“Best of Houzz” ~ 2013 – 2018 Houzz
“Best Architect” ~ 2018 Daily Progress Readers Choice Award
“best small architectural firm” ~ 2014 USGBC Best of Building Awards
“best green residential renovation” ~ 2011 Virginia Sustainable Building Network
“best green designers” ~ 2008 Virginia Sustainable Building Network
2008 & 2009 Va Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award Winners
[firm-principals-ray-gaines-roger-bryan-charles-hendricks] Gaines Group Architects (www.thegainesgroup.com) is an architecture firm dedicated to strong ideas, ecological stewardship, and client satisfaction. As an award-winning architectural design firm, Gaines Group Architects has established a strong reputation of sophisticated designs through addressing the specific needs and place for which a project is to be built. As an award-winning graphic design firm and a leader in the “green” movement in Central Virginia, we have the ability to deliver the complete package for your projects, from marketing, design, specification development, LEED consulting, to construction administration. Our primary focus is to provide our clients with thoughtfully designed high performance buildings that achieve the healthiest living environments.
Gaines Group Architects was awarded the Best Green Designer award by the Virginia Sustainable Building Network due to their long commitment to the promotion of green building and sustainable development principles in Central Virginia. The firm has worked on a multitude of green projects including the first LEED for Homes certified project in the Southeast United States, the first LEED for Homes high school student-built project in the United States and the first LEED NC certified industrial [james-charles-deborah-paul-ronald-mcdonald-golf] project in Central Virginia. Other projects include a historic tax credit LEED for Homes project, a LEED ND neighborhood project, and a LEED CS office project as well as various projects certified under the EarthCraft program. Our services span from intimate house addition to large-scale residential community planning. Our areas of specialization include residential architecture, commercial development and redevelopment, residential communities, site planning, residential additions, historic renovations, interior design, ecclesiastical design, Specification Consulting, graphic design, and LEED consulting. There is no project too small or too big for us to tackle.
Gaines Group Architects is a firm that has a commitment to designing for the future. We have assembled a remarkably talented and experienced team of professionals to pull all building elements into a single elegant and functional design. Integrity, budget control, effective and timely communication, and a thorough knowledge of current technology, construction methods, and materials turn our promise and your dream into a delightful reality.
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Raymond E. Gaines, AIA, FCSI, CCS, NCARB
Luxor Commercial Park
1430 Rolkin Court, Suite 302
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Phone: (434) 979-5245
Fax: (434) 979-9126
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