4,442 Brown Home Design Photos
FineCraft Contractors, Inc.
Location: Bethesda, MD, USA
We demolished an existing house that was built in the mid-1900s and built this house in its place. Everything about this new house is top-notch - from the materials used to the craftsmanship. The existing house was about 1600 sf. This new house is over 5000 sf. We made great use of space throughout, including the livable attic with a guest bedroom and bath.
Finecraft Contractors, Inc.
GTM Architects
Photographed by: Ken Wyner
David Heide Design Studio
Architecture & Interior Design: David Heide Design Studio
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Photos: Susan Gilmore
Moore Architects, PC
The site for this new house was specifically selected for its proximity to nature while remaining connected to the urban amenities of Arlington and DC. From the beginning, the homeowners were mindful of the environmental impact of this house, so the goal was to get the project LEED certified. Even though the owner’s programmatic needs ultimately grew the house to almost 8,000 square feet, the design team was able to obtain LEED Silver for the project.
The first floor houses the public spaces of the program: living, dining, kitchen, family room, power room, library, mudroom and screened porch. The second and third floors contain the master suite, four bedrooms, office, three bathrooms and laundry. The entire basement is dedicated to recreational spaces which include a billiard room, craft room, exercise room, media room and a wine cellar.
To minimize the mass of the house, the architects designed low bearing roofs to reduce the height from above, while bringing the ground plain up by specifying local Carder Rock stone for the foundation walls. The landscape around the house further anchored the house by installing retaining walls using the same stone as the foundation. The remaining areas on the property were heavily landscaped with climate appropriate vegetation, retaining walls, and minimal turf.
Other LEED elements include LED lighting, geothermal heating system, heat-pump water heater, FSA certified woods, low VOC paints and high R-value insulation and windows.
Hoachlander Davis Photography
Highland Design+Build
Photos by Stacy Jett Photography. Attics are generally wasted spaces or stock full of things we have forgotten about 10 years prior. If your storage needs are primarily meet, why not use the attic space for usable extra square footage? This client did.
Fredman Design Group
A display area was created for guitar instruments in the home office so it became an inspiring space to both work and enjoy the homeowner's hobby. His prized possessions are showcased while also offering easy access to play.
The low chairs without arms were selected to be ideal for comfortable guitar-playing.
Display shelving is retrofitable if the owners decide to move or eventually want to change the function of the room; extra shelving can be put in to create open bookcases.
The neutral color palette of the room complements the feel of the rest of the home and allows for the guitars to shine as the focal point.
The large desk provides ample work space to accommodate the TV and two computers needed for trading.
Arturo Palombo Architecture
Complete restoration and adaptive re-use of a circa 1850's barn in Harding Township, New Jersey. We introduced a new two-story Family room with summer kitchen, direct access to a pool and pool terrace, changing rooms, powder room with shower, and a sleeping loft above.
Godden Sudik Architects Inc
A vaulted ceiling allows the family room to be filled with many windows that take advantage of the surrounding views. Large French sliding doors also allow this room to open up to the expansive covered deck.
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