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Muse | Kirwan Architects

A New Bethesda Residence

This project is a new home in an established suburban neighborhood for an artist and an economics professor whose primary home is in Chicago. The purpose for this home is to allow them to be close to their daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren, who also live in Bethesda. After retirement, the couple plans to make this their primary home.
Country: United States
Others who worked on this project: Lila Fendrick Landscape Architecture
The home is designed around a series of wings off a central, two-story core: One in the front forms a parking court, while two stretch out in back to create a private courtyard with gardens and the swimming pool. The house is designed so the walls facing neighboring properties are solid, while...
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
The deep overhangs, along with trellises and pocketed roller shades, provide solar protection for all the interior spaces.
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
We started with the idea of a hipped-roof pavilion with deep, overhanging eaves—a reference to the prairie style architecture prevalent in the owners’ native Chicago, and a form that tends to visually reduce a home’s scale.
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
The formal gardens complement the geometry of the home's wings that stretch out on either side.
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
The home is designed around a series of wings off a central, two-story core: One in the front forms a parking court, while two stretch out in back to create a private courtyard with gardens and the swimming pool. The house is designed so the walls facing neighboring properties are solid, while...
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
The home is designed around a series of wings off a central, two-story core: One in the front forms a parking court, while two stretch out in back to create a private courtyard with gardens and the swimming pool. The house is designed so the walls facing neighboring properties are solid, while...
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
An artist's studio is lit in the distance beyond the rectangular pool. To the side is a conversation area and fountain. Maxwell MacKenzie
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
Inside, the owners requested an open plan with a living/dining room, kitchen/family room and a first-floor master suite.
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
Inside, the owners requested an open plan with a living/dining room, kitchen/family room and a first-floor master suite.
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
The house is designed so the walls facing neighboring properties are solid, while those facing the courtyard are glass.
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
The kitchen is lit from all sides with ample windows and transoms. Even the backsplash is made of glass. Maxwell MacKenzie
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence
A second-floor gallery, meanwhile, floods natural light throughout the main section of the house.
A New Bethesda, MD, Residence