Design Matters
Thoughts of an ArchitectA Message from The Firm
Our blog, Design Matters, is a place for our team to share our knowledge, community events, projects, resources, and opinions. It is a place for you to keep up with us and for us to hear from you. Thanks for reading!
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A rising tide raises all ships
A rising tide raises all ships is an interesting concept, but what does it have to do with our local economy? Look ...
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
What do you want to be when you grow up? What a huge question that we ask students to answer at a point in their ...
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Site analysis before you buy
When should I do a site analysis?: A real-world example
We were asked to do some site analysis before our client ...
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#NationalPizzaDay Celebration!!!
Our Harrisonburg team loves to come together to eat and celebrate food, and what better way than to celebrate ...
![Welcome Asha Beck to the Team](https://www.thegainesgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/A-Favorite-1-scaled-e1675184784552-1024x1024-1-400x284.jpg)
Welcome Asha Beck to the Team
It’s the turn of a new year and we are happy to share that our team continues to grow with the recent addition of ...
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Welcome Myles Perdue to the Team
Meet Myles Perdue, one of our newest designers at Gaines Group Architects. Originally from the U.S. Virgin Islands ...
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National #LibraryShelfieDay
Happy national #LibraryShelfieDay! We love the digital world, but there’s nothing like holding a book in your ...
![#wedesignthattoo Kitchen Edition](https://www.thegainesgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/kitchen-design-1-400x284.jpg)
#wedesignthattoo Kitchen Edition
We get to design a lot of cool spaces for our clients and kitchen design may be one of my favorites. As a former ...
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Visualization of the dream
As architects and designers, we have the privilege of being trusted with our client's dreams. A client might dream ...
![Historic Farmhouse Renovation in Luray](https://www.thegainesgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/historic-farmhouse-renovation-2-scaled-1-400x284.jpeg)
Historic Farmhouse Renovation in Luray
Almost at the end of a dead end road overlooking the South Fork River a beautiful historic farmhouse was ...
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Gaines Group Architects Elevates New Partners
Gaines Group Architects has elevated four new partners to the leadership of the firm: James Halstead, Deborah ...
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Celebrating 2022 Architecture Fun!
We loved celebrating together in 2022 all the architecture fun things, special days, and events! We are a small ...