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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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Rotary is 115 today!! #serviceaboveself

By cbhendricks | February 23, 2022 | citizen architect, community, Leadership, Rotary

Rotary is celebrating a birthday. This organization founded by Paul Harris on February 23, 1905, is 115 today!! ...

Partnering with Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley

By Annie | February 15, 2022 | architecture, project update

The Gaines Group is proud to once again partner with Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley on the ...

Celebrate joy, hope, and love

By cbhendricks | February 5, 2022 | Charles Hendricks, Office Culture

As an architect, I am trained to think about problems--the things that are not working--and develop solutions to ...

Petro 2 Addition and Renovation

By cbhendricks | February 3, 2022 | architecture, Building Science, project update

We highly recommend travelers who frequent Interstate 81 to check out the new Petro Truck stop in Raphine! The ...

Muddy Creek Modern House

By cbhendricks | February 1, 2022 | architecture, project update

Light, delicate, and open; this modern house brings in warmth and comfort while capturing views acrossthe ...

Welcome to our team Annie Frazier

By cbhendricks | January 25, 2022 | architecture, Office Culture, team

It’s a new year and the Gaines Group is welcoming a new face to the team. Annie Frazier is the most recent ...

Empathetic Design #YAWS2022

By cbhendricks | January 21, 2022 | Charles Hendricks, resources

#YAWS2022 is an innovative architectural conference focused on helping architects be better people hosted by Young Architect. My topic is Empathetic Design or how to use empathy as a design tool to serve your clients while serving your community.