As part of a team formed by Walter Parks Architects, LoCh Design provided exterior detailing for The Penny - a concrete podium and wood framed mixed use structure located in the heart of Richmond’s Jackson Ward. At sidewalk level, The Penny bolsters the ward’s characteristically small-scale commercial establishments, and above, its apartment balconies echo the neighborhood’s historic feature of publicly oriented porches. On a formerly vacant site of surface parking, The Penny tucks tenant car and bicycle parking out of view underneath while providing 166 apartments within close walking distance of shopping, dining, public transportation, and Richmond’s Art District.

Photography : Trevor C. Davis

The home had a spectacular view, however from the interior it couldn’t be seen. In order to take advantage of the site, a rear addition was removed and a new addition added. In essence, the home had 2 “fronts” - one from the street and one from the river in back. Through clever roof work, the prominent rear elevation was allowed the scale and treatment suited for the site.

Historic restoration tax credit project.

Photography: Ansel Olson

The historic preservation tax credit project included the removal of a one-story rear open porch and replacement with a two-story enclosed sunroom. The antebellum home and rear wing were previously connected by access through one bedroom to another. The new two-story addition allowed for a greater privacy in the private rooms of the home.

Historic restoration tax credit project.

A quintessential Richmond family of 4, artsy and creative, was tripping over themselves in their 1,500 SF home. With a large corner lot, they had room for an addition, but wanted something that would fit with their existing 1920’s Craftsman home. The project included the addition of a family room, small sitting porch, mudroom, full bath and an enlarged, renovated kitchen. The home owners enjoyed being part of the design team and expressed their vision and creativity throughout the project.

Located in Roanoke, VA, The Fulton Motor Lofts are modern, urban living and within walking distance of the new art museum and the downtown market. Featuring numerous sustainable elements, the adaptive reuse of a 1920’s automotive building offers commercial space and 22 stylish condominiums with a variety of amenities including rooftop decks and private garden courtyards

A rehabilitation of a mid-century icon in Richmond’s historic Jackson Ward, the 2C is a transformation from an antiquated office building to modern urban living. Elements of its classic 1960’s era precast concrete structure are revealed and celebrated within each unit.

Located on the edge of Richmond’s original industrial district, this atypically small and uniquely shaped warehouse was one of the last to be rehabilitated and adaptively reused for highly demanded downtown living.

LoCh worked with a local developer who had run into a roadblock with the City’s Commission of Architectural Review regarding his multi-family development. LoCh created a design that met the his needs while respecting the historic district and and the existing historic storefront structure that the previous design had overshadowed. The 4 unit infill project consisted of 2 townhomes each with an upstairs/downstairs apartment. One “live-work” unit was connected to an existing commercial structure via a 1-story enclosed link.