Category: Interior Design

The Virginia Tech Visitors & Undergraduate Admissions Center is now LEED Certified

The Virginia Tech Visitors & Undergraduate Admissions Center has been awarded LEED® Certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

As the gateway to the campus, the new 21,690 square foot Visitors & Undergraduate Admissions Center is a “signature building” for Virginia Tech. The architecture of the Visitors & Undergraduate Admissions Center combines elements of the traditional Collegiate Gothic with more contemporary interpretations, which integrates the building with the core campus. The Visitors Center presents an exhilarating view from an airy reception space through large glazed openings in a setting that is welcoming and accessible to the user.

The Center is a two-story building, clad in Hokie Stone, that includes a visitor reception area, exhibit gallery, assembly hall, conference rooms, and staff offices.

A stately red-brick building with white columns, a triangular pediment labeled POPE CHAPEL, and an octagonal cupola sits under a blue sky, surrounded by green trees and grass, with warm sunlight casting soft shadows.Red-brick and white-columned buildings with cupolas are set around a curved street and green lawns, under a blue sky with wispy clouds. Young trees line the roads, and soft sunlight creates long shadows, suggesting either morning or late afternoon.

Vanessa Vinsant is now a Certified Interior Designer

Interior Design Studio member Vanessa Vinsant is now a Certified Interior Designer in the Commonwealth of Virginia with the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects. Great job, Vanessa!

Glavé & Holmes Wins Five Interior Design Awards

Richmond, Va. (September 26, 2011) – Glavé & Holmes Architecture received five IDEA awards from the American Society of Interior Designers/International Interior Design Association Virginia/West Virginia Chapter at the September Design Awards Gala. The awards included four IDEA Interior Design Excellence Awards and the “Brightest IDEA” Award for the Lewis Archer McMurran, Jr. Hall at Christopher Newport University. The Brightest IDEA award recognizes a project that illustrates the pinnacle of innovative design.

Brightest IDEA Interior Design Excellence Award
Lewis Archer McMurran, Jr. Hall
Christopher Newport University

Interior Design Excellence Award, Institutional, First Place
Lewis Archer McMurran, Jr. Hall
Christopher Newport University

Interior Design Excellence Award, Institutional, First Place
Carole Weinstein International Center
University of Richmond

Interior Design Excellence Award, Historic Preservation, Honorable Mention
Newcomb Hall Renovation
Washington and Lee University

Interior Design Excellence Award, Government, First Place
Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center
Virginia War Memorial

Founded in 1965, the award-winning Glavé & Holmes Architecture specializes in cultural, higher education, hospitality/residential, interior design, and urban architecture projects. Glavé & Holmes Architecture believes that the creation of successful, context-responsive projects requires a collaborative process involving a well-structured design team, the client, the community, and other constituencies. From the firm’s inception, this principle has guided its work, resulting in exceptional service to diverse clientele.

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Download a PDF of the press release: Interior Design Awards Press Release