is an architectural design firm with strong roots in Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation and a vision toward sustainability and aesthetic beauty. Our project approach embraces client collaboration, relationship to context, long-term stewardship, adaptive reuse, and positive resolution of contemporary design challenges.

Condition Assessments: Deterioration of historic materials can result from natural weathering and wear, deferred maintenance, or extraordinary environmental conditions. VA&P prepares detailed documentation of existing conditions, evaluation of deterioration issues and damages to historic materials, and recommendations for repairs and long-term treatment of historic properties that align with property owners’ budgets and maintenance capabilities.

Rehabilitation Design: Celebrating natural and historical property evolution encourages revitalization and reanimation of existing buildings of all ages and styles, leading to sustainable design practices in buildings and communities. VA&P assists property owners with evaluating current building functions, identifying future building uses, and accommodating evolving user needs through creative designs for reusable spaces.

Historic Preservation Consulting: An in-depth familiarity with preservation design guidelines can aid clients in pursuit of rehabilitation tax credits, National Register nominations, and municipal permits for work on historic properties. VA&P prepares design reviews for proposed projects, provides interpretation of preservation ordinances, coordinates with review agencies, and recommends treatments for significant historic features and spaces.

Accessibility & Code Compliance Upgrades: Renovations or use changes to historic buildings will frequently trigger compliance upgrades to accessibility, code, and building systems. VA&P works with property owners to identify and implement the required modifications through preparation of summary code reviews, meetings with key municipal staff, and planning functional, historically-appropriate design solutions.

Architectural Design: Team collaboration is crucial, whether the ultimate goal is a small addition or ground-up construction. Through close working relationships with structural engineers, contractors, and other design professionals, we can assemble a team of experts who are adept at providing creative solutions to meet our clients’ specific functional and spatial needs. We view every client as an individual, and as a valuable team member, so each of our designs is custom.

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