hays+ewing design studio
Charlottesville, Virginia
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Charlottesville, Virginia
(19)
We believe enduring architecture springs from a deep understanding of the place, the needs of the project and the desires of our client merged with integration of sustainable best practices. Founded in 2004, HEDS is a women-owned architecture firm based in Charlottesville, VA and serving Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland and North Carolina with a practice that includes projects across the US, in Canada and Europe.
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19 customer reviews
Benjamin Butler
"My firm Capler Homes has been working with Allison for the past 18 months on an extremely unique and challenging build.
The experience has been transformative. Her vision for our project challenged the concept of what can be a home. This unique build required her skill to put together a team of engineers, designers, and other architects to deliver the most comprehensive set of construction drawings we've ever had to build from. This has allowed us to push at the boundaries of conceptual to buildable. The result has been an incredibly well designed home that maintains her core principles of green building and energy efficiency through her thorough research of cutting edge products and building practices, without compromising an incredible design. In our highly competitive high end market she has created a buzz within the building community and raised the bar for excellence. “
Ben Butler
President Capler Homes
President Nelson County Home Builders Association
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Ben Butler
"My firm Capler Homes has been working with Allison for the past 18 months on an extremely unique and challenging build. The experience has been transformative. Her vision for our project challenged the concept of what can be a home. This unique build required her skill to put together a team of engineers, designers, and other architects to deliver the most comprehensive set of construction drawings we've ever had to build from. This has allowed us to push at the boundaries of conceptual to buildable. The result has been an incredibly well designed home that maintains her core principles of green building and energy efficiency through her thorough research of cutting edge products and building practices, without compromising an incredible design. In our highly competitive high end market she has created a buzz within the building community and raised the bar for excellence. “ Ben Butler President Capler Homes President Nelson County Home Builders Association More...
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ginger_too
In the 90's, we acquired a rectangular hilly three acre wooded lot in Stony Point, Charlottesville, VA with the intention of retiring there. Chris Hays was the best fit for our aspirations for designing a stylish functional “green” low maintenance home (no lawn, no lawnmower), beautifully integrate... More...
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Sara Dexter
This summer marks the 8th anniversary of moving into my house designed by Allison Ewing of Hays + Ewing Design Studio, so I have a lot of experience behind saying that the house has served me well! The buildable space in the lot was entirely in a 100-year flood plain, but Allison's creative response sited the house perfectly on the lot and employed an innovative, elevated design. She carefully planned around six 80-foot plus trees to the east and put the first floor up one level; trusses allowed for a totally open first floor and with perfectly placed windows the result is a feeling of being in a tree house. I love it love it love it every single day. Also, the green design means it's super well insulated and also employs passive solar design. It is inexpensive to heat and cool, but what I really enjoy every day is how comfortable the home is, there are no hot nor cold zones. I love to entertain family and friends and overall the house let's me bring people in to my life and have the great space in which I can enjoy them. I'm so very happy with this thoughtfully designed home! More...
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gstaengl
Chris and Allison are fantastic architects who design beautiful buildings. I would love to live in a Hays + Ewing house.
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HU-651632
Hays+Ewing Design Studio is an Architectural Design firm which I have been working with on a substantial residential project.
I am a General Contractor and Hays + Ewing was hired by the owner.
Hays + Ewing's design is exceptional as are the drawings, specifications and construction documents. They...
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willard_pate
Chris Hays designed my home in the mountains of North Carolina. I engaged his services because I knew that he would be creative as well as mindful of environmental issues. Working with him lived up to my expectations. I suggested a couple of features that I would like and then left Chris to do th... More...
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pjbldrs
As a builder I have worked together with Chris Hays and clients on the construction of 3 new houses over the past 5 years.
Chris listens carefully to his clients’ ideas and visions for their house and then creates unique designs to fulfill their desires. As concepts are worked through he addr...
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sdexter29
This summer marks the 8th anniversary of moving into my house designed by Allison Ewing of Hays + Ewing Design Studio, so I have a lot of experience behind saying that the house has served me well! The buildable space in the lot was entirely in a 100-year flood plain, but Allison's creative response... More...
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Mary Cassell
Chris and Allison have proven that with good design a certain elegance and family life are not mutually exclusive. Our three bedroom city house worked when the children were young and continues to work now as they leave the nest. Energy efficient SIP construction--salvaged wood and stone--hand crafted details-- are a few of the features they encouraged us to incorporate while working within our budget.And fun! One afternoon we designed a bed on slides that could mechanically extend through a retractable door over the back garden. (maybe now that the kids are out... ) More...
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James Finch
We’re currently partnering with Allison from Hays + Ewing Design Studio on the full renovation of our home. We were keen to incorporate sustainable design concepts within a modern, but warm home. One that was simple, elegant, functional, yet flexible. We had great expectations and many constraints. We selected heds based on their portfolio, experience with green design and feedback from their happy customers. We have not been disappointed. Allison Ewing really knows her stuff and has never lost sight of our requirements. Allison asks great, clarifying questions and provides us with thoughtful, creative options to negotiate trade offs so that we can build a well designed bespoke home and still stay within our budget. So far the design process has been a fun collaboration and we’re very happy with the design. We’re looking forward to getting our home built! James and Adrienne. Arlington VA. More...
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linka
Allison Ewing and Chris Hays worked with us when we built our house in Vermont. They listened carefully to our needs and their experience and design aesthetic added so much to the refinement of the final design. In addition they were a pleasure to work with More...
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websterfinch
My husband and I worked with Allison Ewing to create our home in Arlington, Virginia. We wanted a modern, elegant, and simple home with lots of natural light and great functional design built using interesting, non-standard, green building materials and concepts.
Working with Allison was an exciting process: we had a big wish list, a strict budget, and a desire to create a non-traditional, flexible space that complimented the way we live. What we got was more than we ever imagined; the space is truly beautiful. Our main living area sits on the top floor with south-facing views and provides us with great natural light and treetop canopy views. The play of light and shadows throughout the day is peaceful; we are closer to nature. James and I honestly feel that the home has improved our quality of life and look forward to experiencing the seasons change.
If you care about the environment and have an appreciation for great design and architecture, work with Hays + Ewing Design Studio. You won’t be disappointed!
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tammiejlmssi
Allison was lead designer for our custom home - she and her team provided great service. We love our home which won Custom Home of the Year Award from Custom Home Magazine. Our house has also been featured on HG TV. It is a beautiful home designed for our needs. More...
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lceccville
Hays + Ewing Design Studio designed our beautiful building at the Lewis & Clark Exploratory Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is perfectly nestled into the landscape, and overlooks a turn in the Rivanna River. More...
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randistrelitz
Allison Ewing of Hays+Ewing has been a pleasure to work with. I initially considered Allison due to the fact that her company was LEEDS compliant and she was known for her contemporary and modern design flair. Allison has been extremely professional and very responsive to my needs. She is always ... More...
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eversley9
Hays+Ewing Design Studio designed our retirement home in Charlottesville, VA. Prior to this project we had very limited experience with designing a new house and none at all with working with an architect. Since we owned a wooded lot we knew we wanted a house that would take full advantage of the ... More...
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kadolfson
I'm currently working with Chris Hays on a new, energy efficient, modern farm house. From the beginning of the process Chris has listened to my goals and concerns, and creatively interpreted them into a beautiful and functional home. The space is light and open, and I feel so lucky to be able to soon live into such a special, unique home. In addition, Chris has been very considerate with budgetary concerns and worked with me and the builder along the way to keep to our budget, and in some instances creating additional savings (which I can't complain about!). Chris Hays and the Hays-Ewing team have just been wonderful to work with. More...
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