A Country Residence

Our clients had just moved to Charlottesville with new triplets, and found that their formal Virginia farmhouse needed to provide family living spaces for a family of six. brwarchitects designed a series of additions and renovations which opened their living areas to the magnificent views of the Blue Ridge mountains to the west.

Improvements included a new office, support spaces, a three car ‘carriage barn’ and a family room open to the rear landscape and mountain views. The original formality of the house is respected while providing a much more informal setting for the family and young children to enjoy. The simple detailing of the Virginia farmhouse is extended to a broad western blue stone terrace where a screened porch and outside dining area allow for the family to engage the rural landscape beyond.