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At the front of the house, the formal dining room focuses on a glass sculpture by James Nowak, as well as a chandelier and table base made of Murano glass and dining chairs from Roche Bobois.
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In a new waterfront home near Annapolis, architect Catherine Purple Cherry created soaring spaces "humanized" to an intimate scale.
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This Kent Island home is a series of pavilions echoing the look of tankers going by on the Chesapeake Bay.
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Marta Hansen abstracts traditional forms to create an original architectural vision.
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Crag Castle, a large-format porcelain tile from Architectural Ceramics, made of recycled materials.
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A batch of new products blends style and sustainability.
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A soaring atrium occupies center stage in the renovation of Woodrow Wilson High School.
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Woodrow Wilson High School is reborn.
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A contemporary kitchen with a family room addition.
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The success of Bowers Design Build stems from a client- centered philosophy.
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The breakfast room addition is surrounded by landscaped terraces; a standing-seam copper roof lends a refined look to the structure.
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A design team creates a tasteful kitchen remodel and addition enhanced by architectural details and a connection to the outdoors.
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Architect Ralph Cunningham divided the house into separate wings to capture views and sunlight.
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A Maryland couple builds a relaxing home on their riverfront property in Howard County.
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Located in Creighton Farms, the newest model home from Creighton Enterprises showcases an array of luxurious features and amenities.
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Creighton Enterprises offers meticulously built homes to high-end buyers.
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The renovated house includes a three-car garage and guest quarters on one side and a multi-level addition on the other.
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In the hands of BOWA, a major renovation and addition are accomplished in seamless style.
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The LHD50 Limited Swarovski Edition Fireplace, adorned with precision-cut Swarovski crystals.
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The latest products make remodeling your home a winning proposition.
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Seals and sea lions stretch their fins in their new habitat at Washington National Zoo.
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A new exhibit comes to the Zoo.
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Fitted with a window seat, the foyer opens to the living room through a newly placed doorway.
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Architect Stephen Muse and his wife Farideh refine a 1923 Spanish Colonial filled with furniture and art.
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A careful renovation of the century-old Four Square embellished it with porches, walkways and terraces.
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A design team updates a 19th-century gem, surrounding it with a circuit of porches, terraces and al fresco rooms.
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From the central living area of the house, residents can watch the South River flow peacefully by through stacked floor-to-ceiling windows.
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Architect Cheryl Mohr builds an Annapolis retreat with an emphasis on spectacular views and sustainable methods.
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OTJ Architects designed Global Industries' new furniture showroom, which includes a sleek reception area.
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Global Industries tapped the firm OTJ Architects to design its new showroom.
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Architect David Jones renovated the home, adding a new wing and glass-enclosed breakfast room onto the rear.
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Architects reveal the best practices for embarking on a renovation or addition.
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A tile design by Sara Baldwin Design Studio, available through Marble Systems.
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Enhance your home with an array of creative flooring options, from colorful rugs to sustainable wood.
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This countertop in Rosso Monza, part of the Life! series by Silestone, is available at Cosentino's new showroom in Sterling, Virginia.
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The new DC-area Cosentino Center is more than just a showroom.
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A rooftop pool enhances the view of DC from one of the residential buildings.
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The Residences on the Avenue at Foggy Bottom.
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For a custom home in Fairfax, Virginia, clients wanted a grand front facade with a mahogany and wrought-iron front door.
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Paradigm Building Group cultivates a transparent, client-based attitude.
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Holly Glass and Jan Grent fell in love with their home in Rasteau, France, the first time they stepped onto its terrace.
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A couple revives a centuries-old home with help from DC architect Ernesto Santalla.
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Seen from the front, the house retains its original scale.
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Architects Charles Moore and Jill Gilliand transform a dated rancher on Lake Barcroft into a waterfront aerie.
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Bare, bleached-wood floors and matte, off-white walls create a minimal, pared-down look in the dining room.
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Frank Babb Randolph and Christian Zapatka infuse a 1930s Arlington home with a 21st-century vibe.
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In the Falks' one-of-a-kind retreat, a wooden path leads from the back of the property to the beach.
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Super sports agent David Falk and his wife Rhonda enjoy downtime on the shores of Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
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An interior view of the District Architecture Center.
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The District Architecture Center invites the public to engage with the profession.
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The Howard Theatre has just been overhauled by architects Gary Martinez and Tom Johnson,
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The opening of the new Howard Theatre.
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Coal black walls and crisp white trim set a formally informal tone in the living room.
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Christopher and Richard Cahill update a vintage home with a modern vibe and a nod to the past.
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The home provides a strong connection to the pool and outdoor living areas, with vast walls of windows and two spiral staircases leading to the terraced backyard.
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A design team creates a sustainable custom home in Potomac full of innovation and style.
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In the front parlor, a staircase of open risers and a sculptural wood-and-glass-railing communicate a sense of openness.
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Glass Construction teams with legendary architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen to rescue a historic landmark from ruin.
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A 16-foot addition accommodates a modern kitchen and seating area in the renovated home.
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A row house trades drab interiors for a spacious, updated layout.
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To warm up the living room, Rob Morris incorporated maple accents and a curvy tile surround around the two-sided fireplace.
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English Tudor meets Arts and Crafts in this Mackintosh-inspired makeover.
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The two-story residence culminates in an addition to the rear of the house, screened off by glass panels.
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Division1 Architects transforms a dated row house into a modern paradigm of sustainable design.
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Charles Luck Studio, newly opened in Georgetown.
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Charles Luck Studio opens in Georgetown.
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A bathroom clad entirely in Porcelanosa's Recife tile.
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A plethora of innovative new products eases the pain of remodeling.
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Brookland Artspace Lofts.
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An Artist's Haven in DC.
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Carrara marble frames the fireplace in the sleek family room.
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Designer Michael Stehlik transforms a traditional home into a modern backdrop for paintings and sculpture.
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Molteni&C sofas in the living areas are upholstered in dark velvet and Brno dining chairs are covered in Edelman leather.
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A design team breathes fresh ideas into a renovated Watergate apartment.
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Brambleton Town Center, winner of the Award of Merit for Community of the Year.
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An annual competition recognizes the best in home design and community planning in Maryland, DC and Virginia.
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Bowers Design Build created a brightly hued kids' area with custom cabinetry, storage cubbies and copious countertop space.
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Two renovation projects highlight the latest trends in home organization.
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Rimmed by bluestone coping and a fire pit at one end, the pool Robert Gurney designed is suspended 20 feet above grade by massive concrete buttresses.
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Architect Robert Gurney designs a Modernist home to enjoy views of the Potomac.
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Architect Jim Rill added new bay windows at the front of the house to fill the living room with daylight.
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A design team creates a serene, art-filled sanctuary with contemporary flair.
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Purple Cherry gutted a 100-year-old house and created a kitchen that would accommodate a family of five.
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Architect Catherine Purple Cherry brings a range of talents to her multi-faceted career.
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The finished rear of the home reflects its modern transformation, with spare stucco walls and an expansive deck.
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A design team creates a cutting-edge modern home, preserving its original, century-old facade.
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Kitchen designer Jennifer Gilmer created a streamlined space, in keeping with architect Randall Mars' plan.
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An Arlington Cape gets a modern makeover with an emphasis on light and space.
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Behind the house, an infinity pool adjoins the terrace, which connects the house with a matching covered porch on the left.
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Formerly a monastery, this unusual home on the Severn River has been restored in 21st-century style.
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In the living and dining areas, the architects dropped the ceilings to create a sense of intimacy.
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Cunningham | Quill Architects creates a sense of intimacy and purpose in a Cathedral Heights residence.
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Andreas Charalambous gutted the corner apartment, creating a sleek white shell to offset views of Biscayne Bay.
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Washington-based architect Andreas Charalambous turns a faded Miami condo into his own hip tropical escape.
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The formal entry includes a dramatically curved stairwell, beyond which the family room is visible.
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A couple creates their dream home on a sweeping property in Avenel.
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The three-level portion of the addition is connected to the main house by a lower wing.
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An addition and pool house by Mark McInturff transforms a 1930s home on Virginia's Rappahanock River.
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A construction shot shows the Crib prototype, now complete and open for tours at Strathmore.
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An eco-friendly solution for home offices, art studios and more.
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Floor-to-ceiling windows and doors flank the semi-circular structure.
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The Cooke House is one of only three homes in Virginia built by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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The Montgomery College Arts Center in Takoma Park.
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The 58,000-square-foot Montgomery College Performing Arts Center on the school’s Takoma Park campus is innovative in more than just its sleek, modern design.
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HomerWood's Carbonera Hickory Smoked Red Saddle floor.
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With a plethora of materials and finishes, inventive flooring options abound.
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Porcelanosa's Montana floor tile, which looks like wood.
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This versatile material takes on myriad styles and looks.
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A vaulted porch connects the two main pavilions of the home.
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An adaptation of a Hugh Newell Jacobsen design creates a slice of heaven in Chevy Chase.
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The Meditch-Murphey zero-energy house features
a low-maintenance green roof.
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A zero-energy house in Bethesda epitomizes the best in green building.
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The main living space serves as a serene spot for practicing yoga.
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A tranquil but cutting-edge guesthouse achieves LEED Gold status.
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The energy-efficient Bradley Green Home features a large open kitchen.
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A local builder offers sustainable options to the high-end homebuyer.
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PNC Place, a new sustainable office building in downtown DC.
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Architects at Gensler pushed the green envelope in the design of PNC Place.
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A vacation home in Key West reflects the sunny sensibility of the region.
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Architect John Heltzel melds clients' wishes with the requirements of each project to achieve success.
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A domed light fixture by Brand van Egmond creates a canopy over the main living space.
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ColePrevost combines clean lines and one-of-a-kind amenities in a modern DC loft.
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A glimpse of the back of the cottage reveals decks on every level and floor-to-ceiling windows, all overlooking the dock below.
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A quaint cottage on the Severn boasts high-end finishes and river views galore.
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Architect Kai Tong added a curved concrete-slab porch and an upward-tilting overhang to the vintage cabin structure.
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Hopkins & Porter transforms a run-down log cabin into a light-filled, modern guesthouse.
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The Clad Ultimate Glider window by Marvin Windows and Doors.
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The latest innovations bring form and efficiency to your next remodeling project.
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A deck was added onto the back of the home, accessible from the spacious family room.
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Jonas Carnemark's team updates a 1940s home in Falls Church.
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The renovation included a modern kitchen with sleek cabinetry.
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A painstaking restoration revives a badly damaged 1865 Georgetown pied-a-terre.
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The brightly hued foyer instills the home with a sense of formality and elegance.
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A spacious addition imbues an Oakton, Virginia, home with Southern-style elegance and distinction.
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The living room has Mannington hardwood floors and a spacious layout.
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Potomac Design Build offers high-end construction with an architectural bent.
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The new Silver Spring Civic Building and adjoining Veterans Plaza.
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A new gathering place.
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At the back of the house, new piers and walls match the home's original fieldstone. Decks extend from the second-floor living room to provide outdoor areas for dining and relaxing.
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Architect Christopher Pfaeffle creates a modern dwelling that embraces the outdoors.
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The architects converted a rickety staircase into a handsome stairwell with built-in storage space.
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A basement renovation offers surprising storage solutions within a sleek, stylish space.
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Architect/artist Adam Reed Tucker with his LEGO creations.
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Exploring architecture, one brick at a time.
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A sleek kitchen conceals clutter behind doors designed by The Sliding Door Company.
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A new showroom displays innovative entries.
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The house was situated to take advantage of passive solar energy, with windows that loom large.
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Monticello Homes puts an emphasis on customer care.
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The new home of the United States Institute of Peace.
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The United States Institute of Peace.
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The stately, French Country-style home welcomes guests through arched doorways.
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Architect Mark Sullenberger meets the challenges of a Bethesda project with creativity and French Country flair.
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Aluminum roofs soar upward to open the rear of house to views of the Potomac River.
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Architect Travis Price orchestrates a modern aerie on a dramatic slope overlooking the Potomac River.
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A heavy plate-bronze front door provides a commanding entrance to the residence.
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In the hands of architect David Jameson, a traditional Potomac home becomes a modern oasis of calm.
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In the living room, the coffee tables are from Holly Hunt and the rug is by Tai Ping Carpets.
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Custom finishes and amenities abound in this newly renovated mansion on the Potomac.
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In contrast to the original, the backyard now features an outdoor fireplace and pergola and a revamped pool house.
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A mundane Colonial is reborn as a comfortable retreat for a couple and their sons.
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Designer Katherine MacNeil opened up the once boxed-in kitchen.
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Sun Design revives a Mid-Century Modern residence with spacious interiors and improved views of the outdoors.
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In the elegant, cream-colored living room, a carved limestone fireplace provides a focal point.
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A whole-house renovation imbues a Bethesda home with style while preserving its connection to the past.
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The Tavola Zebrano floor tile from Porcelanosa.
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Products to inspire your next remodeling project.
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Lorena Checa eliminated a wall that enclosed the kitchen, creating an open living space.
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Architect Lorena Checa marries two adjoining townhouses in eco-friendly style.
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Gate One Builders renovated this Annapolis Victorian mansion on the water.
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Gate One Builders fills a niche in high-end historic renovations.
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The newly renovated Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater.
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A dramatic addition to the revitalized Southwest DC waterfront is Arena Stage, fresh from a major renovation.
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Surrounded by natural landscaping, the house appears to have been inserted into dense vegetation.
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A custom home in Potomac, Maryland, pays homage to Mother Nature.
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The family room is situated over a bridge the architect designed to accommodate drainage from a slope behind the house.
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KohlMark Group creates architecture in any style.
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The kitchen—with its limestone backsplash and built-in custom wine rack—opens to the living room.
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A sleek new condo apartment showcases art and reflects the energy of its up-and-coming
DC neighborhood.
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China's bold new embassy.
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Leather and chenille mix in the great room, where French doors open to a deck overlooking the riverfront.
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An Annapolis family builds a home to last on the South River.
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Envision’s design for the Recording Industry Association of America.
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Washington-based Envision Design wins 2010 HUE award.
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The lobby boasts a floor-to-ceiling backlit LED wall in a kaleidoscope of colors.
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Highland Park, a stylish new residential high-rise in DC's Columbia Heights.
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In the family room, a fieldstone fireplace and built-in bookshelves impart a welcoming vibe.
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Sutton Yantis Associates Architects designs high-end homes with an eye to the neighborhood.
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The elegant dining room flows into the open foyer.
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Windsor Estates builds top-of-the-line homes with a difference.
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Armstrong Hardwood's Century Estate Walnut Mediterranean.
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New products and designer favorites in carpet and flooring.
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Light penetrates the center of the house through glass bridges set into the floors.
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Behind its historic facade, an urban row house opens to contemporary spaces filled with light.
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Engineered wood floors are made from sustainable rubber trees.
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Architect Amy Gardner updates a cramped split-level into a light-filled example of sustainable design.
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A chateau-style estate showcases the quality of that Pyramid Builders provides.
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Pyramid Builders delivers a high level of craftsmanship and customer service.
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An Easton, Maryland, home designed by Hammond-Wilson Architects.
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Annapolis-based Hammond Wilson Architects designs with an eye to the future.
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Fisher & Paykel Appliances' new CoolDrawer refrigerator.
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Eco-friendly alternatives improve home technology
while providing a greener place to live.
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Silex metallic porcelain floor tile from Italy.
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The building and design industries are creating products and services for a sustainable world.
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Limestone floors and Douglas fir millwork detail the new entry to the home.
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Architect Mark McInturff transforms a 1961 Georgian-style home into a decidedly modern masterpiece.
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The dramatically restored American Brewery Building.
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The dramatically restored American Brewery Building.
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The exterior renovation enclosed a portion of the deck to create a screened-in porch, which leads into the dining room.
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Gilday Renovations creates clean-lined, transitional interiors in a quaint, 1931 Chevy Chase home
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The home, with its cruciform shape and cupola, is reminiscent of the nearby historic Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse.
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Hammond Wilson Architects brings form and function to a nautically inspired Annapolis home.
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Linea Decor cabinets from Tatari Construction.
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These new products and resources make remodeling easy.
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The revamped front facade of the house.
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Jonas Carnemark transforms a lackluster home in Chevy Chase into a light-filled family retreat.
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A model home in Autumn Wood features a spacious kitchen with the latest appliances.
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Luxury homebuilder Gulick Group designs an enclave that emphasizes the natural beauty of the landscape.
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The architecture of the renovated house is modern, angular and dramatic, designed to let in lots of natural light.
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Reshaping a 1960s split level to take advantage of its fabulous views
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ANV Group's Tennessee Traditional model offers a modern take on a classic Colonial style.
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Builder Neil Puri of ANV Group imbues his custom homes with the spirit of the neighborhood.
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Views of the National Mall can be enjoyed from the dining space overlooking the two-story living room.
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A penthouse is modernized and reconfigured around spectacular views of monumental Washington.
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Detailed millwork, elaborate window designs and a vaulted ceiling distinguish the library of a Colonial-style home Visnic recently built.
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Custom-home builder Ted Visnic celebrates 20 years in the business.
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An expansive lawn slopes upward toward a cluster of homes; in the center is a stately home designed by Stephen Muse.
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O'Neill Development creates an English country village in a Maryland suburb.
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Architect Randall Mars and interior designer Dolly Howarth gave this McLean home a new lease on life.
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A design team updates a 1970s contemporary with a material palette inspired by nature.
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Framed by oak cabinets and shelving for cookbooks, the kitchen centers on a granite-topped island.
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With the help of an architect-friend, a homebuilder transforms his Chevy Chase Colonial.
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The new deck on the porch roof provides an outdoor space off the third floor for enjoying water views.
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Once home to a segregated school, a creekside property on Maryland's Eastern Shore gains new life as a weekend getaway.
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Just minutes from Tysons Corner, Virginia, the house is enveloped in lush gardens and backs onto a forest.
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A designer's creative touch connects a Tudor-style home to its glorious surroundings.
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The pool room was designed to take advantage of views of the property.
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A basement renovation in Vienna, Virginia, gets the full spa treatment
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Architect Richard Leggin took an undistinguished ranch house and infused it with style and character.
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A renovation transforms a bland Potomac rambler into an elegant retreat.
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Anthony Wilder and project architect Marian Mitchell, AIA, transformed this home into an Arts and Crafts-style bungalow.
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Local architects and designers shed light on how to best approach an exterior makeover.
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Artist Suzanne Yurdin has created a home studio in what used to be her living room.
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A major renovation reshapes a once small, dark house into an airy artist's haven.
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Columbia Center by Hickok Cole Architects, Washington, DC.
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The new Columbia Center stands out from its non-descript counterparts with a bold pastiche of light and glass.
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Michael's Table by Alli Tayar/Parallel Design, Finalist.
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The 2009 National Design Awards showcase industry innovations.
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A team from Penn State University raised the trusses on their entry.
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The 2009 Solar Decathlon, a village of 20 one-of-a-kind houses will spring up on the National Mall from October 8 to 18.
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The garden's lowest outdoor room focuses on a fire pit and fountain.
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A design team takes on an ambitious project to overhaul John and Elizabeth Edwards's former Georgetown home.
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Judy and Stuart Sebring's Z-shaped home was designed for easy circulation between indoors and out.
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A custom home in Potomac designed for entertaining marries detail, craftsmanship and a touch of glamour.
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A covered back porch provides
an expansive space for dining
and enjoying river views.
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Volumes of design ideas led two furniture retailers to create their riverfront dream house in Norfolk, Virginia.
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A gabled roofline lends the house remodeled by Carnemark Systems and Design an Arts and Crafts sensibility.
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When a Virginia couple decided to create a home office in their cramped brick rambler, they realized it was time to renovate. While they wanted more space, they also wanted their remodeling project to be ecologically responsible.
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The kitchen is equipped with Energy-Star appliances and low-flow plumbing fixtures.
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Many local builders talk about green construction these days. But few are tackling the movement with the gusto of Gary Nash.
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The focal point of this home is a floating staircase made of lacquered, cold-rolled steel.
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Building green should no longer be the exception but the rule, according to Yuri Sagatov of Sagatov Homes.
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Jeff and Alice Speck, pictured with son Milo, are living green in their new ultra-compact home.
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Living green is more than a design decision for Jeff and Alice Speck. It's a commitment to the joys of the urban mix.
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Leslie Westreich created additional living and dining space on her wrap-around terrace overlooking the Potomac.
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After Leslie Train Westreich moved into a Watergate condominium once owned by former Virginia Senator John Warner and his wife Elizabeth Taylor, her horizon literally expanded.
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Moveable bookshelves conceal the garage doors that complement the casual
yet elegant furnishings by Baker.
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Architect Bruce Wentworth transformed a leaky garage into a new and inviting family room.
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