Metal Specialties fabricated and installed the steel bridge and railings above the main living area.
When clients purchased a five-acre property in Ashton, Maryland, the burned-out remains of a 1970s home remained on site. Asked to design a new, custom home in its place, KUBE principal Janet Bloomberg envisioned a streamlined, modern abode that, she says, “reimagines the suburban house as open, interconnected, filled with natural light and integrated with its site.”
Working with builder Added Dimensions, Bloomberg developed a plan that would utilize the original home’s footprint, extending portions by cantilevering them. Two volumes overlap in the home’s two-story core, with the front volume more solid and the rear one transparent. A steel bridge overlooking the main living space and kitchen connects the two. A wall of folding doors opens to a rear deck and pool. Industrial materials, warmed by wood, recall the clients’ previous urban dwelling.
Architecture: Janet Bloomberg, FAIA, KUBE Architecture, PC. Builder: Added Dimensions, Inc. Landscape Architecture: Campion Hruby Landscape Architects.