Christian Zapatka Architect, PLLC

Christian Zapatka, AIA, FAAR

Christian Zapatka Architect, PLLC, is an award-winning firm specializing in residential architecture in the Washington metropolitan area. Seeking to fuse the best of both modern and traditional design in order to create classic, timeless structures, principal Christian Zapatka and his team design new homes, additions and renovations.

Founded in 2000, the firm has completed numerous projects in the Washington, DC, area and is committed to creating comprehensive architecture integrating both site and interior design with building design. Projects have appeared in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, Washingtonian, Architectural Digest, Traditional Home, Veranda, Elegant Homes, Beautiful Homes, Home & Design and ArchitectureDC. Zapatka’s work has also been featured in such books as The Modern Townhouse, Luxury Bathrooms, The Perfect Kitchen and Inspired Modern Homes.

Christian Zapatka is a member of the American Institute of Architects and a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, from which he received the Rome Prize in architecture. After completing his professional degree in architecture at Princeton and an apprenticeship with Michael Graves, Architect, Zapatka taught architectural design and history at a number of universities, including Princeton, Columbia and Michigan, before establishing his own practice in his native Washington, DC.

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