At the time, the couple had two young children and aging parents who visited regularly. Kevin also wanted to take into consideration the couple’s desire to make this their permanent residence. “It’s the concept of universal living—I like to call this grace in place instead of aging in place,” he says. “Because what works for little kids also works for aging grandparents. Design features like doors that are 3-feet wide work for someone in a wheelchair as well as a mom with a baby on one hip and groceries on the other.”
The story has come a long way since those initial napkin sketches. “It’s a beautiful piece of property in a rural setting—very private,” says Kevin of the location the couple selected as the site for their house. Set amongst the rolling hills of Lynchburg the gracious stone home nods to the sensibilities and heritage of the family inside. The mom and dad, both from Louisiana, loved their new adopted home of Virginia, but they longed for their own bit of French-creole flair in the more colonial state. “I love Virginia architecture, but Williamsburg just isn’t my personal style,” says the homeowner.
