On the Boards: Backyard Pavilion

Current design for a pavilion centered on a beautiful existing outdoor fireplace. Because of a quirk of Arlington’s zoning regulations, a freestanding structure cannot be built within eight feet of the main dwelling. The solution?  Connect a portion of the roof to the house so that it is a part of the main dwelling. This also […]

Success: Special Use Permit Approval in Alexandria

The Alexandria City Council unanimously approved our design of a new house in the North Ridge neighborhood.  This was the second of a two-part approval process; the Planning Commission had previously approved the design 5-1.  This maintains my perfect record for receiving approvals from every approval board I’ve appeared before over the past twenty-four years: […]