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• Watergate Apartment, Washington, D.C.

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• Job Site Trailer, Wayzata, Minn.

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• Tea House, Bethesda, Md.

  This elegant pavilion by David Jameson Architect takes the tea ceremony to a new level.

• Restoration of the Luis Marden House, McLean, Va.

  A lot of effort went into the restoration of this 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright home poised above the Potomac River rapids.

• Butler College Dormitories, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

  The limestone striations on these dormitories create light and shadow and hark back to Princeton's old stone buildings.

• Record House Revisited, Owings Mills, Md.

  This project succeeds by using an elegant mix of materials that both define and weave together the new floor plan of a notable 1960s home.

• Deciding to Remodel or Rebuild Requires Knowing What Both the House and the Client Want

  Sometimes the question of whether to remodel or rebuild isn't an easy one, but it's one architects frequently address.

• Loring Sagan Melds Various Businesses With Personal Space in San Francisco

  This former bakery houses living space and multiple businesses, including a coffee roaster and an artisanal charcuterie.