Posted by ppeery on December 2nd, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Geobarns Updates, Green Building, Nature/Environment
We had a great day today–which made me pretty happy as a precursor to driving home tonight after picking up my youngest son and his bride in Washington DC…. The bridal loft floor system is done and flooring has started–and we began framing the walls of the venue center with some basic tutorials in diagonal [...]
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Posted by ppeery on December 2nd, 2010 in Architecture and Design, General, Geobarns Updates, Green Building
The day with one frustration after another starting with my not having ordered 5/8″ washers which were crucial to the task of one of the crews…and I had to get harnesses and safety lines as well…so things were slower getting started due to my disarray–as well as having to deal with some administrative headaches. One [...]
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Posted by ppeery on November 19th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, General, Project Updates
Construction is progressing at a quick pace for the 2 road segments currently underway at Bundoran Farm. Ballyshannon Road, coming of the existing Derry Lane, gently curves along the edge of the pasture and dips into the forest for a bit to provide access to Lots B-1,B-2, B-10, B-11 and B-12. Since construction commenced last [...]
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Posted by ppeery on November 19th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, General, Geobarns Updates, Green Building, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
The day began at midnight last night with a thunderstorm and high winds–shaking my camper until I thought it was going to roll over–and then a midnight run down the hill to the site where most of the tarps had been ripped off the lumber, now exposed to driving rain. For most of yesterday–instead of [...]
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Posted by ppeery on November 15th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Geobarns Updates, Project Updates
Geobarns Update -Pippin Hill Farm Winery – DAY ONE: polychaos, production & pippinhenge The days started out far from what I hoped at about 6:30 when I could not find out if anyone was going to cover our workspace with gravel today before it pours tonight and tomorrow and the Virgina clay turns to a [...]
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Posted by ppeery on October 28th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, General, Project Updates
The academic world has taken notice of Bundoran Farm and several of the individuals behind the design and management of this 2,300 acre Preservation Development project. In August, the project has been prominently featured in a book Conservation Communities written by Urban Land Institute Fellow, Ed McMahon. The book is a scholarly investigation of the [...]
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Posted by ppeery on September 30th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, General, Project Updates
Below is an e-mail we received from John & Diane Foraste about the very positive design and construction experience they had with their new home at Bundoran Farm. It’s always nice to receive and share feedback like this. Congratulations to a job well done by all involved. From John and Diane Foraste – Bundoran [...]
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Posted by ppeery on August 18th, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Education and Inspiration, General, Green Building, Project Updates
One of the underlying goals of Bundoran Farm is to preserve the character and use of this legacy Charlottesville property. Extraordinary measures were taken in locating homesites and roads so they worked with and blended into the landscape. In addition having the roads “lay lightly” on the land within the boundaries of Bundoran Farm, we [...]
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Posted by ppeery on June 11th, 2010 in Agriculture, Architecture and Design, General, Green Building, Nature/Environment, Project Updates
Bundoran Farm was the subject of a feature article in the June/July 2010 Issue of Virginia Sportsman magazine. Written by Hay Hardy, the article provides an excellent overview of the Bundoran Farm’s three fold vision of protecting the character and use of the working agrarian landscape, provide for ongoing environmental stewardship and create opportunities for families who [...]
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Posted by ppeery on May 1st, 2010 in Architecture and Design, Bundoran Farm Events and Occasions, General
Bundoran Farm and more importantly, the Heimgartner Family, reach another significant milestone yesterday. Construction started on Ken and Ida Heimgarnter’s new home at Bundoran Farm. Situated on a knoll over looking Plank Road and the surrounding protected pastures and forested ridges of this Albemarle Virginia rural real estate, the Heimgartner’s homesite is perhaps one of [...]
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