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Celebrating Universal Music Day

Celebrating Universal Music Day

By Annie | October 15, 2022 | Fun, Office Culture
Check out the Gaines Group Spotify playlist. It’s common to catch our team members focused on work while ...
Cabin in the Woods: Project Update

Cabin in the Woods: Project Update

By Annie | October 4, 2022 | architecture, project update
Our cabin in the woods project is shaping up to be a lovely retreat for our clients. The progress being made will ...
Mind Behind the Design Spotlight: James Halstead

Mind Behind the Design Spotlight: James Halstead

By Annie | September 29, 2022 | Office Culture, team
James and his wife, Lynn. As we continue our series featuring the “Minds Behind our Designs”, we are ...
First Friday Art Gallery Opening Featuring Wendy Lam

First Friday Art Gallery Opening Featuring Wendy Lam

By Annie | September 19, 2022 | artwork, First Friday
Next in our lineup of First Friday artists is local painter, Wendy Bowers Lam. We are looking forward to hosting ...
Design Lives in the Details

Design Lives in the Details

By Annie | September 12, 2022 | architecture, Charles Hendricks
Design lives in the details. As architects and designers, we find ourselves oscillating between a larger, ...
#EcoFriendly product round up!

#EcoFriendly product round up!

By Annie | September 9, 2022 | Building Science, Green Building
Choosing to live a more sustainable lifestyle can start by swapping out some of our everyday items for more ...
New Project update: #HilltopHouse is Under Roof!

New Project update: #HilltopHouse is Under Roof!

By Annie | September 6, 2022 | architecture, project update
We had a beautiful day checking in on our #hilltophouse and we are excited to see this design come to life. This ...
Community Spotlight: Harrisonburg Half Marathon

Community Spotlight: Harrisonburg Half Marathon

By Annie | September 1, 2022 | community
Harrisonburg locals might notice an increase in runners tackling miles throughout the city streets this fall. ...
“Mind Behind the Design” featuring Deborah Smith

“Mind Behind the Design” featuring Deborah Smith

By Annie | August 30, 2022 | Harrisonburg Architect, Leadership, team
It’s time to discover another great mind behind the design and today we are excited to feature team architect, ...