Ribbon Cutting at 910 E. High St Charlottesville Office

Ribbon Cutting at 910 E. High St Charlottesville Office

by | Aug 1, 2024 | architecture, community, team

Our Charlottesville office has moved back downtown and we celebrated with a ribbon cutting. This Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce event was a great way to introduce our new space to our clients and celebrate moving back downtown. Our company was founded 35+ years ago in Albemarle County and soon moved to the downtown to better serve our clients. Getting back to the downtown neighborhood was a goal for us as we love being in the heart of the business district.

 

 

This space allows us easy access to meet our clients and friends on the downtown mall for lunch and to support other locally owned businesses. The little blue house has a great location at 910 E. High St and our sign along the road is already getting a lot of attention.

Our new space features a first floor accessible conference room.

 

It also has private office space and an open studio.

Ray brought in a vintage bookcase that fits perfectly in the space and has some beautiful details.

 

 

If you missed the ribbon cutting, please stop by to see us. While we will not have food out for every visit you can always check to fridge to see if James packed his lunch – just tell him Charles said it was ok for you to eat it. I am sure he will not mind.

 

Rockingham County Timber Frame Custom Home

Rockingham County Timber Frame Custom Home

by | Jul 29, 2024 | architecture

Check out this Rockingham County Timber Frame Custom Home taking shape. Herr and Company has been hard at work getting the foundation installed and the frame walls in place to be ready for the timber to be installed. The timber frame was delivered last week and installation started immediately. The traditional peg connections are very cool to see going together!

rockingham county timber frame home

rockingham county timber frame home

When we first visited this building site with our clients, we fell in love with the incredible views. Moving the house to just the right spot, we were able to frame Massanutten Mountain from the main living space. We balanced the views with the desire to have ample outdoor spaces for family gatherings and intentional spaces inside the home.

rockingham county timber frame home

rockingham county timber frame home

rockingham county timber frame home

The house is designed as a lifetime home: thinking through comfort, efficiency, and mobility early on gives peace of mind long-term.

We used floor drains and a recessed floor to help protect the home from any water issues in the future (right).

rockingham county timber frame home

I really like this corner window! What do you think?

rockingham county timber frame home

rockingham county timber frame home

Rotary Club of Rockingham County Peace Pole Project

Rotary Club of Rockingham County Peace Pole Project

by | Jul 27, 2024 | Rotary

The Rotary Club of Rockingham County is working on a Peace Pole project to spread peace in the Harrisonburg / Rockingham community. Promoting peace is a cornerstone of the Rotary Mission. We believe when people work to create peace in their communities, that change can have a global effect.

Peace Pole Project

The Peace Pole is an internationally recognized symbol of the hope and dreams of the entire human family, standing vigil in silent prayer for peace on earth. Each Peace Pole bears the message May Peace Prevail on Earth in eight different languages, a braille plaque, and these poles will also have a Rotary logo, Veterans for Peace logo, and a rainbow flag. It’s estimated that there are over 200,000 Peace Poles in the world with at least one in every country, each dedicated as a monument of peace.

Peace Pole Project

Planting a Peace Pole is a way of bringing people together to inspire, awaken and uplift the human consciousness the world over. It is a wonderful project for any community, organization, or your home. They remind us to think, speak, and act in the spirit of peace and harmony. Planting a Peace Pole in a high pedestrian traffic area will remind those seeing it on a daily basis to be kind to others.
There is an international registry showing Peace Pole locations around the world. The Rotary Club is also working on finding and registering existing Peace Poles in the Valley. So far we have registered 3 and are waiting to hear back from the owners of two more to get permission to register them.

Peace Pole Project

Each peace pole will cost approximately $600, including installation. We have secured installation locations for the first two poles and are working on fundraising for our third. We hope and plan to do many more.
 
For more information on the effort contact Charles Hendricks at charles@thegainesgroup.com.
Project Update: finishes at the Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center

Project Update: finishes at the Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center

by | Jul 24, 2024 | architecture

We are in the last few weeks of construction for the Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Day Care Center in downtown Harrisonburg. This facility that we have done updates on in the past (here, here, and here) is due to open in August. There will be a phase 2 of the project so don’t be surprised to see things not 100% in their final places when phase 1 is done.

Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Daycare

 

Over the last week, plumbing fixtures were set, ceilings were installed, FRT panels placed, and flooring started going in. The building is emerging from the “under construction” look that we have seen in past updates and taking on that warm inviting look of a daycare.

Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Daycare

 

The facility will offer sliding scale childcare in the heart of downtown Harrisonburg. From babies to pre-school, this facility is filling a huge need in our community.

Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Daycare

Harrisonburg Rockingham Child Daycare

Project Update: Eastern Mennonite Elementary School – walls and radiant floor

Project Update: Eastern Mennonite Elementary School – walls and radiant floor

by | Jul 21, 2024 | architecture, project update

Eastern Mennonite Elementary School addition continues to make progress. Over the last few weeks, Herr and Company has been putting in the foundation and slab, and the walls have started. The gathering space addition will feature a heated slab thanks to the efforts of Rockingham Engineering.

 

Eastern Mennonite Elementary School Harrisonburg (2)

The radiant floor system will keep the space comfortable and allow for maximum flexibility. Eastern Mennonite Elementary School values connections to the outside and plan to use this multipurpose space at times as an open air pavilion. The challenge with designing for a space that is sometimes conditioned is that a concrete slab is slow to change temperature. It is also hard to manage moisture / humidity in a space that is sometimes open to outside air and sometimes closed and conditioned. So Winston at Rockingham Engineering designed a radiant floor system that will moderate the slab temperature keeping the space flexible and comfortable.

Eastern Mennonite Elementary School Harrisonburg

Once the slab was poured, the walls started going up and the space is starting to take shape. This is an exciting part of the project as everyone can now see the form taking shape! The framers made great progress in just a few days and trusses should be installed soon. Here is more on the first phase of the project that was completed a few years ago.