BALANCE HOUSE

Creating a sleek modern home nestled inside this historically located Mt. Pleasant row house was a fun challenge. While needing to maintain the facade in the front, removing interior walls and, incorporating open steel and glass concepts the floors transformed into open light filled spaces.

With pets and a toddler, the clients admitted early on “we live hard on materials” which helped guide the selection process while still bringing the architect’s vision to life. Utilizing experience and alternative building methods we were able to redirect from costly underpinning and give the home the structural integrity it needed for the cantilevered 2nd floor overhang and the large new 3rd office/yoga studio.

Photos: Anice Hoachlander, studiohdp.com

Architect: Kube Architecture, kube-arch.com

LEGATION STREET

This growing family decided it was time to spruce things up and give their home some modern amenities. The owner/architect envisioned large, open and distinctive entertaining spaces each one nesting inside one another and opening fully to the rear yard. A wash of white, the kitchen contrasts nicely with the warmth of the custom wood wrapped dining room and cabinets with a concealed wine fridge. These in particular required high-end craftsmanship and attention to detail ensuring the wood grooves and grain would align from walls to cabinets and cabinet to cabinet. To complete the look we fabricated matching wood register covers that blend seamlessly into the walls. The detailed living room ceiling continues the visual line. Custom barn doors fabricated from 104 year old reclaimed floor joists and milled on site bring additional warmth to the clean open master suite.  A basement storage room was revitalized into a cozy family room doubling as a guest suite, and part way through the base project the owners opted to add the renovation of a 2nd floor family bath completing the renovated space with a modern flare.

Photos: Morgan Howarth, morganhowarth.com

RESTON KITCHEN

When a Northern Virginia realtor wanted a new kitchen she called HDC.

16TH STREET KITCHEN

A cramped one sided kitchen transformed with higher ceilings, and ample working space for several people.

Photos: Maxx Kelley   mxklyix@gmail.com

KITCHEN RESCUE

Not all contractors have an eye for quality, so when we arrived on the scene we found a client in distress and a kitchen with floors 2" out of level and walls 1" out of plumb.  No cabinets would work under those conditions so we had to start over.  Now there's a stunning functional kitchen with deep cabinets and loads of working space that opens up into a lush back yard perfect for entertaining!

Photos: Maxx Kelley   mxklyix@gmail.com

PORTER STREET

The partial underpinning of an under-utilized basement created head hight and a lot more space for this growing family; with a laundry room, guest room and bath, family room, and the best surprise; found space under the front porch which converted into a wine cellar.  We also created a customized wine rack with pull out bar and a 3-tier lazy suzan to capture a dead corner for plenty of pantry storage space.

Photos: Maxx Kelley   mxklyix@gmail.com

MT. PLEASANT CARRIAGE HOUSE 

When a Mt Pleasant couple decided to add an ADU (auxiliary dwelling unit) as a rental property for supplemental income to the back side of their property, taking down and converting the old alley adjacent garage was the go to solution. What was once a brick shell with dirt floor became an open and airy 2 bedroom / 2 bath living space flooded with natural sun light.