Build + Remodel

  1. 2010 MNCBIA Gold Award Winners

    by Dennis Hockman | August 19, 2010

    Well-built, beautifully-designed houses contribute incalculably to an individual’s or family’s overall well being. Functional spaces, low maintenance exteriors, energy-efficient and sustainable construction make being at home a pleasure and allow time for more important things like kids’ soccer games, dinner parties with neighborhood friends, or weekend getaways. Of course, the finest homes are a [...]

  2. The Passive House

    by Michael Myers | August 5, 2010

    Energy efficiency, with or without the green.

  3. Rock-n-Roll Zen Fusion Condo

    by Annliese Scott | August 2, 2010

    The owner of this Baltimore Ritz Carlton Residences terrace-level suite invites guests into his home with the  same requests—or at least one might get that impression. A floor to ceiling mural of the legendary Sgt. Pepper album on the wall opposite the main entrance “. . . draws you in immediately,” says the homeowner. Painted [...]

  4. The Well-Crafted Nest

    by Scott Sowers | August 2, 2010

    Sixteen years ago Joe and Jill Presta were living in a condo in Falls Church, Virginia and working their way through an extensive house hunt. “We probably looked at 20 properties that were totally not us,” says Jill, “but the charming details and the stonework on the house in Clarendon sold us.” The home that [...]

  5. 2010 MNCBIA Custom Builder Award Winners

    by Dennis Hockman | June 16, 2010

    Maryland-National Capitol Building Industry Association Custom Home Building Awards.

  6. The 9th Annual ChesapeakeHome Landscape Award

    by Dennis Hockman | June 8, 2010

    Award winning garden exhibit.

  7. Weekends on the Water

    by Annliese Scott | June 8, 2010

    Family-friendly Gibson Island home prioritizes water views.

  8. Revolutionary Relic Reborn

    by Scott Sowers | June 8, 2010

    Redux of a Revolutionary War officer’s 1797 home.

  9. Rain Garden

    by Christianna McCausland | June 8, 2010

    Landscape with a hidden secret.

  10. Strawberry Hill

    by Amy Feinstein | March 30, 2010

    A centuries-old house renovated and updated for modern times.