Post Type Archives: Moderns

Ocean Sundial Of modest size, Ocean Sundial is a vacation home for a family of five with older teenage children and extended relatives. Dune fencing inspires the architectural cladding. A ubiquitous built element, its association with sustaining coastal environments shines a positive light on this element. The building references this by the application of wire […]

70’s Reno & Thought Bubble Built with the dual purpose as an art gallery, made less than ideal for the young family of three that purchased it. Excessive display walls for art closed off rooms and mandates against direct sunlight on art left the front facade windowless. Added glass at the front recess welcomes light […]

A Complemented Tudor This modern Tudor home juxtaposes the original black metal windows against freshly revealed existing plaster forms, that both draws out the inherent character of the home and informs this breakfast/kitchen addition. The glass end reflects the existing 50-year-old Hemlock trees, and a window at the opposite peak looks up to a green […]

Modern Mill This new modern home began with the owner, who was drawn to a site along a Potomac tributary reminiscent as a setting for cherished childhood memories along the river. He also had a particular appreciation for the history of American manufacturing, investing in an aluminum factory in the Rust Belt. With mutual interest […]

Modern Courtyard The site for a home just outside of Alexandria, Virginia was a small lot located in a neighborhood with varying architecture. The residence was swept from the street edge and nestled within the narrow, densely wooded space. The clients sought something simultaneously modern and traditional in their ideal carriage house: a new home […]

House of Moving Walls In Alexandria, Virginia, clients turned to Donald Lococo Architects for a property on a piece of land with difficult terrain. The original mid century home design was from the 1970s and was ready for a wanting update, though it had a rockstar past. It was the former residence of the Foo […]

Wedge House For the home remodel, four distinct architectural layers overlay the existing home’s brick façade, blending material and tones that also offer different levels of views and privacy. To accommodate the design, the interior footprint was augmented by just 366 square feet. The first layer addresses the owners’ request for an office, foyer, expanded […]

Ritz Carlton Featured in Metropolitan Home magazine, this Washington, D.C. Ritz Carlton condo project began by stripping all the walls and finishes down to their bare slabs and unit walls. Despite working with a limited square footage, Donald Lococo Architects transformed the small home design into an expansive city refuge through mastery of open space […]

Modern Apartment Clients looking for an apartment renovation below their brownstone. Since light and space were two significantly sought out features for the renovation, DLA crafted innovative, scenic solutions to transition the small basement space into one with an airy and welcoming modern apartment design. Movable panels were the central feature in the apartment remodeling […]