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Louvers moderate light on the porch; Weather Shield doors lead into the addition’s sun room portion.

The addition incorporates a sunroom and porch; stairs introduce a once-missing connection to the yard.

Merit Award - Exterior Makeover

McInturff Architects
Merit Award Exterior Makeover
McInturff Architects

A retired architect tapped McInturff Architects to update his 1920s DC home with an addition that forges a connection to the outdoors. Principal Mark McInturff extended the existing plan with a three-bay structure—two exterior and one interior—incorporating a sun room and porch. Built without drywall or cladding, the building employs louvers to mediate and filter light. “Aesthetically, if not literally,” McInturff notes, “we provided the wraparound porch the house never had, but always wanted.”

Renovation Architecture: Mark McInturff, FAIA, McInturff Architects. Renovation Contractor: Cassell Construction.

“It explores sophisticated rhythms and patterns using humble materials.”
Dale Overmyer, jurist

 

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