Browsing by Author "Roebuck, Kontessa"

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    Dante, VA: Conceptual Redevelopment of the Arty Lee School Property
    Proctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Tobias, Meredith; Roebuck, Kontessa (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2018-09)
    The Arty Lee School is an important part of the Dante community’s African American history. This final concept proposes an adaptive reuse of the eastern most footprint of the original building. The design turns this historical school into a multi-use learning hub for the community and regional visitors. Entrepreneurs, college groups, and nature enthusiasts alike will have the resources to work, learn, and host events in the new Arty Lee Center.
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    Dante, VA: Conceptual Redevelopment of the Dante Depot
    Proctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Tucker, Lisa M.; Roebuck, Kontessa; Tobias, Meredith; Piotrowski, Samantha; Smith, Victoria (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2018-07)
    This project was the third community planning project organized as Dante works to revitalize its community and downtown region. This third phase of work focused on the redevelopment of the Dante Depot. Using community feedback, the CDAC team proposed to redevelop the Dante Depot into a general store with a self-serve catering kitchen provides a local destination for visitors and the Dante community. Customers can experience the welcoming, historic atmosphere of the Depot while enjoying a cup of coffee or shopping in the general store, which offers local goods and crafts from the surrounding community.
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    Marion, VA: Hungry Mother Lutheran Retreat Center Conceptual Expansion Master Plan
    Proctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Allen, Kristen; Roebuck, Kontessa (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2018-08-14)
    Originally opened in 1957, the HMLRC has been most notably known for its incredibly scenic property and as a rustic youth camp offered every summer. The HMLRC has operated as such primarily unchanged since its opening. The HMLRC has, however, expanded is program structure in recent years to embrace new partnerships. Some of those new partnerships are with the local probation office, Department of Social Services, Sprouting Hope Community Garden, the Boy Scouts of America, local healthy living initiatives, and private reservations/retreats. Further, special events such as family reunions remain a popular type of activity since the HMLRC has a more private setting when compared to the nearby Hungry Mother State Park. In order to accompany its growing list of diverse user groups and further sustain its economic and personnel stability, the HMLRC found value in establishing a strategic expansion master plan. This master plan provides overarching guidance and design principles for long-term programmatic and physical infrastructure enhancements where appropriate.
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    Warm Hearth Kroontje Health Care Center: Conceptual Courtyard Redesigns
    Gilboy, Elizabeth; Proctor, Nicholaus; Tural, Elif; Roebuck, Kontessa; Chang, Donna; Dazio, Bri; Shelburne, Will (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2018-09-17)
    Warm Hearth Village is a nonprofit senior living community founded by Wybe and Marietje Kroontje in 1974. The Kroontjes envisioned a community that was fully integrated with the surrounding natural environment, and would also help protect and preserve the natural beauty of the New River Valley. Warm Health Village offers a continuum of living options from an active adult community to long-term nursing care.