Post Type Archives: Classic

French Country Situated in Kenwood, Maryland just outside of Washington, D.C., this whole-house renovation reinterprets a 1950s split-level into a rustic French country house. The French country house plans for this renovation inform and guide the remodel. Short double-hung existing windows of various sizes on a 1950s brick front wall (see below) were replaced by […]

Linnean House Nestled in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Washington, D.C., this luxury house is classical in both plan and elevation throughout its award-winning house plans. The main mass, comprising of the most formal and public spaces, is a spatial triptych along a symmetrical main axis. Inside the luxury home, the limestone façade, simple but […]

Trial By Fire “Your house is on fire”—five words no one ever wants to hear. I hurriedly hung up the phone. My wife and I rushed from work and were met by a blockade of 10 fire trucks, crowds of wordless neighbors, and snaking hoses. Luckily, no one was home, and the flames were extinguished by the […]

Great Falls Country Home This traditional country home is enlivened with details and color. The home’s provides expansive views of the surrounding natural context, including a pond meadows. Seclusion from public access increased privacy allowing the third side of the home to provide views from the north face creating a panoramic interior environment. As one […]

Belgian Modern Renovation Renovated for a family with young children and pets in suburban Washington, D.C., This home was originally on of 10 builder homes constructed in the 1960’s. The original French baroque embellishments are edited away, and the home is reimagined in the style Belgian modern. On the exterior, the Builder brick is covered […]

Reconsidered Welcome This minute addition reimagined the entry of a St. Martins home into a gracious gesture, motivated by acute space constraints that rendered moving furniture to the second floor impossible. A focal aspect of the 221 square-foot addition is its stairway. Beyond its newel post, the railing ribbons up to the second floor, bridging […]

American Tudor Featured in Architectural Digest, this new classic Tudor home located in Bethesda, Maryland seems to pre-date its neighbors. A central goal of the design was to create a thoughtful and refined Tudor house reinterpreted into the modern day. Custom wood built-ins, detailing and trim seamlessly and clearly re-articulate traditional Tudor house qualities in […]

American Farmhouse Located on farmland in McLean, Virginia, the American Farmhouse balances the expected comforts of luxury home construction with the bucolic beauty of farmhouse architecture. The final site plan still has evidence showing parallel courses of the barn’s destiny. In the farmhouse house plans, Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that […]