development





FOR SALE / SOLD

Being the first is never
easy…and starting a development
company while you are starting
an architecture firm isn’t a
walk in the park either.

The house at 215 Georgetown
represented a labor of love for
our firm and the beginning of a
unique way of merging design
with development. Purchased in
early summer 2006, the original
war era house was in what seemed
like good shape, ready for our
planned rear 2-story modern
addition with connecting bridge
and courtyard. Completed in
late spring 2007, our two story
farm house meets modern villa
transformation was sold (for a
small profit) to a happy couple,
desperate for something
different than the status quo.

What happened in between was a
whirlwind, a series of ups and
downs, of changes and
modifications, but most
importantly what happened was
that we learned a lot as a new
development company. This
project showed us just how
difficult it is to bring modern
design to the masses, on a tight
budget and schedule. When you
are not working with a client
who has the means to circumvent
the system, it becomes a lot
more challenging to convince the
banks, appraisers, and real
estate agents,… that what you
are doing makes sense. In the
end, it made sense to just about
everyone who came to the open
house (we stopped counting at
250 people) and we opened a lot
of eyes to the possibilities
ahead.

The finished product was an
open and inviting 2200 SF home
with an emphasis on living
spaces over sleeping quarters
and a connection to the
outdoors. The interiors are
spare, but warm with a variety
of natural wood and stone
textures to compliment the muted
paint tones. A deep front porch
with planters, a screen porch,
grilling deck and courtyard
connect with indoor spaces to
give this house the feeling of
being much larger and to
encourage living outdoors as
much as in. Additionally,
custom details from the kitchen
cabinets, to the concrete
countertops, to the cantilevered
solid walnut bar top and steel
fire pit, to any number of other
well designed features
distinguished this house as
modern, and have helped set the
precedent for our development
projects to come.

000.dining room and kitchen

215 GEORGETOWN