About Me

After 20 years in the world of commercial architecture, I settled in northern Virginia to concentrate on designing custom homes & additions that reflect and respond to all of that. 

My goal is two-fold: to provide clients with a comfortable, livable home, and to make sure the house sits comfortably in its environment, whether it be an urban or suburban neighborhood or a natural rural setting. 

Zoning laws, building codes and technology are constantly changing. I am your advocate in the field and in the county offices to be sure you are getting the proper advice and attention. 

As a certified home inspector, I bring an additional stack of knowledge about the pesky stuff that many designers would leave to the builder.

  • Founder + Owner,  F X Durkin Design Studio  Arlington VA  2010-present
  • Founder + Principal, Square 134 Architects  Washington DC  2006-2010
  • Associate + Project Manager + Project Architect,  Hickok Cole Architects  Washington DC  1996-2006
  • Project Architect, O’Neil & Manion Architects  Bethesda MD  1993-1996
  • Staff Architect, Sharon Washburn AIA  Bethesda MD  1992-93
  • Staff Architect, Tsoi | Kobus & Associates  Cambridge MA  1989-91
  • Intern, The Architects Collaborative (TAC)  Cambridge MA  1988
  • M.Arch, University of Maryland School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning 1989
  • InterNACHI-certified home inspector, 2017-present
  • Builder of cigar box guitars
  • Proprietor of FranxFlix.substack.me

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