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…
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…
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…
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…
Green Scene- Eco-Conscious Landscaping
Green Scene- Eco-Conscious Landscaping A green roof in Austin, Texas, designed by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower center. Photo by Philip HawkinsGreen, sustainable…
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…
The Green Scene
The Green Scene The LEAF house includes energy-efficient appliances and skylights. Photo © James PetroThe buildings we work and live in have a significant…
Green Scene – Deconstruction
Green Scene- Deconstruction In this deconstruction by Ponte-Mellor Architects, all windows, doors and architectural elements that could be recycled are removed prior to…
Who’s Building What
MB Visnic’s homes at The Woods of Woodmore in Mitchellville, Maryland, start at 8,500 square feet. MB Visnic’s Estate Homes Only nine lots…
Great Falls Pool Makeover
Great Falls Pool Makeover There are more than 40,000 swimming pools in the DC metropolitan area, and Don Gwiz, vice-president of Lewis-Aquatech, says…
A Lodge in the Woods
A Lodge in the Woods The secluded new home, located just outside a nature preserve in Great Falls, Virginia, has a façade clad in…
A Modern Acceleration
A Modern Acceleration The brick on the original house was painted a dark forest green to blend in with the HardiePanel siding that…