A B O U T
Hauscraft is an architect-led design build company. We integrate the design and construction processes to craft dwellings with a focus on the inhabitant, efficiency, community, and the natural environment. We are a licensed Class A general contractor and architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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. Beginning in 2016, Joshua and Joseph each took time to focus on other projects and pursuits. In 2022, they shifted their focus back to Hauscraft.
Hauscraft embraces the quirky and creative, focused on pushing the world towards a better future. At Hauscraft, we believe a better future must consist of the following.
Beauty
in every aspect and proportion in every material and interaction
Respect
where the sparks of light in all people are manifested in the world around us.
Environmental Responsibility
where we are better stewards of the land and are able to blur the lines between the natural and built environment.
We work to create relationships that last far beyond each project and that bring light and beauty into the built environment.
P R O C E S S
1.Finalize Architectural Drawings.
In a collaborative process, we work together to ensure the project design is consistent with your vision. We can either act as the architect or work with your chosen firm.
2. Selections Process.
We use the project management software, JobTread, which allows you to access construction drawings, finish selections, and our checklist system so nothing is forgotten.
3. Construction.
JobTread provides you with a direct line to us during construction so that we can easily incorporate any changes to the project scope, timeline, or budget. We also schedule weekly calls to discuss project progress.
4. Move-in.
It is important to us that you are satisfied with the finished product. A walk-through is scheduled 90 days prior to the expiration of your 1-year warranty period to address any outstanding issues.
T E A M
Joshua Batman, assoc. AIA
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Joshua Batman has a lifetime of experience in the architecture, development and construction industries. His career began in development and construction with his father’s family business, where he completed $20M in single family and multi-family projects. After receiving his masters in architecture, he co-founded Hauscraft with internationally recognized architect Joseph Wheeler. In 2016, he helped co-found Stony Point Development Group and was instrumental in executing on $200M in direct real estate investment. Most notably, Dairy Market and Tenth & Dairy Apartments.
In 2023, he shifted his focus back to Hauscraft fully, and currently serves as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Joshua leads the design and drafting team. Also, as a licensed Class A contractor, Joshua also oversees all construction on-site, ensuring the design elements of the project are fully integrated into the construction process.
Joshua has a Bachelor of Science in architecture from the University of Virginia, and a master degree in architecture from Virginia Tech. While at Virginia Tech, Joshua interned at SOM with the team responsible for the Burj Khalifa tower on a prototype for industrialized large-scale mixed-use development. He was also a key collaborator in the Virginia Tech FutureHaus program that won the 2018 Solar Decathlon Middle East.
Joshua has received several state and local AIA awards and the National Association of Homebuilders Young Building Professional of the Year for Region A two years running. Outside of work, Joshua is on the board of the Piedmont Community Land Trust, an active member of the Charlottesville Urban Land Institute chapter, and an associate member of the American Institute of Architects and Blue Ridge Home Builder’s Association.
Joseph Wheeler, AIA
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Joseph is the senior architect at Hauscraft. He is also a Professor of Architecture at the Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design.
He pursues professional research in environmental and sustainable design and assumes leadership positions in the implementation of design theory and ideas. In pedagogy, he believes that there is a distinct advantage to the exposure of students to the direct making of architecture and therefore is involved in many multidisciplinary full-scale research projects. As Co-Director of School of Architecture and Design’s Center for Design Research, he has led multiple interdisciplinary projects which include the 2005, 2009 and 2010 Solar Decathlon house projects, the latter of which won first place overall in international competition in Madrid, Spain.
Other research includes projects related to industrialized processes, modular construction and energy efficiency. Wheeler has also led exhibitions for the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at the Javits Convention Center in New York, the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, Italy and the Cologne Furniture Fair in Germany. Recent awards include a national design honor award from the AIA, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) prize for creative collaboration between the academy and the profession, the Virginia Society American Institute of Architects (AIA) research prize, and the Xcaliber University prize for excellence in outreach. Other contributions include testimony before Congress regarding national energy issues.