2006 Design Excellence Award for Historic Preservation, Central Virginia AIA
2005 City of Charlottesville Preservation Award for Historic Building Rehabilitation
Hospice of the Piedmont purchased one of the grand old homes on Park Street north of Charlottesville which had previously been turned into a twenty-two bed nursing home. The nonprofit’s intention was to restore the elegance and graciousness of the original home and provide an eight bedroom residence for their Hospice clients.
brwarchitects restored the Victorian home, stripping out the earlier renovations and building back the house from its foundations and original structural ‘bones.’ A new addition, deferring to the prominence of the original house, provides additional client rooms, family support spaces and overnight accommodations, and common rooms for dining, preparing meals, and spending time with family members. An elevator provides accessibility throughout the house and the front porch has been restored to its original detail.
