Journal

We raised up Emmanuel Episcopal Church—literally—to avoid flooding from Virginia’s Rapidan River.

A grand old house gets new life with subtle but significant improvements to its stone facade.

Architect Ankie Barnes traveled to the ancient quarries in Carrara, Italy, to source marble for a special project in Washington, DC.

The District Architecture Center is hosting an exhibit of architectural photography by Hoachlander Davis Photography, the studio that shoots all our work. We’re thrilled to have three projects included in this show.

The story behind our collaboration with Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath, which was illustrated in a story on stone countertops in The Washington Post

BVA Principal Ankie Barnes served on a design panel at the Georgetown Waterworks showroom where he and and designers Andrew Law and Martha Vica discussed how to keep old architecture and interior details fresh and modern for today.

The technical how-to of designing and building a self-supporting elliptical marble stair within a 19th century mansion in Georgetown.

What happens when you work with a client who grew up in Oregon, lived in Asia, and bought an Italianate four-square in DC? The Greene & Greene style, also known as California Arts & Crafts, answered that question.

The BVA team is once again participating in the annual CAN-struction challenge at the National Building Museum. This year’s theme: Movie Night. Our entry: Ti-CAN-ic! The exhibit is on display through Nov. 28.

Our clients, Angela and Dan Shaeffer, have an Instagram account to record the construction of the Salt Lake City home we’ve designed for them. She answered our questions about living through the process.