Chesapeake House
Woolen Mills Neighborhood
Our client dreamed of a high performance house in a vital city location. She found a nondescript 1980s modular duplex with “good bones” on a solid foundation. The view to the South across the Woolen Mills Valley inspired a second story addition for living, cooking, and dining.
With Architect Ted Jones and Energy Consultant John Semmelhack, Jobes Builders applied Passive House strategies to achieve a deep-energy retrofit. Although not meeting the rigorous Passive House standard, the project is expected to reduce energy use by 60 to 70 percent.
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Bev's completed house, as seen from Chesapeake Avenue
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Central island with repurposed black walnut tabletop, looking into dining room
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Owner Bev Wann found this classic recycled cast-iron kitchen sink at the Charlottesville Habitat Store
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High eastern windows in dining room provide morning light
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Master bath with salvaged Carrara marble countertop and heirloom mirror
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Walk out of the kitchen onto the private back porch for dining or lounging in the trees
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BEFORE: side entrance, AFTER: finished south elevation
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Installation of 24-foot floor trusses for new second floor and demolition of original roof framing
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New second floor and roof completed, ready to install windows and begin exterior finishes
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North end of house, second floor screened porch area, new stucco finish in progress
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Stucco contractor applying integral ochre-pigmented finish coat
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View from southwest corner of second floor across Woolen Mills Valley
