Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Model for Hugh Newell Jacobsen

Riggs Alumni Center, University of Maryland

Model of Riggs Alumni Center
A few years back we built this model for Hugh Newell Jacobsen's office of the proposed Riggs Alumni Center at the University of Maryland.

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Detail of the Riggs Center garden.

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The model in its plexiglass case.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

PNOVS National Veteran's Center

Helping to Create a Vision for Veteran Services

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Detail of the PNOVS Center Rendering.

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Detail of the PNOVS Center Rendering shows a plaza where all branches of the US Military have their seals rendered in glass organ pipes. Pipe designs by Xaver Wilhelmy.

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View of the entire plaza. Glass pipe design by Xaver Wilhelmy.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

PNOVS National Veteran's Center

Helping to Create a Vision for Veteran Services

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Depasquale Delph Gentilhomme Group Architects asked me to illustrate the new center for Premier Network of Veteran Services. Photo by E. Strong.

"Dear Bob,

I wanted to thank you again for the amazing job you did bringing PNOVS National Veteran’s Center to life. You have captured the spirit and intent of our vision beautifully. Thank you for your passion and great work!"

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Depasquale Delph Gentilhomme Group, Illustration by Bob Kirchman.

Some projects just grab you. PNOVS [click to read] was one of those... an opportunity to put some substance to the gratitude we feel for our troops.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Study Model

Making an Addition/Renovation Understandable

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This model was constructed to show how some interesting use will be made of the interior spaces.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Reinventing Jefferson's Village

Our Founding Father Envisioned a Nation of Villages

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A village center created for Crozet...

Sprawling metropolis was probably not something our founders could imagine. They saw a nation made up of villages were agriculture and industry were more localized. Today the opportunity exists to convert some of our old strip malls into centers for villages. Here is one developed by one of my clients that I helped visualize.

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...in the footprint of an old strip mall.

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The final design as I painted it.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Virginia's Open for Business

The McDonnell Administration Will Soon Roll Out the Mat!

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Concept for reuse of the old Martha Jefferson Hospital... Your new corporate headquarters?

It's time to get ready. Virginia will soon be promoting its pro-business atmosphere to the world. Here are some examples of concept development that I've done for reuse of existing properties that are opportunities waiting for people to come and fill. When you are ready to promote these opportunities Concept Development services give you an affordable way to give prospective clients the big picture.

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Another view of revitalized Martha Jefferson complex.

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A new look on Main Street!