Residential Architect Magazine: Virginia

Case Study: By Land and By Sea

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:23:56 EST

A coastal Virginia weekend house rises from the ruins of an industrial past.

Modern Farmhouse by Barnes Vanze Architects

Mon, 8 Apr 2013 01:39:42 EST

For this new house in rural Virginia, architect Stephen J. Vanze looked to nearby agrarian structures and the bucolic hillside site for design inspiration. The result is a luxurious custom home perched above the Shenandoah Valley that mimics building forms inherent to the region, while its casual open interiors fulfill the clients’ program requirements.

LumenHaus

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:11:19 EST

Virginia Tech University

Record House Revisited

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 06:11:25 EST

Owings Mill, Md. / David Jameson Architect

Restoration/Renovation of and Addition to Historic Vaucluse, Machipongo, Va.

Tue, 8 May 2012 11:44:53 EST

A historic plantation house is simplified and restored.

Flights of Fancy: How Moving a Staircase Breathed Light Into a Century-Old Rowhouse

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:52:00 EST

(VIDEO) Kube Architecture had to gut an entire rowhouse on N Street in Georgetown in order to move a staircase and install a magnificent skylight. The result is a light-filled contemporary home.

Historic log cabin renovation in the Virginia countryside.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:10:12 EST

A trio of historic structures comes together in the Virginia countryside.

Needs and Deeds

Fri, 1 Feb 2013 02:26:12 EST

Design between architecture's practice and academy for areas in need.

Restoration of the Luis Marden House, McLean, Va.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:12 EST

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

Addition to a Historic Cape on a Coastal Farm, Little Compton, R.I.

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:42:38 EST

The rudimentary beauty of cows, a weathered barn, and utilitarian stone walls inspired a minimalist response to this restored cape/guesthouse and separate kitchen addition, part of a larger farmstead.

wheatland farms log cabin, waterford, va.

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:57:19 EST

The jury liked that this sensitive addition to a nearly 200-year-old cabin "grew organically around the original structure." And they felt a contemporary glass catwalk gave the design "that extra oomph."

the lady revived

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:54:43 EST

The Victorian terrace house is a common typology in Melbourne, Australia.

Town House, Washington, D.C.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:44:05 EST

Converted long ago to office space, this townhouse in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s downtown commercial district seemed an unlikely candidate for a return engagement as a residence.

Peterson Residence, Chevy Chase, Md.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:30:27 EST

As remodeling candidates, some houses offer architects more to work with than others.

Buisson Residence, Lake Anna, Va.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:52:44 EST

A wooded point of land on the shore of Virginia's Lake Anna presented architect Robert M. Gurney and project designer Claire L. Andreas with the perfect stage for this strikingly sculptural weekend retreat.

four stairs: addition and renovation to a historic virginia farmhouse, great falls, va.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:09:48 EST

Presented with a diverse collection of buildings, Barnes Vanze Architects restored the architecturally significant structures and inserted a glassed-in room to unify the house.

reader & swartz architects

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:54:29 EST

When Reader & Swartz Architects decided to find new digs for its eight-person staff, it wanted a building that could be a catalyst for redevelopment in an overlooked area of Winchester, Va.

Great Falls, Va., Residence

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 05:25:58 EST

Though the owners of this renovated kitchen dwell in a Craftsman-style house, their imaginations had been captured by Modernism.

urbane infill

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:50:22 EST

Nearly 1,500 square feet of storage space atop a bakery and parking garage was the starting point for this apartment by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA. Along the way he also had to contend with the historic Washington, D.C., neighborhood's building restrictions—n

Sausalito, Calif., Residence

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:27:09 EST

Architect Mary Griffin had lived in this house—the oldest in Sausalito, Calif.—for 15 years by the time she remodeled it.