HISTORIC PRESERVATION STRATEGY

The Event's Center will contain a performance hall, cafe, and lobby. It will also house the expansion for DSOA's child care and elementary school programs. The Events Center will provide a venue for Destiny Church on weekends, an organization which has been serving the Leesburg community for two decades. The Events Center ties into the existing circa 1850's historic barn with a shared lobby. The barn was severely damaged in a nor'easter in early 2018 and suffered significant damage to the roof and structure. The damage compounded existing issues expected of an already old, dilapidated structure. While it would be possible to simply repair the cosmetic damage and shore up the structure, it can be argued the result would become a very big sculptural object in the landscape, unsuitable for any significant occupation - and therefore unable to provide for its own future maintenance. Instead, the project seeks to renovate the historical barn into a performing arts and wedding venue, thereby creating a facility for the community to enjoy and truly appreciate as a community resource.

The site design strategies adopted at Greenway Manor were selected for their ability to host the necessary program while reinforcing primary project goals: to produce public space and encourage community engagement with historical resources. Given the institutional nature of the school and the desire to provide a community hub for performance arts, the proposed buildings have been placed with their orientation and setbacks designed to establish a central landscaped "plaza" or lawn. They are located in such away to both maintain and direct the view corridor to the Manor House. This was accomplished by:

• Framing the Manor House between the Country Inn and Events Center.
• Angling the Events Center on the site to direct the view corridor.
• Emphasizing the Manor House's elevation by celebrating the front lawn as a public space. The proposed ramp terrace serves to further highlight the view corridor, identifying the public lawn as the central public hub.

MASSING AND FORM

The Leesburg Historical District Guidelines suggest that while the form of new construction and additions should be respectful of existing resources, they should not simply mimic or copy the existing features, and a viewer should be able to readily identify where the existing buildings end and the new construction begins. The proposed design adopts several strategies to achieve this goal and maintain a harmonious presence:

• The lobby addition to the existing barn exposes a "post and beam" style of heavy timber construction that references the historical construction of the barn.
• The lobby addition is stepped back from the existing barn face and enjoys a perpendicular orientation to the barn. By revealing the structural components of the lobby, it expresses as separate and different from the existing barn, while complimenting the historical identity.
• The Events Center uses long, horizontal roof planes, a stepped volume, and clerestory windows.
• These vernacular forms aid in maintaining the overall distinctive character of Greenway Manor by using agrarian architectural expressions that operate cooperatively with the the existing structures.