Remote Control A sojourn in Guatemala didn’t stop economist Ugo Fasano and photographer Manuel Morquecho from purchasing a townhouse in Washington, DC, and finding an architect to renovate it. Before moving […]

Design Fusion It all started with a simple kitchen remodel. Scott Kicker had just purchased a diminutive stone cottage in Alexandria on a 14,000-square-foot lot and contacted DC-based architect Reena […]

Back to Nature Standing on a wooded property for sale in Silver Spring, chef/restaurateur Ruth Gresser and artist Barbara Johnson fell immediately for its pristine stream views and peaceful vibe. […]

Science Scheme The National Cancer Institute’s bold new Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF) resides on the Riverside Research Park campus in Frederick, Maryland. Designed by HDR Architecture, Inc., the contemporary, […]

Wine Country On pastureland in Delaplane, Virginia, RdV Vineyards winery melds with its bucolic surroundings. A winner of a 2013 Palladio Award and a Virginia  Society AIA award, the 21,400-square-foot, […]

Work Space In a sea of corporate office buildings in downtown DC, 2020 K Street, NW, stands out—a glass-walled office that is so state-of-the-art, curious pedestrians stop to peer in. […]

Luxury Aloft Back in the 1950s when 14th Street was known as “Auto Row,” venerable prewar buildings housed ground-floor car dealerships with warehouses above them. The area has experienced a […]

French Connection Appreciating an older home requires a special eye. Good things often happen when its owners celebrate its idiosyncracies rather than forcing the home into a conventional mold.  Such […]

Pure Modern Four years is a long time to spend creating the perfect home, but for Bruno Lassus, the design of his penthouse has been well worth the wait. This […]

Touch of Class Nestled into a picturesque corner of Georgetown, one of DC’s few gated communities sprawls over 42 hilly acres of grounds dotted with red brick homes. The neighborhood boasts an appealing […]

Rhythm + Light Nearly 20 years after Larry Bruneel bought two wooded acres near Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, he was ready to build his dream vacation home. Then he recalled […]

Between two nondescript buildings in the Palisades, stairs descend to a red door set in cinderblock walls painted white and gray. Few would guess that the basement space within houses […]

In the Balance With its prominent location in downtown Baltimore, the University of Baltimore's new John and Frances Angelos Law Center embraces the role of academic and social nexus in […]

Hard-edged contemporary architecture is rarely kid-friendly, but a Modernist house in the Baltimore suburb of Lutherville proves otherwise. The homeowners and their three young children enjoy the openness of this light-filled […]

Cafe Culture Charged with redesigning the Washington-area office of Sapient Corporation, a global services company, FOX Architects was asked to unify the diverse aesthetic needs of its government, non-profit, commercial […]

Class Act Built in 1935, Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest DC had fallen into disrepair over the years. In 2009, it was designated a historic landmark—just when the city […]