New home. Photos by Peter Paige

Smart Focus Photography

Master bedroom retreat designed for an existing client's vacation home just in time for the holidays. No details were overlooked to make this the perfect home away from home. Photo credit: Jeri Koegel Photography #beachbungalow #sophisticatedcoastal #fschumacher #drcsandiego #jaipur #lilyscustom #hunterdouglas #duolites #seagrass #wallcovering #novelfabrics #maxwellfabrics #theivyguild #jerikoegelphotography #coronadoisland Jeri Koegel Photography

View of carriage house garage doors, observatory silo, and screened in porch overlooking the lake.

Greg Premru

Joseph Smith

Steve Smith

The Bennington, a post and beam carriage house as seen from across the footbridge.

Roger Wade Studio

The site for this new house was specifically selected for its proximity to nature while remaining connected to the urban amenities of Arlington and DC. From the beginning, the homeowners were mindful of the environmental impact of this house, so the goal was to get the project LEED certified. Even though the owner’s programmatic needs ultimately grew the house to almost 8,000 square feet, the design team was able to obtain LEED Silver for the project. The first floor houses the public spaces of the program: living, dining, kitchen, family room, power room, library, mudroom and screened porch. The second and third floors contain the master suite, four bedrooms, office, three bathrooms and laundry. The entire basement is dedicated to recreational spaces which include a billiard room, craft room, exercise room, media room and a wine cellar. To minimize the mass of the house, the architects designed low bearing roofs to reduce the height from above, while bringing the ground plain up by specifying local Carder Rock stone for the foundation walls. The landscape around the house further anchored the house by installing retaining walls using the same stone as the foundation. The remaining areas on the property were heavily landscaped with climate appropriate vegetation, retaining walls, and minimal turf. Other LEED elements include LED lighting, geothermal heating system, heat-pump water heater, FSA certified woods, low VOC paints and high R-value insulation and windows. Hoachlander Davis Photography

Dennis Mayer, Photography

Jacob Lilley Architects Location: Concord, MA, USA The renovation to this classic Victorian House included and an expansion of the current kitchen, family room and breakfast area. These changes allowed us to improve the existing rear elevation and create a new backyard patio. A new, detached two-car carriage house was designed to compliment the main house and provide some much needed storage.

Randall Perry

This quaint hideaway sits over a quiet brook just steps from the main house Siemasko + Verbridge designed over 10 years ago. The form, materials and details of the design relate directly to the main house creating a harmonious relationship between the new and old. The carriage house serves as a multi-purpose space for the owners by incorporating a 2 car garage, work shop and office space all under one roof. Photo Credit: Blind Dog Studio

Orion General Contractors

Photo by Linda Oyama-Bryan