The historic renovation of the Old Virginia Hotel and United Way offices into Quality Hill Academy provided a beautiful new life to an admired building. It was a fast-paced project that required careful attention to detail. Starting design work on January 1, 2016, BNIM worked with Crossroads Academy to imagine and then build a new learning space, built on the lessons of the first campus, which opened on schedule in August 2016. The grand central stair and corridor were renovated to include a white-oak wood floor, the historic paneling and other details were preserved and repaired throughout, and the former offices were transformed into large day-lit classrooms. A common flexible learning space was created between the classrooms on each level of the building by using a demountable glass partition, offering a comfortable and visible space for upper and lower student buddies to practice reading, writing, and kindness together. The building received major structural improvements as well as high-efficiency lighting and mechanical replacements, providing for both long-term property durability and operation cost savings for the school.