The most significant architecture in Petersburg

Went for a trip for the afternoon to visit Battersea last week. We were invited to work in a charrette to help envision the future of this most significant villa. The place is quaint and unassuming- but quite an architectural masterpiece. Empty and in a bit of a deteriorated state, the proportion and elegance are impressive nonetheless.

Battersea has great opportunity- its legacy beginning in 1760, the proximity to Petersburg, the adjacent river and the expanse of land are a foundation for a great experience. I look forward to participating in its future.

A Brief History- three generations of creative disposition

I was looking through the studio the other day, thinking about our Q209 newsletter. I was taken by the presence of my personal history evident in the studio, and also in my work. The tangible evidence- sketches, drawings, paintings and sculpture all manifest themselves in my own creative disposition. So we pulled together a little book- Fraser Design, a Brief History and dropped it here into Issue.com . We will be printing a limited number of copies, too. Here are some of the images in the booklet-


A patent application drawing by my great, great uncle(ink on linen), and a sheet from an architectural set drawn by my grandfather


A study for a sculpture drawn by my father and a porch sketch study drawn by me (back in the days of drafting)

A color study I did for the Charles Luck Stone Center