Cherrydale, 2017

A turn of a century “I like quirky,” the client said. “I want a house to feel like it’s evolved over the years, with different styles and lots of weird little spaces.” A two-sided fireplace is shared by the master bedroom and master bathtub.  A secret passage between children’s bedrooms is accessed through a bookcase […]

Donaldson Run, Arlington 2014

Growing Up This ranch over basement was two small for three kids and three dogs, so we went up. Whenever we can avoid the cost of a new foundation, it is a good thing.  The alternate design was for a partial second floor, but ultimately the desire for space prevailed. 

Cathedral Heights, Washington DC 2006

A Proper Bungalow My first solo house design.    This classic 1930s bungalow had been the victim of a cruel 1980s postmodern joke of a second floor, which looked like a cyclops from the street and was so poorly laid out that one had to go through the master bath to enter the bedroom!     […]