Luminhaus is a family retreat nestled on a wooded knoll in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Amherst, Virginia. The first of Rocio Romero’s LV Kit homes on the market, it was built by Jennifer Watson and Barry Bless with the help of their friends, family and local
contractors. Visit their building journal for more construction information.

Jennifer and Barry are interested in affordable, modern and green architecture and the promise of agritourism and ecotourism to help build sustainable economies in rural Virginia.

Contact Jennifer with any questions about Luminhaus.

For more information about Rocio Romero (the architect) and the LV Home visit www.rocioromero.com.

Luminhaus in the Press/Media.

Luminhaus in the Press/Media:

Lin, Sara, “The House in a Box”, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, March 14, 2008

Virginia Center for Architecture : Some Assembly Required

The Museum of Contemporary Art, Pacific Design Center : Some Assembly Required

DWELL, (photo insert), Editor's Notes, November 2006

Yale Art & Architecture Gallery : Some Assembly Required

CBS News Sunday Morning, May 21, 2006
The Design Issue: Out Of The Box

Vancouver Art Gallery: Some Assembly Required

Walker Art Center : Some Assembly Required

Kaplan, Michael, “Build Your Own Paradise”, MEN’S JOURNAL, January 2006

Ebong, Ima. Kit Homes Modern. New York, NY : Harper Design International, 2005

Bravo, Amber, “Hip(per) Hotels”, DWELL, October/November 2005: pg.169

Goldberger, Paul, “Some Assembly Required”, THE NEW YORKER, October 17, 2005

Nieman, Carrie, “Home Front: Luminhaus Lights Up”, STYLE WEEKLY MAGAZINE, July 2005

Assembly Required, Do It Yourself Network, April 2005

Turrentine, Jeff, “Putting the fab in prefab”, SEATTLE TIMES, April 10, 2005

Turrentine, Jeff, “The Prefab Future, Practically Here”, WASHINGTON POST, March 31, 2005

“Thinking Inside the Box”, SMART HOMEOWNER MAGAZINE, March/April 2005

Nieman, Carrie, “A Dream Unboxed”, STYLE WEEKLY MAGAZINE, January 2005

NEWS AND ADVANCE, December 2004