Timber Frame · Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA
Willowsford Community Pavilion — Heavy Timber Gathering Structure
Scope: Large-scale community timber frame pavilion with outdoor amenities
Bucket: Representative — illustrates our capability in this project type; not a confirmed Hearthstone-completed build.
Project Narrative
A large-scale community timber frame pavilion with traditional pegged joinery, a stone fireplace, and multiple gabled roofs overlooking a pond — representative of the heavy-timber pavilions Hearthstone designs for gathering and community-scale outdoor space. Representative project; not a confirmed Hearthstone-completed build.
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Site & Permitting Constraints
Community-scale project requiring HOA and stakeholder coordination; timelines typically driven by community event deadlines. Loudoun County commercial-assembly permitting for the gathering capacity plus stormwater review for the pond-adjacent siting.
Outcomes Delivered
- Heavy timber frame with traditional pegged joinery
- Stone base and outdoor fireplace
- Multiple gabled roof design
- Integrated picnic and seating areas
- Pond-side community gathering space
Materials & Systems
- Heavy timber frame
- Natural stone masonry
- Traditional wood pegs
- Standing seam metal roof
Timeline: 8 months
Location: Ashburn, Loudoun County, VA · Category: Timber Frame
How This Project Reflects Our Approach
Hearthstone Design Build organizes projects around one accountable contract — architecture, engineering, permitting, procurement, and construction under a single team. On Ashburn projects, that means feasibility, zoning, health-department, and VDOT reviews are sequenced against the same design decisions that drive the aesthetic, so the schedule and the vision resolve together rather than colliding at permit submittal.
Every project starts with a paid feasibility review before design begins. That is the moment the site, program, and budget are reconciled — the moment when a project either moves forward with confidence or gets redirected before six figures of design fees have been spent.