High style: At home with designer Chris Coggins
While attending the New York School of Interior Design, designer Chris Coggins embarked on an independent project: review 40 famous houses in 40 days. “I visited significant homes all along […]
Wood works: Timberwood Tap House elevates elements of its predecessor with a modern touch
When Lynne Roberts and her partners looked to start a sister restaurant to Route 29-based Timberwood Grill, they wanted to create a unique space while hinting at the original. The […]
Bigger size, bigger style: Refreshing how Scarpa looks —and works
There are a few iconic local retailers in Charlottesville, and Amy Gardner’s store, Scarpa, is one of them. The women’s boutique—which started out selling shoes nearly 23 years ago and […]
Bowled over: Those who think a toilet’s just a toilet can flush that notion
If you’re the type of person who’d like to drop five grand on a toilet, you are living in the right age indeed. Toilets have come a long way, and […]
In studio: A look at last semester’s review at UVA’s School of Architecture
Previously in this column, we’ve explored a graduate student’s perspective on architecture’s trajectory—one that leverages architects’ unique skill sets to address, through the built environment, uncertainties facing society today. This […]
Houses by hand: Noah Bradley looks to the past to build unique homes from the outside in
When Noah Bradley was 15, his insurance agent father announced that the two of them would spend their summer building a house by hand, from the ground up. “I believe […]
December Abode: On stands now!
This month’s Abode takes a peek inside a Lewis and Clark Building condo, a closer look at Montpelier’s Claude Moore Hall, a critical eye toward public spaces and more. Here’s […]
Lewis and Clark condo includes an homage to art-world star who called it home
When Bonnie Bond bought her condo in the Lewis and Clark Building downtown in 2012, she faced an unusual situation. Not only was the two-bedroom unit due for routine updates—the […]
Merry and bright: Creating a colorful garden in winter’s darker days
Deck the garden with half a dozen stars to ornament the darkest days of winter. In the pared-down landscape between first and last freezes, when contrasts are sharp, displays of […]
Where the sidewalk ends: How public spaces affect private lives
In urban design, decisions about road lanes, sidewalk widths and shade trees affect the rhythm of use in outdoor spaces—transportation and commerce, social activity, traffic, safety, recreation and even public […]