The Urban Perch
Studio IX
Thrashers Creek
Lumenhaus

Architect-led.Contractor-built.Investor-ready.

Rental, hospitality and commercial projects across Virginia, designed and built by one licensed team.

AIA National Honor AwardJoseph Wheeler, AIA, for LumenhausNAHB Young Building Professionalof the Year, Region A, two years runningLicensed architect + Class A contractorCommonwealth of Virginia$200M of real estate investmentdelivered by Josh at Stony Point Development Group

Two licenses. One team.

We are a licensed Class A general contractor and architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia, so the people who draw your project are the people who build it.

Hauscraft was founded in 2014 through a partnership between Joshua Batman and Joseph Wheeler, who came together with the shared vision of creating an architect-led design build company to forge new paths in sustainable housing.

About us
The Urban Perch
New build

The Urban Perch

Downtown Charlottesville

Thermally treated poplar siding, a custom floating tread stair, automated lighting and shades, and solar panels that take the building to net zero.

Open project
Studio IX
Commercial

Studio IX

The old IX Silk Mill, Charlottesville

A co-working space in the old IX Silk Mill, with a cafe, open desks, phone booths and meeting rooms.

Open project
Thrashers Creek
Renovation

Thrashers Creek

Private lodge renovation

The transformation of a 1976 ranch into a private lodge, filled with handcrafted, locally sourced stone and rough-sawn timber details.

Open project
Lumenhaus
Research

Lumenhaus

Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech solar house Joseph led before Hauscraft. First place at the 2010 Solar Decathlon Europe and a 2012 AIA Honor Award.

Open project

An architect and a builder, at the same table.

You work with Josh and Joseph directly, from the first sketch to the final walkthrough. No hand-offs, no account managers.

$200Mof real estate investment Josh delivered as co-founder of Stony Point Development Group, including Dairy Market
$20Mof single-family and multi-family projects Josh completed before Hauscraft
Joshua Batman

Joshua Batman

Co-founder & CEO · Class A contractor

Leads design and drafting and oversees all construction on site, so every drawing is built the way it was drawn.

NAHB Young Building Professional of the Year (Region A), twice

Joseph Wheeler

Joseph Wheeler

Co-founder & architect · AIA

AIA national award-winning architect and longtime Virginia Tech architecture professor, bringing research-grade design to every project.

AIA National Honor Award

From first sketch to final walkthrough. One team.

No hand-offs and no surprises. You see the drawings, selections, budget and schedule in one place.
01

Feasibility

We walk the site with you, test the numbers and map the approvals before you commit a dollar to design.

02

Design

Drawings and visuals you can actually see, priced as we go so the design never outruns the budget.

03

Price & agreement

One contract, one number, one point of contact. The people who priced it are the people who build it.

04

Build

Josh oversees all construction on site. Live budget and schedule in JobTread, and a weekly call with us.

05

Handover

Keys, a 1-year warranty, and a walkthrough before it ends to make sure everything is right.

5.0
★★★★★
Houzz client reviews
“Hauscraft took a boring 1976 ranch and turned it into a beautiful cabin in the woods.”

Thrashers Creek · private lodge renovation

“We’ve hired them for three different house projects… They treated our home like it was theirs.”

Homeowner · three projects with Hauscraft

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