Climate Control
When it comes to waterfront construction, Lynbrook of Annapolis, Inc.’s Dennis Ulrich selects the following building materials with the weather in mind: Corrosion-resistant, stainless-steel…
Checklist: Build
Custom-building projects come to life when an architect designs a house, bids to contractors and the one chosen builds it. In a custom-building project,…
Before+After: Build
“We had to sign a waiver before entering, and you could see the sky from inside in places,” recalls architect Anne Decker of the…
Leveling Up
When it came time to design the basement of a custom home in Garrett Park, GTM Architects and builder Pat Keating of PKK Builders—who…
Waterfront Aerie
Captivated by an Alexandria property perched above the Potomac River, a couple bought the lot and tapped Joanna Schmickel of cox graae + spack…
Style + Sustainability
Alexandria architect David Peabody only designs green projects—trying, as he says, “to make buildings that are as benign as possible.” So it made sense…