A historic plantation house is simplified and restored.
A fresh approach for adding on to a 1784 plantation home.
For years, Muse Architects concentrated nearly exclusively on custom homes and remodels. Now the firm takes on some institutional projects as well, but it hasn't forgotten the lessons that house design taught.
Muse Architects, Bethesda, Md. According to Stephen Muse, FAIA, the biggest challenge to designing a large house lies in balancing variety and consistency.
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Architects Honored as Industry Leaders
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, three architectural firms were recognized with the 2007 residential architect Leadership Award for producing work of exemplary and inspiring quality.
Taking a visitor on a tour of his work one sunny afternoon at the end of summer, Stephen Muse, FAIA, steered his Audi through an Upper Northwest Washington, D.C., community, where several examples of his architecture stand like good neighbors, contributin
The orderly floor plan at this bold modern residence captured the judges’ attention. So did its restrained materials palette and spotless execution. “It doesn’t have a flaw,” marveled one judge, speaking of the entire project.
When an interpreter translates a sentence, he doesn't reiterate it word for word. Instead, he communicates the speaker's fundamental meaning, adjusting structures and expressions from one tongue to another. Stephen Muse, FAIA, performed a similar adaptation for this Washington, D.C., house, which...
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residential architects needn't stay in the house all day.