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Timepiece House

Charlottesville, VA
Carrie Meinberg Burke


Photograph © Prakash Patel

the People

Owner
Carrie Meinberg Burke and Kevin Thomas Burke

Architect
Carrie Meinberg Burke; Architecture
614 Park Street
Charlottesville, VA
Cell: 434 960-4135

Joint venture with:
Kevin Burke, AIA
Cell: 434 981-4790

Project Architect:
Carrie Meinberg Burke, RA

Associate architect
Kevin Thomas Burke, AIA

Engineer(s)
Mechanical Engineering Consultants for final design:
Galen Staengl, P.E. & Bob Somers, P.E. (2RW)

Mechanical & Electrical:
Kankyo Engineering Inc.

Consultant(s)
Structural Consultant:
W. David Winitzky, AIA

Landscape concepts:
Fred McGann

Property joint-venture collaborator/ historian/friend/neighbor:
Marla Ziegler and Kathryn Ziegler

Easement:
The Simpson family

Advisors:
Pete and Mary Meinberg

Consultant for creative financing:
Susan McGinnis

Consultant for creative joint-use of available property:
Cathy Womack, Attorney at Law

Real estate agents:
Courtney Sargeant & Martha Gleason

General Contractor
Carrie Meinberg Burke, RA

Sub-Contractor
Framing, trim, copper siding installation:
Noah Yoder with Steve, Tim, and Anthony Yoder

Copper siding fabrication, roofing:
Martin Roofing
Marc Bridenhagen, Russ Halvorsen

Surveyor:
Kirk Hughes & Associates

Excavation:
Johnson Backhoe & Chad’s Backhoe, Gary Sipe

Foundation & garden walls:
Advanced Concrete

Concrete finishing:
Monarch Concrete: Mike Christian

Electrical:
Billy Cassaday

Plumbing:
Top Reuschling

Crane:
Derek Van der Linde

Steel:
Virginia Industrial: Bill Merrill

Custom woodwork:
Jack Kavana, Emil Stoessel: Home Works, Christopher Harrison

Painting & finishing:
Pete Meinberg and Corky Umberger, (The Berger Boys)

Landscape and hardscape installation:
Chinquapin Hill Gardens: Tom Elliott

Landscape installation:
Pete Meinberg

Photographer(s)
Prakash Patel (202)328-0367

 

 

 

the Products

Structural System
Trussjoist MacMillan (Skip Eastman), Better Living Building Supply (Rob Fleming)

Structural steel fabrication:
truss by Associated Steel Columns by Quality Welding

Exterior Cladding
Concrete:
–foundation and garden walls: Advanced Concrete, Tom Lanahan
–concrete supplier: Allied Concrete, Gus Lorber

Custom copper siding and cladding: system designed by Carrie and Kevin Burke, in collaboration with Marc Bridenhagen, President of Martin Roofing

Roof
Elastomeric:
below green roof system, by Martin Roofing

Metal:
standing seam copper roof by Martin Roofing

Other:
Green Roof system on elevated garden by American Hydrotech (Matt Carr)

Windows
Wood:
copper-clad wood windows by Willmar, supplied by Gaston & Wyatt (Charlie Hutter) www.willmar.ca

Glazing
Glass:
oculus glass and glass railing by Virginia Glass www.va-glass.com

Skylights:
custom skylight by Wasco www.wasco1.com

Doors
Wood doors:
copper-clad wood doors by Willmar

Other:
Custom pivoting steel curtain rods by Virginia Industrial:
Bill Merrill

Hardware
Locksets:
Schlage www.schlagelock.com

Cabinet hardware:
MSC Industrial

Interior Finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
– Custom sustainably harvested birch trim fabricated by Phillips
– Jack Kavana:
custom Kitchen and Bath cabinets & Observatory window seat
– Stainless steel countertops by Bill Merrill, Virginia Industrial
– Emil Stoessel, Home Works: custom stairs and woodwork
– Christopher Harrison: custom bookledge in Studio

Paints and stains:
– Citrus based finish oil for concrete floors by Bioshield www.bioshield.com
– Water-based lacquer by Crystalac www.crystalac.com
– Interior paint: Pristine low VOC by Benjamin Moore, China White www.benjaminmoore.com

Special surfacing:
– hand trowel finished integral color concrete floors by Mike Christian: – Monarch Concrete, supplied by Allied Concrete (Davis color: pewter)

Floor and wall tile:
Victorian reproduction tile in showers from Oliva & Sons

Window blinds:
Prestige from Alana’s

Furnishings
Office furniture:
in studio: Design Within Reach www.dwr.com, Charrette

Chairs:
Design Within Reach

Tables:
Design Within Reach

Upholstery:
Innovation sofas from Atlantic Futon www.atlanticfuton.com

Conveyance
house is framed for future elevator

Plumbing
Commercial wall-mounted faucets by T&S, commercial shower by Kohler, lavatory bowls by Kohler, supplied by Ferguson www.kohler.com

Marine powder room sink and Terrace BBQ from Hamilton Marine

Other
Stone steps and crushed rock from Luck Stone

Copper trellis fabricated by Emil Stoessel and Top Reuschling

Viking appliances from Ron Martin www.vikingrange.com

Soapstone counter from New World Stone

Marine cables from Hays Custom Sails

Sustainably harvested birch from
Northland Forest Products
www.northlandforest.com

Specialty Fasteners (in memory of Willy)

Square drive screws:
McFeely’s

 


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