House of Glass Built atop a 1940s apartment building in Washington, DC, the new penthouse embodies modern architecture with spans of glass, planes of stucco and a fin wall clad […]

Row House Redux On the front façade of the Columbia Heights row house, Rose replaced the windows and front door, and painted the brick walls and bay in a monochromatic […]

Wide & Universal Theatre Sydney Harmon Hall Wide and Universal Theatre Sydney Harman Hall, the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new F Street venue, opened in October with dramatic fanfare. Located in […]

Front and Center Architect Jim Burton’s plan transformed the nondescript rambler into a modern marvel. The addition is canopied by a butterfly roof that slants gently above a wall of […]

Inspired Materials Croco tiles. These porcelain Croco tiles from Rex’s Matouche line are available at The Mosaic Tile Company. Designed to imitate leather, reptile or elephant skin, the tiles come […]

Delight in the Details Peggy Fisher transformed her client’s lackluster basement into a cheerful spot for gathering with family and friends. The new stair boasts Arts and Crafts detail. The […]

Applause When designers at DC-based Lehman Smith McLeish revamped a run-down former Patent Office building in Crystal City for its new owners, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, their plan incorporated a bonus […]

Casual Elegance When Beth Stouffer first came upon the 1954 Potomac ranch that would become her family’s current home, her vision as an interior designer keyed her in to the […]

Modern Evolution Though an old proverb says that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client, the New Testament instructs, “Physician, heal thyself.” So what about an […]

Backyard Getaway JULY/AUGUST 2008 Architect Randall Mars echoed the pool house's curved roof in the form of the adjacent dining pavilion and the stone retaining wall on the pool itself.  […]

Applause The new Rockville Library. The new state-of-the-art Rockville Library pays tribute in its design to the most significant achievement that ever took place in the Maryland city’s history: the […]

Signature's Premiere The Signature Theatre’s sleek new 48,000-square-foot space in Shirlington, Virginia, pays tribute to the Theatre’s past. Architects from VOA Associates, Inc., of Washington, DC, designed the interiors with […]

Shades of Green Beth Knox, wife of architect Bill Hutchins, reads on the sun porch of their sustainably designed home in Takoma Park. The porch is framed with locust logs […]

A Fresh New Look During the renovation of this DC home, the owners had the white-washed brick exterior sandblasted to create a more textured look.  When these homeowners married more […]

Modern Hideaway Designed in 1914 by renowned architect John Russell Pope, the brick house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Old mansions often come with formal rooms […]

The Eco-Friendly Home Neopolitan bamboo flooring. Green is big. It’s trendy. But, as most practitioners of green design will tell you, it also just makes sense. We’ve dug through the […]