Other stories by J.S.

  • 1247 Wisconsin

    AS ONE OF THE NATION'S most revered bastions of colonial architecture, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood is not known for being structurally avant-garde. Except in the case of this boutique mixed-use project, which honors historic precedent and then crowns it with what architect Mark McInturff calls a...

  • The Mercado

    CONCEIVED IN 1791, Pierre L'Enfant's vision for Washington was one of a broad, horizontal skyline, punctuated by steeples and domes, with the Capitol building at its apex. The low-lying nature of the city, which brings light and air to the pedestrian level and allows its most prominent landmarks to...

  • Care Package

    THE SITE CONSTRAINTS ON THIS ACRE of turf would have prompted most developers to call it a day, but not Capital Pacific Homes. In the steeply graded parcel, its scouts saw a chance to meet present-day housing needs without sacrificing historic architecture.

  • Midcentury Modest

    RESTRAINT BECOMES THIS GEM OF A house on .18 acre in Silicon Valley. The clients wanted to use every square inch of available space, all the while reinforcing the dwelling's connection to the outdoors.

  • Double Take

    CITIES ARE MERCURIAL PLACES where the character of a street can change dramatically from one block to the next. Case in point: This tricky infill project in Pasadena, Calif., which presents two entirely different façades from different vantage points.

  • Streetcar Desire

    IT'S HARD TO GO WRONG WITH PROPERTY in Portland's Pearl District, the erstwhile industrial zone now revered by city planners nationwide as a model for urban redevelopment. Lexis on the Park, a 139-unit condo project in the heart of said district, had the killer location from the get-go.

  • Compound Interest

    ATTACHED TOWNHOMES WOULD HAVE been the easy route to satisfying density requirements at Peregrine, a picturesque community outside Colorado Springs. Scheurer Architects and Keller Homes opted instead for the road less traveled—a site plan that groups three-packs of tight-knit, detached homes around...

  • Outside In

    Special Focus: Interior Architechture.

  • Turning Radius

    BEST POWDER ROOM—REMODELED HOME

  • Beach Provincial

    BEST KITCHEN IN A SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED CUSTOM HOME—3,000 TO 5,000 SQUARE FEET