--- title: "Bushman Dreyfus Architects — Architects & Building Designers | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/bushman-dreyfus-architects-pfvwus-pf~880824105 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~880824105.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "Bushman Dreyfus Architects" category: ["Architects"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/041313cc0f54f90a_4660-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "820 B East High Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902, United States" latitude: 38.0266 longitude: -78.4804 phone: "(434) 295-1936 ext. 234" website: http://www.bdarchitects.com rating: 5 review_count: 1 best_of_houzz_awards: 2 followers: 187 last_updated: 2026-09-22 --- # Bushman Dreyfus Architects Original Houzz profile: [Bushman Dreyfus Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/bushman-dreyfus-architects-pfvwus-pf~880824105) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Architects - **Location:** Charlottesville, VA - **Serves:** Charlottesville, International, North America, Virginia - **Houzz rating:** 5.0 out of 5 (1 review) - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2013–2014), for Design. ## About ### Houzz Badges - Houzz Influencer - 50,000 Ideabook Saves - Locally owned - Award winning - Published nationally Design is a dialogue. Dialogue is the foundation and fuel that drives our process, regardless of project size or budget. Our clients join us in the search for appropriate architectural solutions through discussions of place and purpose, aspiration and constraint, beauty and ecology. Buildings that are loved will endure. Our goal would be to create an architecture that is admired, that brings comfort, that surprises and delights, that passes the test of time, and that engenders a reflective affirmation of our interdependence with the natural world. Based in Virginia, we work with clients across the U.S. as well as overseas, from California, to New York, to London, to Kenya. Our practice includes new construction, historic renovation, additions and remodels. ### Services Provided - Architectural Design - Custom Homes - Home Additions - Sustainable Design - Historic Building Conservation ### Areas Served - Charlottesville - International - North America - Virginia ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | Bushman Dreyfus Architects | | Address | 820 B East High Street, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902, United States | | Phone | (434) 295-1936 ext. 234 | | Website | http://www.bdarchitects.com | | Followers on Houzz | 187 | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [Bushman Dreyfus Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/bushman-dreyfus-architects-pfvwus-pf~880824105) - **Website:** http://www.bdarchitects.com - **Phone:** (434) 295-1936 ext. 234 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - LEED certified professionals - see our website for awards listings - **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2013–2014), for Design. ## Reviews **Overall rating: 5.0 out of 5 — 1 review** ### All 1 review **★★★★★ — Isabella Davalillo Torrealba, May 2018** > Excelente! Tienen una proyección engendrada en principios, valores y cultura basada en la humanidad lo que hace que sus diseños tengan un valor mucho más interesante y significativo para elegir entre los mejores. ## Selected projects - [24/40 House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/24-40-house-pj-vj~7808296) - Location: Charlottesville, VA - Photos: 9 - Description: Old meets new: 2024 addition to a 1940 house. The addition is distinctly modern, and the original Colonial Revival stays front and center. In this marriage of old and new, the whole emphasizes a harmony of materials and visual connections throughout. From the street, the addition defers to the original house, yet dramatically opens up the interior and creates a beautiful connection to the rear garden. Cleanly detailed cabinets, floor-to-ceiling glazing, high ceilings, and views back to the 1940… - [Mossy Rock](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/mossy-rock-pj-vj~5837164) - Location: Free Union, VA - Photos: 8 - Description: 2019 Virginia AIA Honor Award for Excellence in Residential Design Vernacular geometries and contemporary openness. This house is designed around the simple concept of placing main living spaces and private bedrooms in separate volumes, and linking the two wings with a well-organized kitchen. In doing so, the southern living space becomes a pavilion that enjoys expansive glass openings and a generous porch. Maintaining a geometric self-confidence, this front pavilion possesses the simplicity of… - [Downtown Loft](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/downtown-loft-pj-vj~5954929) - Location: Charlottesville, VA - Photos: 13 - Description: 2019 Virginia AIA Merit Award for Excellence in Interior Design The renovated apartment is located on the third floor of the oldest building on the downtown pedestrian mall in Charlottesville. The existing structure built in 1843 was in sorry shape — framing, roof, insulation, windows, mechanical systems, electrical and plumbing were all completely renewed to serve for another century or more. What used to be a dark commercial space with claustrophobic offices on the third floor and a completely… - [Bollingwood House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bollingwood-house-pj-vj~51566) - Location: Charlottesville, VA - Photos: 6 - Description: Renovation and expansion of a 1930s-era classic. Buying an old house can be daunting. But with careful planning and some creative thinking, phasing the improvements helped this family realize their dreams over time. The original International Style house was built in 1934 and had been largely untouched except for a small sunroom addition. Phase 1 construction involved opening up the interior and refurbishing all of the finishes. Phase 2 included a sunroom/master bedroom extension, renovation of… - [East Aurora Residence](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/east-aurora-residence-pj-vj~51776) - Location: East Aurora, NY - Photos: 16 - Description: This house, designed for a young family seeking an uncluttered lifestyle, responds to their request for “a house that draws you outdoors and accommodates large parties, all the while affording our family total privacy." It is constructed with sustainable materials and designed to be energy efficient to withstand the bitter winters just outside Buffalo, New York. The project is laid out as a series of garden rooms. The house, its adjacent grounds, and the site are organized into four simple quadr… - [Pleiades Farm](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/pleiades-farm-pj-vj~7392506) - Location: Free Union, VA - Photos: 11 - [Heirloom Farm Cottage](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/heirloom-farm-cottage-pj-vj~5835509) - Location: North Garden, VA - Photos: 8 - Description: 2017 Virginia AIA Merit Award for Excellence in Residential Design Discovering the old; mixing it with new. What appeared to be a simple, worn-out, early 20th century stucco cottage was to be modestly renovated as a weekend retreat. But when the contractor and architects began pulling away the interior wall finishes, they discovered a log cabin at its core (believed to date as far back as the 1780’s) and a newer addition (circa 1920’s) at the rear where the site slopes down. Initial plans were s… - [Rugby Road Kitchen](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/rugby-road-kitchen-pj-vj~51761) - Location: Charlottesville, VA - Photos: 4 - Description: How can a modernist at heart bring the kitchen of his 1906 home up to date? This attractive, early twentieth-century home had been added onto by numerous owners during its life, leaving both a cramped, dark kitchen tucked deep in the house and a jumble of porches facing a beautiful back garden. Enclosing two of the porches created space for a new kitchen and a virtual porch with a spectacular light and garden views. The owner of the house wanted a bright, streamlined kitchen that would simply an… - [Origami House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/origami-house-pj-vj~1245467) - Location: Charlottesville, VA - Photos: 8 - Description: Following a single contour line for one-level living. With an attenuated plan and delicate folds in the roof, the origin of the name “Origami House” is clear. The house is built along a contour on a gentle south-facing slope. The different slopes of the black roof, the gray cement-board walls in a traditional Japanese clapboard style, and the Cor-Ten sheet metal accents at the entrances evoke a natural formation in the woods as much as traditional readings of “house.” The “folding” theme scales… - [Turner Mountain House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/turner-mountain-house-pj-vj~5955043) - Location: Charlottesville, VA - Photos: 5 - Description: The house is sited in the tree line at the edge of a rocky outcrop, and responds to sweeping eastern views of the valley below. The family cooks, eats, and hangs out together in a space with amazing eastern sunlight and a strong connection to the trees outside and the Piedmont landscape in the distance. A "personal touch" was high on the clients' wish-list—interiors of warm wood tones are accompanied by owner-crafted items, stained glass, cabinetry, railings and works of art. This humble sensibi… - [Altamont Circle Addition & Renovation](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/altamont-circle-addition-and-renovation-pj-vj~52023) - Location: Charlottesville, VA - Photos: 5 - Description: Historic on the outside, modern on the inside. Part past, part present. The clients wanted to preserve the historic façade while creating a modern interior to suit their tastes, necessitating a reconfiguration of the entire interior. A new screened porch with large skylights expands the living spaces out of doors, while the new kitchen is defined by white lacquered cabinetry, and flows easily into the nearby sunroom and screened porch. - [Carriage House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/carriage-house-pj-vj~7808325) - Location: Free Union, VA - Photos: 11 [See all 12 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/bushman-dreyfus-architects-pfvwus-pf~880824105) ## Community Q&A **Q: What retailer did you use for the green mosaic tile?** *(in Photo Questions)* What retailer did you use for the green mosaic tile? A: The manufacturer is Murvi. It's available from a variety of retailers. **Q: Doors** *(in Photo Questions)* Love them. Who makes the sliding doors? A: A company local to that area; the company is no longer in business. **Q: Concrete curbs** *(in Photo Questions)* The slope doesn't seem that steep... Why are the concrete steps necessary? Thanks! A: They formalize the grade change as delineated steps in the landscape. **Q: Wall treatment?** *(in Photo Questions)* Would u pls share what is used on the wall- the large rectangles that have been screwed onto the wall? A: A plexiglass sandwich with a honeycomb between sheets. Made by Panelite. **Q: Flooring** *(in Photo Questions)* What sort of flooring is this? Thank you A: It's oak flooring **Q: Simple and aesthetically pleasing** *(in Photo Questions)* Could you tell me how many sq feet are in the house? I'm sure it could be modified if needed. Miss beautiful A: The house is 3,242 sf. The garage/studio is 1,565 sf The Screenhouse is 192 sf The house was a custom design, based closely on a design of Hugh Newell Jacobson for the "Life" house. Yes, the design could be modified! --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-22.*