Modern Richmond Tour visits Riverside Drive

Get a peek inside a truly unique Richmond home.

May 8, 2015; 8:19 AM • by Richard Hayes

Sited along a noted Virginia Scenic Byway, this late 1940’s cottage-style home was fully rehabilitated and expanded to capture views into the James River valley while expressing the owner’s appreciation for modernism. The “upside-down” configuration of primary living spaces over top of secondary functions improves overall functionality while enhancing the home’s connections to the landscape. (Long-time MRT fans will remember this house as the site of a hardhat Exchange during construction back in the spring of 2013.) Watershed delivered the project as both architect and builder and firm founder/principal Patrick Farley will tell the story of transforming a modest little place into a modern living environment reflecting 21st century values.