be okay. Plant peonies, iris and other long-lived perennials like Baptisia and Amsonia earlier when the soil is warmer to give time to establish roots before the prolonged cold of January and February.

Late summer is ideal for lifting and dividing old perennials that have begun to die out in the center. Freezing and thawing can be an issue with fickle winter days, when new rootballs heave out of the ground. Keep an eye on transplants and

gently press them back to soil level as soon as possible and water as needed.

Milder temperatures welcome the lawn.

Establishing sod is much easier when it can strike new roots without getting immediately zapped with the searing heat of summer. Remember you need goodly sun and a pH of 6.5 to 7 to grow turf grass, whether from seed or sod. Too acidic from lack of lime or too sweet from too much and it’s not gonna happen. Sod is the vastly more expensive choice, but chances are best over late spring or, God forbid, summer.

For established lawn, amend bare spots with compost and overseed with a reputable landscape mix of fescues (ask your local garden center). The folks at Virginia Cooperative Extension and Piedmont Master Gardeners will come visit, take a soil sample and recommend fertilizer and lime application for a small fee for their Healthy Virginia Lawn program (hvl.albemarle@vt.edu).

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That view is, without a doubt, the most important thing about this property. But what of the house itself? Its appeal is probably less universal. This is one of those places that, like an eccentric person who doesn’t try to please everyone, will be appreciated by many while others raise their eyebrows.

The house was built in 1975, in a sort of ski chalet style, contemporary at the time. Its rooflines are steeply pitched, and its foundation is faced in odd stonework that must have been aiming for a super-rustic look, with angular The view from this A-frame in Afton is its biggest seller. stones jutting out from the walls. One of the many intelligent changes the current owners Up the patterned-metal steps to the main floor, light, and there’s humor evident in some of the have made in their 20-year tenure is to side the a combined living/dining room features more details, like the textured silver ceiling in the upper parts of the exterior walls in corrugated glass block, along with a mirror running the length stainless steel bar nook in one corner. metal. This gives the house a crisp, industrial of one wall over a bank of Lucite-doored cabinets.

It’s no surprise that a deck (with metal cable look, and offers a clue about what awaits inside.

Generously sized windows are easy to love, as is a railings, of course) overlooks the view. What Originally quite ho-hum, the home’s interior small addition that extends the living room and comes as a pleasant bonus is the smaller balcony now sports a definite-minded style. It’s modern balances the whole space. The stone fireplace, off the master bedroom, which faces the parklike in that it incorporates a lot of metal, glass and however—built in that same puzzling style as the backyard. Unusual ornamental trees, boulders other sleek materials. But “modern” has been exterior foundation—is truly awkward. and geometric metal sculptures dot the lawn. around for a long time now, and this version of The remaining three bedrooms, and guest Nearby, the kitchen is the most fully realized modernity has more in common with instance of the house’s retro artsy bathrooms, are less distinctive. And while the Mondrian and Le Corbusier—folks style. A modestly sized room, its low renovation work seems reasonably high in qualwhose genius flowered before World ceiling makes it feel even smaller. The ity, the 40-year-old house could well have its War II—than with today’s truly concabinets are made of a white enamel maintenance issues; a careful inspection would, temporary art and architecture. or plastic, beveled at the edges, and as always, be in order.

Address: 885 Elk That’s okay; there’s a classic, if not Mountain Rd., Afton While there’s no real reason that a family decorated with heavy metal handles quite timeless, appeal to the pri- MLS#: 549944 couldn’t live here full-time, it definitely feels more that lend a sort of vintage Frigidaire mary elements here: geometric forms, Year built: 1975 like a getaway—a place removed from daily life. effect. With so many of these doors clean lines and playful shapes. Take, Acreage: 3 throughout the room (there’s a lot After all, it sits 1,500 feet above the workaday busfor example, the undulating glass- Bedrooms: 4 of storage packed in here)—plus the tle of the Rockfish Valley, in a small neighborhood block wall of the basement-level room Baths: 3 stainless steel counters and white tile more convenient to hiking trails than groceries.

Square footage that currently serves as a painting (finished): 2,400 walls and ceiling—the vibe shades Quirks and all, we’re rooting for this place. studio. The convex door fits right $785,000 close to “laboratory.” Yet the right Because (we’ll say it again) that view is one in a into that wavy shape. accessories could keep the mood million.—Erika Howsare

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COLLECTOR’S ADDITION

Music man

KEITH ALAN SPROUSE

W

hile Charles Peale admits to having somewhere around 4,000 records in his collection, he can’t be sure of the exact number.

In fact, he says, it might be time to start reducing the anthology. The longtime WTJU DJ used the albums during his Tuesday morning show, “Rhythm & Romance,” for more than 26 years, and although his last show aired in August, he hints that you might still hear him every now and then, filling in when other announcers need a substitute. “I will miss talk62 ABODE

ing to the people who call in and have something to say about how the song they just heard touched them, or just that they really liked it enough to call and tell me,” Peale says.

The records are kept in built-in shelving his wife commissioned while he was on a trip, and span genres ranging from post-war pop and jazz to country and soul. “Many [people] have stories about certain songs or performers and it is always interesting to me to talk to them about this music.”

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SPOTSWOOD - Extraordinary brick Georgian home, completely renovated and updated with modern convenience in a private country setting of 72 acres only 8 miles from Charlottesville. The residence, in superb condition, combines a modern feel throughout with a thoughtfully designed floor plan, featuring a fabulous gourmet kitchen and spacious first floor master suite with 3 additional bedrooms on the second floor. A restored log and frame guest cabin, 3 stall center aisle barn board fenced paddocks, and mountain views complete this offering.

PARKERSBURG TNPK - Fully renovated 1918 farmhouse with a 2 story addition (2009) combines tradition, elegance, comfort and sophistication, in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley on 3 acres with mountain views and pastoral scenes. The original residence features pine floors, gorgeous library, sitting room with fireplace, home office, den, three bedrooms, two full baths. The modern addition has a large, light-filled living room, dining room, and new kitchen, with master bedroom, bath and walk-in closet upstairs. Solar electric and hot water, multi-zone heating and cooling. Landscaped grounds, patios, workshop and storage barn. .

FAIRWAY DRIVE - Perfectly located, fully furnished, residence on private waterfront lot of 2.6 acres in gated community with views of the surrounding Pete Dye designed golf course, Broadmoor Lake, and Blue Ridge Mountains. Low maintenance country home with over 11,000 sq. ft with tumbled marble flooring, chef ’s kitchen, 5 bedrooms, state of the art security system and Lutron lighting system. Ideal for entertaining with a beautiful billiard room, home theatre, wine cellar, and outdoor kitchen.

MARIAH - Situated along a country lane near Charlottesville, this 75 acre property is simply spectacular. Panoramic mountain views, sweeping countryside, and a residence that embodies the best features and materials available. 7 bedrooms, gourmet kitchen, formal living and dining rooms, tap room, elevator, and beautiful in-ground pool. Covered morning and evening flagstone porches provide sunrise and sunset views. Guest House, equestrian barn, paddocks and trails.

THREAVE HOUSE - $900,000 reduction makes this beautiful 69 acre estate a remarkable and unique value! Private, elevated setting with incredible views, the estate is ideal for year-round living or family retreats. The home provides ample indoor and outdoor space for entertaining. There is a historic log cabin as well as a guest cottage available for additional overnight guests. In Bath County, within 5 miles of The Homestead and an abundance of recreational opportunities.

MOUNT AIR - Extraordinary estate offering 870 acres of flawless natural beauty with dramatic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains and frontage along the Doyles River. The elegant 4-story brick main residence overlooks a lake and adjoins the indoor pool. The property provides a full complement of farm buildings and 4 additional residences, including the original farm house. The land is well suited for livestock, horses, a vineyard or agricultural operations.

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22 ACRES ON THE MOORMANS RIVER

STROLL TO THE DOWNTOWN MALL

4068 & 4054 GArth roAd $2,095,000 This dramatic Jay Dagliesh-designed home features soaring ceiling, generous proportions and an ideal balance of open formal and casual living spaces sited in total privacy above the Moormans River. The property is enhanced by an early 1900’s barn in excellent condition and a charming 3 bed/2bath, 1950’s cottage that was totally renovated in 1995. The main house is 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. There is a wildflower meadow behind the home, rose gardens at the house and a front field next to the barn that could easily be fenced for horses or other animals. Loring Woodriff (434) 466-2992

511 N 1ST STREET, #101 • $229,000 Rarely available 3-bedroom unit at Charlottesville Towers is located in a peaceful corner of the building with a balcony overlooking a lawn & bamboo garden. Expanded/ remodeled kitchen and private master bedroom with en suite bath. Erin Garcia (434) 981-7245. MLS# 550990

PRIVATE & PICTURESQUE FARMHOUSE

PEAK BUILDERS IN OLD TRAIL

FARMINGTON EMPTY NESTER REDUCED $100K

2377 HANEYTOWN ROAD • $275,000 This move-in ready farmhouse built in 2004 is a perfect getaway for the nature lover. Large stone fireplace with wood stove.

Generous porch for enjoying the landscape. Unfinished basement with bay door allows for ample storage and workshop space.

Sydney Tenhundfeld, sydney@loringwoodriff.com MLS# 550469

3048 GLEN VALLEY DRIVE • $515,000 Quality new construction now underway in the heart of Crozet.

Charming design with 4 bed, 3.5 baths plus rec room & deep covered porches. Detached 2-car garage with option to complete 400+ sq ft. studio above. Walk-ability & Blue Ridge views. Premium finish materials. Kristin Cummings Streed (434) 409-5619. MLS# 546847

920 WINDSOR ROAD • $1,395,000 c. 1955 Farmington residence on an exceptionally private parcel.

Almost entirely 1-level home with an open, light-drenched floor plan. Large kitchen open to family room, expansive 1st floor master suite with fireplace. Additional bedroom suite on 1st floor, and there is a 3rd bedroom suite upstairs. MLS# 547500

IMMACULATE IN CROZET

QUICK COMMUTE TO CHARLOTTESVILLE

STEPS TO MERIWETHER LEWIS

5328 RAVEN STONE ROAD • $589,000 Craig Builders Custom Home located on a .70 acre corner lot in Foothill Crossing. Open concept design and great flow for entertaining. Hardwood floors, large master suite with tray ceiling & private office or sitting room, gorgeous master bath with marble floors. Lindsay Milby (434) 962-9148. MLS# 551100

41 ENGLEWOOD DRIVE • $199,000 Updated inside and out, this house has fresh interior and exterior paint, new flooring, new HVAC, new appliances, granite counter tops, refinished tubs and landscaped front and back yards. Oversized master suite is privately situated upstairs. Situated close to the Tufton Gate. Helen Ascoli (434) 996-2225. MLS# 549951

2 ACRES IN IVY • $279,000 Just moments from Meriwether Lewis and fronting a quiet side street, this elevated, open, very gently rolling building lot offers Blue Ridge views and the potential for a level rear lawn. Under 10 minutes to town, in a highly desirable area. Bring your own builder! MLS# 538121

UNIQUE CHARLOTTESVILLE TOWNHOUSE

611 LOCHLYN HILL DRIVE • $489,000 Currently, only townhome available with a full rooftop terrace overlooking mountains in Lochlyn Hill neighborhood. 3 bed, 3 bath property offers wide plank flooring, stainless steel appliances, 2 fireplaces, 2-car garage, all within 3 miles of both the University of Virginia and the historic Downtown mall. Bunny French (434) 996-1029. MLS# 550607

Milton, AlbeMArle County $2,695,000

TWO REMARKABLE DWELLINGS & 105 ACRES

Set in total privacy, the 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath main house is comprised of a dramatic contemporary melded seamlessly with an historic cabin relocated from the Shenandoah Valley. Natural light, 12 ft ceilings and incredible detailing at every turn. Log plus board & batten, 3 bedroom, 2 bath guest house with exposed beams, antique pine floors, and soapstone counters. Outside are English boxwoods, flagstone walkways and an outdoor eating area. Nature lover’s paradise.

Divisable. Loring Woodriff (434) 466-2992

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