Commercial Remodeling: “Elegant Institution”

Commercial Remodeling, over $500,000

Challenge: Transform a dilapidated turn-of-the-century mansion into a larger home for the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. The building was suspended on pylons so that the foundation could be restored and the basement rebuilt. Judges appreciated: the structure’s elegance.

Location: Charlottesville, Va.
Designer: Mitchell/Matthews Architects & Planners, Charlottesville
Contractor: Nielsen Builders, Charlottesville

See list of all 2008 RDA winners.

About the Author

Stacey Freed

Formerly a senior editor for REMODELING, Stacey Freed is now a contributing editor based in Rochester, N.Y.

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