Baskervill led the design of the new T.B. Smith Community Center, which features an eye-catching roofline and offers a variety of neighborhood resources.
Set among a tranquil landscape, the hybrid steel and mass-timber Contemplative Commons aims to foster organic exploration of new ways of experiencing the world.
For this tranquil forest refuge, the architects worked from the inside out—configuring the house’s interiors according to views of nature, with the exterior form following suit.
Dubbed CODE, the new building and its plaza enliven Charlottesville, Virginia’s historic pedestrian mall with an eye toward the community—and the future.
British-born Freear joined the design-build program at Auburn University in 2000, and has made scalable, low-cost housing solutions for impoverished rural communities a primary focus.