Paradigm Shift The 25 multi-family projects architect Suzane Reatig has designed in Shaw—until recently, one of DC’s most disenfranchised neighborhoods—affirm the notion that affordability and design excellence can go hand […]

Perfect Harmony On the lookout for a site on which to build their home, a couple chose a wooded Bethesda property with the goal of tearing down the small existing […]

Modern Energy The spare modern house, surrounded by traditional side-hall Colonials in a Bethesda neighborhood, is conspicuous for both its form and its function. Artist Jackie Hoysted and information technology […]

Casual Chic The stately Northwest DC neighborhood of Foxhall Crescent first cast its spell on Carmen and Mohammed Osman in the 1980s. As students at nearby American University, the two […]

Office Space The new Tysons Corner home of consulting firm LMI makes an immediate statement. Designed by Gensler, the 165,000-square-foot, LEED Gold-certified building takes its cues from its wooded surroundings; […]

2015 GALA Awards Each year, a panel of building-industry professionals is selected to judge new homes and communities in the Mid-Atlantic region and to choose their nominees for the Great […]

Ask the Pros Builder How should homeowners select exterior materials to withstand the elements on a waterfront home? First and foremost, look into swing-out casement windows and out-swing doors on […]

Ask the Pros Architecture What guidance can you give homeowners on how to select windows and doors for a waterfront home?  Selecting exterior doors and windows is an important decision […]

GALA 2015 Awards—Custom Presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association and the Maryland Building Industry Association, the 2015 GALA (Great American Living) Awards celebrate achievements in categories ranging from […]

New Balance In life, making bold changes often means discarding the past. But in the dramatic transformation of a family home, architect Robert Gurney broke new ground while still preserving […]

Modern History When then-newlyweds Spence and Renata Patterson purchased a century-old house in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in 2009, they planned to update the kitchen and move right in. But the […]

Quiet Refuge A light snow covered a wooded Great Falls, Virginia, property in a lacy veil as a couple pulled into the driveway. On a whim, they’d followed “open house” signs […]

Artistic Eye Downsizing from a house to an apartment typically requires the shedding of possessions, from furnishings to books and artwork. But for Jackie Chalkley and her husband, C. Wayne […]

A Clear Vision As anyone who’s been there knows, home renovations can be overwhelming. Myriad choices, from footprint to finishes, put many homeowners in a state of stress, assailing ordinarily […]

Fresh Start When technology executives Patrice Wolfe and her husband Jon Bazemore decided to renovate the main floor of their Westmoreland Hills home, they had already lived in it for […]

All In The Details It’s a perennial question among couples who have bought their first house in DC’s close-in neighborhoods, where small, pre-War homes are the norm: When babies arrive […]