North Fork Entry
Albemarle County, VA
2001 National Building Stone Institute Award
This 300 foot long stone wall was designed to create a minimalist entrance to the University of Virginia’s Research Park at North Fork. Tulip poplars, referred to by Thomas Jefferson as “The Juno of the Forest,” are planted in a grid on the raised plinth created by the new wall. Beyond the bosque of trees, at the edge of the existing forest, a staggered row of eastern red cedars complements the site’s numerous hedgerows while forming a backdrop for the poplars. American sycamores, also found along the site’s streambeds, are planted on either side of the drive to imply a natural threshold.
North Fork Entry
Albemarle County, VA
2001 National Building Stone Institute Award
This 300 foot long stone wall was designed to create a minimalist entrance to the University of Virginia’s Research Park at North Fork. Tulip poplars, referred to by Thomas Jefferson as “The Juno of the Forest,” are planted in a grid on the raised plinth created by the new wall. Beyond the bosque of trees, at the edge of the existing forest, a staggered row of eastern red cedars complements the site’s numerous hedgerows while forming a backdrop for the poplars. American sycamores, also found along the site’s streambeds, are planted on either side of the drive to imply a natural threshold.