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 […]
BEFORE Danielle Deltorchio of San Francisco, CA-based Lee & Co. Contractors faced several challenges in revamping this “cramped and dreary” kitchen. She explains, “The kitchen resided within a row-style narrow building that posed numerous limitations for both increased lighting and space.” Additionally, Deltorchio had to figure out how to create the contemporary design the clients […]
