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Classical Revival - Potomac, MD

​​This project, which included multiple additions and a complete interior renovation, resulted in a dramatic transformation. 
​The additions were laid out in a stepped manner so that each space would have more than one sun exposure.  The porches, sunroom, ornamental windows and bays were located to visually connect the inside of the home to the garden elements.
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Existing rear elevation and first floor plan right
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Existing first floor plan
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As-built first floor plan with new additions at the rear
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Project by Richard Leggin Architects


Victorian - Washington, DC

This landmark Cleveland Park home had a land-locked kitchen blocked from the yard by an incongruous pool house and storage room. ​We removed this addition and replaced it with a family room, kitchen, and breakfast room that opened to the yard.  The addition was seamlessly integrated through similar materials and details, anchored by a stone and brick fireplace that draws inspiration from the original chimney.
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                       Site plan with rear addition in grey
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Demilition plan above, as-built plan to the right and the existing chimney on the far right photo
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Existing poolhouse and storage room addition that was removed
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View of family room from kitchen and breakfast room
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New addition with chimney to match the existing chimney on the front elevation
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View of kitchen and breakfast room from family room

Project by Pinehurst Design Build


Federal Farmhouse - Front Royal, VA

This project involved restoring a Federal country house and adding on in a way that relayed a story of its evolution from log cabin to a country estate.  The main house received a stucco treatment, which was common in the region.  The left additions was built of fieldstone, a common material of the German colonists who settled in Western Virginia from Pennsylvania.  The right addition is an office while the rear addition was designed to appear as if it was the first settler's original log cabin.  
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Front of house
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 As-built first floor plan
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As-built front elevation
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As-built side elevation
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Existing front elevation
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Existing house
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Rendering of proposed front elevation
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Existing rear elevation
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Rear of house sketch
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Rear of house as built
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Project by Richard Leggin Architects


Lakefront House - Annapolis, MD

We expanded an existing waterfront house without overwhelming the original and harmonizing with its existing laid back style.
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Before and after views of the land side of the house
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Project by Pinehurst Design Build


Tudor Revival - Chevy Chase, MD

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Existing plan
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As-built plan
The scope was to add space for a primary suite above the existing family room and  blend with the existing Tudor style.  We added a screened porch to the existing deck and tucked the Primary Bedroom under the steeply pitched roof, resulting in a spacious yet cozy-feeling retreat.
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Existing rear of house
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Study sketch for new rear of house design
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View of master bedroom bay window
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As-built rear elevation
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Perspective study for living room built-ins
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As-built family room built-ins

Project by Pinehurst Design Build


Mid-Century Modern - Mohican Hills, MD

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  This project was a whole-house renovation that consisted of adding a garage as well as re-imagining the exterior.
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Existing exterior
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Study of exterior
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Study of exterior
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Computer rendering of final design
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Project by Pinehurst Design Build


Federal Farmhouse - Urbana, MD

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  This project was prompted by the need to relocate a Colonial era farmhouse near Frederick, Maryland.  We were tasked not only with moving the structure, but restoring it and adding a garage, mud room, and two story addition in the rear.
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1st floor plan

2nd floor plan

Project by Parkwood Homes


Colonial Revival - Chevy Chase, MD
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This project involved extending a one story wing for a larger family gathering space and building a second floor primary suite on top of it. By pulling the addition further into the yard, the interior wraps around the existing patio giving a courtyard feel.
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                        Existing plan                                           As-built plan
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Existing entry
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New entry design

Project by Pinehurst Design Build


Colonial Farmhouse - Chevy Chase, MD
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This project involved replacing a breakfast room nook with a new kitchen addition.  The layout allowed us move the Powder Room so that the house opens from front to back and provided space for a mudroom to be situated next to the driveway.  Matching the existing house's stone walls for the addition makes it feel like it was part of the original house. 
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Existing 1st floor plan                                                                                   As-built 1st floor plan

Project by Pinehurst Design Build


Modernist Revival - Washington, DC
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New kitchen and patio design
This townhouse in Logan Circle suffered from a lack of light that is typical of the building type.  This project sought to take advantage both of the narrow side lot and the small rear yard to bring natural light into the home.  We installed two sets of french doors with transoms opening onto the side yard so both spaces felt more expansive.  The small bay addition allowed for cabinets and counterspace at the end of the galley kitchen while replacing a single door with multiple windows. 
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Existing rear of town house
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Kitchen elevation
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As-built bay window
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Bay window studies

Project by Cunningham + Quill Architects


Federal Revival - Front Royal, VA
The client wanted a sunroom with an indoor pool below to blend in with their federal farmhouse in Virginia's horse country 
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Schematic studies of sun room and indoor pool
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Sun room plan
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Rendering of rear elevation

Project by Horsey and Thorpe Architects

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