Owings Mills, Maryland

Four decades after their project was featured in the 1969 Record Houses issue of Architectural Record, the owners sold the house to a young couple. A condition of the sale was that the new owners would respect the character of the project, yet be able to revisit and alter the closed-off nature of the interior rooms to create a continuous living space visually connected to the woodland site.

Design concept and solution:
The renovation takes the original seven-bedroom house back to its structural shell, repositioning the interior spaces and finishes, including replacing all electrical, plumbing, and other systems. The existing large girder truss system in the house rendered the interior walls non-load bearing, allowing the architect the opportunity to eradicate several walls, yielding unencumbered public and private pavilions throughout the house, linked together by a new glass entry node. Existing floor-to-ceiling windows were kept and now serve to relate the pavilions to each other and to the outdoors.

The new interior design uses a conceptual allée of walnut casework, which weaves together and provides clarity to the various living areas. The quarter-sawn casework and flat-sawn flooring employ walnut in a chiascuro manner, creating bold contrasts to the existing white-painted brick walls and plaster ceiling. Corian casework elements are positioned as kitchen, mudroom, and bath objects, further juxtaposing a smoothness with the existing textural brick and plaster.

The original brick fireplace and the skylight around it at the center of the house is exposed and left unchanged, allowing for additional connection to the site.

Total construction cost:
Withheld

 

People

Architect
David Jameson Architect Inc.
113 South Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.739.3840
703.739.0555 facsimile

David Jameson FAIA- design principal
Christopher Cabacar- project architect

Interior designer:
David Jameson Architect Inc.

Engineer(s):
Linton Engineering

General contractor:
The Ley Group- Washington, DC

Photographer
Paul Warchol
212.431.3461

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
Revit

 

Products

Exterior cladding
Masonry:
existing

Metal/glass curtainwall:
existing

Concrete:
existing

Wood:
existing

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
existing

Metal:
existing

Tile/shingles:
existing

Windows
Wood:
existing

Steel:
existing

Glazing
Glass:
existing

Doors
Entrances:
existing

Hardware
Locksets:
omnia

Hinges:
hager

Pulls:
mockett

Interior finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Potomac Woodworking

Paints and stains:
Benjamin Moore

Floor and wall tile
master bath- US Marble and Granite/ Stonesource

Wood flooring:
Classic Floor Designs

Furnishings
Chairs:
Fritz Hansen/ Artek, through Furniture from Scandinavia

Lighting
Downlights:
cooper

Task lighting:
interlux

Controls:
lutron

Plumbing
kwc/ hansgrohe