Setting the Scene
Setting the Scene Like a stage set, a simple stone façade greets guests outside this Northwest DC home. Curious passersby might assume the structure…
A Work in Progress
A Work in Progress When architect Mark Orling and his wife Martha purchased their Alexandria lot in 1986, they faced a challenge. The…
Residential Architects
Residential Architects Ahmann Architects | University Park, MD 301-864-1334 • www.ahmannarchitects.com Ahmann Architects is a full-service firm whose work includes additions, renovations, new…
French Country Farmhouse
French Country Farmhouse Luxurious fabrics, antiques, and a stone fireplace complement the Old World style of the living room It sounds like a…
Vaulted Modernism
Vaulted Modernism Architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen designed the cypress-framed sofas and table in the living area. On the wall, New York artist Chuck…
East Coast Classic
East Coast Classic Design elements such as a wrap-around porch, an eyebrow dormer and a shingled façade lend this new home an older…
Shenandoah Retreat
Shenandoah Retreat Shed roofs sloping up to a tower echo the shape of the mountain peaks on the horizon. The cedarclad wings house…
Luxury Homes – Who’s Building What
The exterior design of congressional overlook blends beautifully with the venerable government buildings across the street. In the Shadow of the Capitol It…
2008 Monument Awards – Winning Residential Designs
2008 Monument Awards – Winning Residential Designs This year, the big winner was Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc. The company walked away with seven Monument Awards…
Portfolio -Embassy Row
Portfolio -Embassy Row Under Raj Barr’s auspices, the ambassador’s Tudor Style residence looks better than ever. The word “embassy” conjures images of sprawling,…
Design Scene
Design Scene Packard Komoriya Residence. Photo by Anice Hoachlander AIA Northern Virginia Chapter Awards KITTEN HERLONG AWARD FOR ASSOCIATES Interior Renovation + Storage…
Center Stage
Center Stage The home’s exterior combines stucco, copper and cement board panels for a modern iinterplay of texture and line. One of the…
Who’s Building What
Who’s Building What Designed by David Easton, Glen Love Cottage is the first home built in the new Vineyard Estates. Kluge Winery Opens Luxury…
Parade of Homes 2008
Parade of Homes 2008 Classic design gives way to modern technology in this Vienna home by J.D.A. Custom Homes. Whether you’re considering building…
Journey’s End
Journey’s End The front door is set into a wall of glass that allows arriving guests to peer through an open stair to…
Who’s Building What
Who’s Building What Central Parke at Colonial Charles Eco-Friendly Central Parke Slenker Communities recently became the first recipient of the Maryland National Capital Building…
Hot Trends in Luxury Homes
Hot Trends in Luxury Homes A one-of-a-kind home by Great Falls Construction Developers of homes and communities designed for upper echelon buyers are competing…
Step by Step
Step by Step The renovation started with revamping the living room fireplace with a granite mantel and surround, cherry paneling and matching windows. To…
Less is More
Less is More Precise lines in stone, glass and steel define the façade of the home David Jameson designed to integrate in scale to…
Tree House Retreat
Tree House Retreat Alan Field, ASID, and Joseph Handwerger AIA, The Levine Group Architects + Builders, Inc. Washington, DC, homeowners Lucantonio Salvi and…