The leafy neighborhoods along the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.’s privileged inner-ring suburbs offer an ideal combination of urbanity and livability. Yet their downside is the tight lots, closely spaced houses, and busy roads. Mark McInturff, FAIA, sought to preserve privacy when he designed a house for a married couple along the waterway that divides […]
Residential Design magazine invites you to enter your best residential work in our national RD Architecture Awards competition (RDAA). The RD Architecture Awards recognize excellence in custom residential design. This is a different kind of awards competition that covers the breadth and scope of work by talented residential architects and designers. We recognize that contemporary […]
Detached structures and outbuildings are relatively common projects for remodelers. Qualified Remodeler’s annual Master Design Awards program includes a category specifically designated for these types of jobs. Each year, dozens of pool houses, cabanas, guest houses, casitas and even barns are entered. In most cases, they are existing structures redesigned to accommodate new uses. Often, […]
