Design Inspiration at 22West

There is a bit of a trend going on with condos using interior designers to decorate their model units in an effort to show buyers the best potential of their living spaces. 22West, the new, glass-and-steel condo across from the Ritz-Carlton in the West End, has pulled out all the stops. The first model units [...]

Robert Gurney’s Winning Design at the Wyoming

The world of DC design is so small. When I was writing a story on a Hugh Jacobsen house in McLean last year, I met Raed Alawadhi of Apartment Zero, who helped with the house’s redesign. Fast forward many months, and I hear that Raed now lives in Miami, while his partner, attorney David Smith, [...]

My New Gig at DC Urban Turf

I’m very excited to announce that I will now be making regular contributions to the “Unique Spaces” section of the DC real estate blog, DC Urban Turf. Every two weeks, they’ve asked me to write a post on a space that is, well, unique — not necessarily on the market, although it helps, but a [...]

A 70s-Modern Gem in Clarksville

To anyone who passes off DC/Baltimore suburban architecture as traditional blah, take a look at THIS: My jaw completely dropped when Margaret Korz sent me these pictures of her house in Clarksville, MD, a suburb of Baltimore and about 45 minutes from DC. I immediately wanted to know which preeminent architect designed it. None, she [...]

Selling Modern in a Traditional Neighborhood

Ron Ginsburg is a serial builder and seller of homes. Not content to be a homebody, he’s quick to move on even after he’s created a masterwork such as this: “I do this for fun. This is my fourth one,” says Ginsburg, an investment and real estate executive. But with this style, in this economy, [...]