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RBA is an award-winning Architectural Design, Interiors, BIM, and Visualizations firm based in Chesa Design excellence. Financial feasibility.

RBA Architects is a leading architectural design studio based in Chesapeake, Virginia, specializing in residential, multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial projects across the Mid-Atlantic. With 25 years of experience and thousands of built designs, our team combines creativity, technical expertise, and cutting-edge tools—including BIM and AI-powered workflows—to deliver solutions that are both beautiful and efficient. We partner with homeowners, builders, and developers to provide full-service architectural design: custom homes, multifamily communities, affordable and workforce housing, storage and hospitality prototypes, and mixed-use urban infill. Genuine partnership. That’s the RBA difference

10/14/2026

A small site doesn’t have to mean a small vision.

Seaside Harbor Apartments began with just ¾ of an acre in Virginia Beach and a significant challenge: create a multifamily community within a tight footprint while meeting the requirements of the Beach Overlay District.

Working with Hope House and Lawson Homes, RBA used those constraints to help shape the solution. A podium design placed residential units above covered parking, maximizing the available site while creating a distinctive design inspired by the colors and forms of South Beach.

But the impact of Seaside Harbor goes beyond the architecture. The apartments provide housing for people who require rental assistance, with rents averaging approximately 60% of nearby units.

The result demonstrates that affordability, thoughtful design, and efficient use of land don’t have to be competing priorities. Seaside Harbor has also received both regional and national design recognition.

Good design starts with understanding what a project needs to accomplish and finding a way to make it work.

10/12/2026

Multifamily development rarely starts with a perfect site and a simple set of requirements.

A tight parcel. An abandoned retail site. A location governed by architectural review. Different projects bring different challenges, and the design has to respond to each one.

Across projects like 2508 Pacific Ave Flats, Seaside Harbor Apartments, and Gallery at Godwin, RBA has helped developers find opportunities within those constraints. That has meant navigating review requirements, maximizing challenging sites, exploring multiple development scenarios, integrating residential and commercial uses, and designing communities that respond to the people and neighborhoods they serve.

After 25 years of multifamily experience, we know the goal isn’t simply fitting units onto a site. It’s finding the right solution for that site, that market, and that development vision.

Considering a multifamily project? Bring us the site and the challenge. Let’s explore what’s possible.

10/09/2026

Sometimes the biggest design opportunity is already standing.

ICON at City Walk began as a 23-story office building in Downtown Norfolk. The vision was considerably bigger: transform it into a premier multifamily community while working within the requirements of a historic structure.

RBA helped make that vision possible.

The existing facade was preserved, the building was converted for residential use, and an entirely new floor was added at the top to create indoor and outdoor resident amenities, including a rooftop pool overlooking the city and river.

Projects of this scale don't come with simple design challenges. They require experience, technical problem-solving, collaboration, and the ability to see possibilities in what already exists.

For 25 years, that has been part of RBA's work.

Have a property with potential but a complicated path forward? Let's talk about what it could become.

10/07/2026

Before you decide you need a new home, consider what your current home could become.

For this Virginia Beach residence, the goal was to transform an outdated single-story home into a space designed for entertaining, everyday living, and taking full advantage of its waterfront setting.

RBA reimagined the home around the views and the way the owners wanted to live. Expanded living spaces, dramatic architectural details, a redesigned kitchen, and stronger connections to the outdoor and pool areas turned the existing residence into a private retreat.

A significant reonovation can be an opportunity to rethink much more than finishes. It can change how your entire home works for you.

If you love where you live but your home no longer fits how you want to live, you may not need a new address. You may need a new vision for the one you have.

10/06/2026

We may be a few days late, but celebrating Lisa is right on time! 🎉🎂
Lisa celebrated her birthday on October 1, and we couldn’t let the occasion pass without showing her some RBA birthday love.

Thank you, Lisa, for all you bring to RBA and for the many ways you support the people around you. We hope this next trip around the sun brings you plenty of great moments, laughter, success, and reasons to celebrate.

Please join us in wishing Lisa a very Happy Belated Birthday! 🥳

10/05/2026

What do you do with a building that has outlived its original purpose? You reimagine what's possible.

The Law Building in Downtown Norfolk is one example of RBA's experience transforming existing structures for an entirely new chapter.

Originally built more than a century ago as an office building, the property presented the kind of complexities that come with significant adaptive reuse. RBA helped transform it into multifamily housing while preserving much of the building's original character.

For 25 years, RBA has brought the experience, technology and design thiunking needed to take on projects where the answer isn't obvious from the start.

If you're considering the redevelopment or repurposing of an exisgting property, let's talk about what it could become.

10/02/2026

Sometimes the right home isn’t the next home. It’s the one you already have, reimagined.

A major renovation can change how a home functions, feels, and supports the way you live without requiring you to leave the location or home you already value.

Over RBA’s 25 years, our residential work has included more than designing new homes. We’ve helped homeowners look at existing spaces differently, solve limitations, and create homes better suited to what they need now and where life is taking them.

If you’ve been wondering whether your current home could become the home you really want, that conversation can start with an architect.

09/30/2026

25 years. More than 5,000 projects. More than 100 awards. Five sectors served.

Those numbers tell part of RBA’s story. What has made them possible is how we approach the work.

Collaboration. Accountability. Innovation. Consistency.

Since RBA was founded, the goal has been to exceed client expectations regardless of the size or complexity of the project. That means listening closely, communicating clearly, continuing to evolve how we design, and bringing the same commitment to quality to every project.

As we celebrate 25 years, we’re proud of what those principles have helped us build and even more excited about where they’ll take us next.

09/28/2026

Happy Birthday to Angie! 🎉

Today, we’re celebrating Angie and all that she brings to RBA. Her commitment, attention to detail, and support of the team help keep so many things moving behind the scenes.

Angie, we hope your birthday brings plenty of reasons to smile and that the year ahead is a great one. Please join us in wishing her a very Happy Birthday! 🎂

09/18/2026

A challenging site doesn’t have to limit what a development can become.

For Promenade on Cedar, RBA was asked to create a retail center serving both the community college across the street and growing surrounding neighborhoods.

With the site positioned between a school and a major roadway, RBA developed a transitional design that responded to both environments while creating individual storefront opportunities for each tenant. A separate restaurant building on the outparcel expanded the possibilities for the development even further.

The challenge wasn’t simply fitting buildings onto a site. It was creating a commercial destination that could serve different businesses, customers, and a changing community over time.

Planning a retail or commercial development with a complicated site? Bring us the challenge. After 25 years, solving those challenges is a big part of what RBA does.

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432 South Battlefield Boulevard #101
Chesapeake, VA
23322

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

(757)5462471

Website

https://www.rbapc.com/

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