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Vermont Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
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DC Townhouse Addition
Vermont Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
Type
YEAR
2012
This urban townhouse renovation is located in the Logan Circle
Historic District of Washington, DC. The client wishes to renovate the
ground level and first floor or “Piano-Noble’” of an 1890s brick row
house as a single residence. The upper three levels will remain as
tenant occupied apartments. We approached this as a study of contrasts
to preserve the visual reading of the historic house through a layered
effect of modern design. An extension to the existing rear ancillary
(former 1890s kitchen) structure will create a modern sun-lit kitchen,
allow direct entry from a covered secure parking space, and make a
formal connection to an exterior garden court and master suite below.
The addition encloses the existing building footprint, as there are
brick site walls that define entry to a basement door. The extension
consists of a south facing glass and steel vitrine-like enclosure
providing added visibility of the garden and alley, and bringing in much
needed light and fresh air into the new kitchen.
Casement windows and a projected roof provide natural climate control
during the seasons. Interior operable Spanish cedar shutters will be
included at ground level along the vitrine to modulate privacy for the
new master bath and dressing room beneath the kitchen. The overall form
and massing is intended to be in keeping with the diminutive vernacular
appearance of the existing rear structure while accommodating the needs
of modern use. Large lites of glass and thin steel mullions will
contrast with the warm glow of Spanish cedar soffits, bluestone wall
caps, and thick 120 year old brick walls of the extant house which will
act as a heat-sink in winter to naturally warm the vitrine. The rear of
the property will be enclosed with load-bearing masonry walls for secure
parking with a deck and screened porch accessible from the kitchen
vitrine.
The project has been approved by the Historic Preservation Board of
Washington DC, and has gone through the zoning appeals process.
Construction is underway.
Lead Project Designer and Project Manager with Enteros Design, PC, 2009-2011
Historic District of Washington, DC. The client wishes to renovate the
ground level and first floor or “Piano-Noble’” of an 1890s brick row
house as a single residence. The upper three levels will remain as
tenant occupied apartments. We approached this as a study of contrasts
to preserve the visual reading of the historic house through a layered
effect of modern design. An extension to the existing rear ancillary
(former 1890s kitchen) structure will create a modern sun-lit kitchen,
allow direct entry from a covered secure parking space, and make a
formal connection to an exterior garden court and master suite below.
The addition encloses the existing building footprint, as there are
brick site walls that define entry to a basement door. The extension
consists of a south facing glass and steel vitrine-like enclosure
providing added visibility of the garden and alley, and bringing in much
needed light and fresh air into the new kitchen.
Casement windows and a projected roof provide natural climate control
during the seasons. Interior operable Spanish cedar shutters will be
included at ground level along the vitrine to modulate privacy for the
new master bath and dressing room beneath the kitchen. The overall form
and massing is intended to be in keeping with the diminutive vernacular
appearance of the existing rear structure while accommodating the needs
of modern use. Large lites of glass and thin steel mullions will
contrast with the warm glow of Spanish cedar soffits, bluestone wall
caps, and thick 120 year old brick walls of the extant house which will
act as a heat-sink in winter to naturally warm the vitrine. The rear of
the property will be enclosed with load-bearing masonry walls for secure
parking with a deck and screened porch accessible from the kitchen
vitrine.
The project has been approved by the Historic Preservation Board of
Washington DC, and has gone through the zoning appeals process.
Construction is underway.
Lead Project Designer and Project Manager with Enteros Design, PC, 2009-2011
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