A NATURAL HAVEN IN HAYMARKET, VA
NESTLED ON A PICTURESQUE 12.6-ACRE SITE IN HAYMARKET, VIRGINIA, THIS DEVELOPMENT IS A HARMONIOUS BLEND OF URBAN LIVING AND NATURAL BEAUTY. IT COMPRISES 240 WORKFORCE HOUSING APARTMENTS SPREAD ACROSS TEN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND A CENTRAL COMMUNITY AMENITY STRUCTURE.
EMBRACING NATURE
THE SITE IS ADORNED WITH TALL, MATURE TREES, INCLUDING NATIVE SPECIES LIKE RED AND WHITE OAKS, TULIP POPLARS, AND PIGNUT HICKORY TREES. OUR DESIGN ETHOS WAS SIMPLE: PRESERVE THE SITE'S NATURAL CHARM WHILE CREATING A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY CENTERED AROUND A HIKING TRAIL. THE SITE ITSELF BECOMES A PARK AND A VALUABLE AMENITY FOR ITS RESIDENTS.
THOUGHTFUL INTEGRATION
THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS SEAMLESSLY FOLLOW THE NATURAL GRADE LINES OF THE LAND, WITH NO PREFERENCE FOR A PARTICULAR "FRONT." PARKING ENCIRCLES THE OUTER PERIMETER, CREATING A PROTECTIVE BOUNDARY. THE HOUSING IS ARRANGED TO CREATE AN INVITING INTERIOR LANDSCAPE WITH INTERCONNECTED TRAILS LEADING TO THE COMMUNITY BUILDING AND AMENITY COURTS. WE'VE TAKEN CARE TO PRESERVE LARGE SPECIMEN TREES ALONG THESE TRAILS.
A BLEND OF TRADITION AND MODERNITY
OUR ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATION DRAWS FROM EARLY VIRGINIA HOUSING STYLES, FEATURING STEEPLY PITCHED GABLE ROOFS WITH METAL CLADDING AND SIMPLE MASONRY FACADES. THE DEVELOPMENT IS DIVIDED INTO TEN BUILDINGS, EACH FURTHER DIVIDED INTO FOUR GABLED FORMS, CREATING SEPARATION AND DEPTH. THESE STRUCTURES ARE THOUGHTFULLY PLACED ON THE SITE, ALLOWING FOR UNIQUE MOMENTS AND POCKETS WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE.
A LIVING CANVAS
THE BUILDINGS GRACEFULLY COEXIST WITH THE LANDSCAPE, OFFERING SPECIAL MOMENTS AND SECLUDED SPACES TO REST OR THINK. THIS PROJECT ISN'T JUST ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT; IT'S AN INVITATION TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE IN HARMONY, WHERE YOU START AND END YOUR DAYS WITH A STROLL THROUGH THE PARK.