A Dramatic Makeover The project added a third floor. Paul Irwin set the addition back six feet from the original roofline so it would not overpower the existing architecture. The […]
A Dramatic Makeover The project added a third floor. Paul Irwin set the addition back six feet from the original roofline so it would not overpower the existing architecture. The […]
In partnership with clients, custom builders can create beautiful and unique interior spaces such as this great room in a custom home built by University Homes. Choosing the right builder […]
A Family Affair Rui Ponte designed the home in a New England vernacular. Solid wood columns on the flagstone porch, copper chimney caps, eyebrow returns on the gables and fieldstone […]
Modern Counterpoint Marriage can send a couple scurrying for new digs to start afresh. After tying the knot, a Baltimore businessman and his wife did the next best thing: they […]
Applause Vida Fitness in the Verizon Center Designed by Stoneking-von Storch Architects and the Hallock Design Group, Vida Fitness recently opened in DC's Verizon Center. The 29,000-square-foot fitness center and […]
Robert M. Gurney, FAIA. Photo by Anice Hoachlander.Last June the American Institute of Architects Northern Virginia Chapter gathered in the soaring glass atrium of the United States Patent and Trademark […]
Modern Injection Glass walls flank the two-story living space, which is simply furnished with Eames chairs and contemporary pieces. Angular planes of stucco and metal just above large panes of […]
The shingle-style exterior is "porch-oriented" with a large entrance portico.Building a high-end custom home on speculation always comes with a certain element of risk. Will the finished home have the […]
The addition blends seamlessly into the original home, which was designed by architect Charles Moore in the 1970s.Additions are harder to do than a house,” said architect Rui Ponte, surveying […]
Modern Bohemian Ryan Hackett's malachite-toned Chittey Bin #1 (2003), a mixed-media fiberglass panel hangs in a passageway in Hapstak's home.Home is where the art is for Peter F. Hapstak, AIA, […]
Designer Rob Morris. For Rob Morris, his new McLean home is a laboratory for his design and construction firm, Morris-Day, Inc. This latest residence—his sixth in ten years—displays an increased complexity […]
Adrian Edwards Custom Homes offers homeowners a portfolio of previously completed projects to use as a jumping off point when designing their own custom homes, such as this Georgian home. […]
Applause The Luce Foundation Center for American Art. On July 1st, when the Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens its doors following a six-year renovation, it will unveil the brand new […]
The house presents a series of pavilions built around a mature weeping oak tree. This established Vienna neighborhood of brick ramblers and Cape Cods is changing, as are many area […]
Harpole created a pared-down environment in the living room with four custom club chairs encouraging intimate conversation. When the client bought his third Washington-area residence in 12 months—the first, a […]
Original bay windows, doors and signage were preserved on the 1920s building and the new story set back four feet from the old façade. Georgetown offers historic charm but not […]