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address: "213 N Cameron St, Winchester, Virginia 22601, United States"
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# Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C.

Original Houzz profile: [Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/reader-and-swartz-architects-p-c-pfvwus-pf~125857960)

## Professional summary

- **Primary category:** Architects
- **Location:** Winchester, VA
- **Serves:** Winchester, Hayfield, Stephens City, Shawnee Land, Boyce, Brucetown, Gore, Bunker Hill, Clear Brook, Maryland, Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, Shenandoah Valley, Stephenson, West Virginia, White Post
- **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews)
- **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2016–2018), for Design.

## About

### Houzz Badges

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Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C. - Established in 1990, is a creative, LEED accredited, award- winning design firm, located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

### Services Provided

- Architectural Design
- Building Design
- Home Remodeling
- Architectural Drawings
- Custom Homes
- Home Additions
- Kitchen Design
- Sustainable Design
- Kitchen Remodeling
- Energy-Efficient Homes
- 3D Rendering
- Bathroom Design
- Green Building
- Guesthouse Design & Construction
- Universal Design
- Multigenerational Homes
- Pool House Design & Construction
- Home Restoration
- Historic Building Conservation
- Project Management
- Handicap-Accessible Design
- Mudroom Design
- Staircase Design

### Areas Served

- Winchester
- Hayfield
- Stephens City
- Shawnee Land
- Boyce
- Brucetown
- Gore
- Bunker Hill
- Clear Brook
- Maryland
- Northern Virginia
- Pennsylvania
- Shenandoah Valley
- Stephenson
- West Virginia
- White Post

### Typical Job Cost

Contact us directly to schedule a meeting to discuss your specific project. 540-665-0212 or architect@readerswartz.com

## Business Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Business Name | Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C. |
| Address | 213 N Cameron St, Winchester, Virginia 22601, United States |
| Phone | (540) 665-0212 |
| Website | http://www.readerswartz.com |
| Followers on Houzz | 169 |

**Social profiles:**
- Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reader-Swartz-Architects/213766527065
- Blog — readerswartz.com

## Contact

- **Houzz profile:** [Reader & Swartz Architects, P.C.](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/reader-and-swartz-architects-p-c-pfvwus-pf~125857960)
- **Website:** http://www.readerswartz.com
- **Phone:** (540) 665-0212

## Credentials

**Certifications & Awards**
- For the most up-to-date list of Awards and Publications: http://readerswartz.com/about-us-gallery/design-awards/

- **Best of Houzz:** 2 awards (2016–2018), for Design.

**Affiliations**
- [The American Institute of Architects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/the-american-institute-of-architects-pfvwus-pf~1350720471)
- [NCARB](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/ncarb-pfvwus-pf~1477640315)
- [American Institute of Architects, Washington DC](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/american-institute-of-architects-washington-dc-pfvwus-pf~882126009)
- [AIA Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aia-virginia-pfvwus-pf~1956081853)
- [AIA Northern Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/schools-and-organizations/aia-northern-virginia-pfvwus-pf~219616069)

## Selected projects

- [Das Swartzenreader Haus - Winchester, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/das-swartzenreader-haus-winchester-virginia-pj-vj~846983)
  - Location: Winchester, VA
  - Photos: 10
  - Description: This house in Winchester, Virginia was originally built in 1968. It had a 4/12 gable roof, a boxy, conventional floor plan, and a second floor that cantilevered two feet past the first floor. The house sat on the top of a very steep hill, on a small corner lot, within an established neighborhood. Although the house had an amazing view of the Blue Ridge Mountains, there was virtually no way to appreciate it through the minimal number of small windows. The lot dropped 30 feet within its 100-foot d…
- [Loft Upon Cork - Shenandoah Valley, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/loft-upon-cork-shenandoah-valley-virginia-pj-vj~847083)
  - Location: Winchester, VA
  - Photos: 26
  - Description: This project is the comprehensive renovation of, and small addition to, a vernacular Victorian house. The house was built in the late 1800’s, and is located in a downtown historic district. The house was originally four apartments, and is now converted into two. The first floor apartment is designed to be a caretakers residence. The second floor is for our client, who collects art, scientific oddities, and rare books. He wanted his new loft apartment to function as a salon and private museum. Th…
- [GoldenEye - Bayse, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/goldeneye-bayse-virginia-pj-vj~846878)
  - Location: Basye, VA
  - Photos: 11
  - Description: On a steep mountainside in the Appalachian Mountains, a modern lair will be created. The approach road curves in and out, following the mountain’s topography. The road affords, and then takes away, views of the sleek, modern box through the trees and around the topography. Three shed volumes of the house cling to the side of the mountain. As allowed by the steep slope of the landscape, the three volumes are simultaneously carved into the mountain, and also become a tree house above the mountain…
- [Songbird Lane - Frederick County, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/songbird-lane-frederick-county-virginia-pj-vj~847190)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 9
  - Description: This house was originally a two story, nondescript, 1970’s “farmhouse” with no architectural merit, clad in baby blue vinyl siding. The house had mold problems, and, consequently, its inhabitants had respiratory issues. Despite its pedestrian character and inadequate size, the house did have one thing going for it—it sat on the right place on its site, within a ring of mature trees. Because of its siting, and because the owners were concerned about conserving natural resources, a decision was ma…
- [Silver Spring Bungalow - Silver Spring, Maryland](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/silver-spring-bungalow-silver-spring-maryland-pj-vj~847359)
  - Location: Silver Spring, MD
  - Photos: 12
  - Description: This small bungalow in Silver Spring, Maryland was built in 1923. It’s located in a neighborhood of similarly scaled, Sears style kit houses. For several decades, the bungalow had been two apartments (one upstairs, one down). As a result, the rear of the house was a collection of small, enclosed, former back porches. The low pitched rear roofline shut the house down to the large back yard. Because there were two front doors to the apartments, the renovation involved creating a new entry into the…
- [Lake Holiday House - Cross Junction, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lake-holiday-house-cross-junction-virginia-pj-vj~847107)
  - Location: Cross Junction, VA
  - Photos: 11
  - Description: This is a lake house on a very steep site. It is positioned to act as a camera to the lake, and to maximize the lake view. The house had to comply with the gated community’s restrictive covenants regarding roof pitch, building materials, and colors. The goal was to make the house as compelling as possible, given the restrictive covenants and the site’s quickly falling topography. The house is entered by walking up a gently stepped, staggered breezeway, into the main level, on the third floor. Th…
- [North Mountain Pool House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/north-mountain-pool-house-pj-vj~5786245)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 27
- [The Squire - Frederick County, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-squire-frederick-county-virginia-pj-vj~847313)
  - Location: Winchester, VA
  - Photos: 7
  - Description: This house was built by our client and his brothers in 1975. It was a kit house, called “The Squire,” that he bought from Lowes. He changed what was supposed to be the garage into a large family room, and added two wings out the back, to the west, in the early 1990’s. Our client and his wife decided it was time to transform The Squire. The house was pedestrian and uninspired, but in the right place, sitting between the edge of a large lawn and the woods, with a view to the Allegheny Mountains to…
- [The Samuel Noakes House - Winchester, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-samuel-noakes-house-winchester-virginia-pj-vj~847028)
  - Location: Winchester, VA
  - Photos: 11
  - Description: This building is one of the oldest in Winchester. The original, limestone portion was built in 1810. Around 1840, the house was modified, in the then- popular, Greek Revival style. A two-story brick addition was constructed to the rear, facing the side (Cork) street. The addition had different floor levels and rooflines than the original house. The structure served as a single- family home for many decade. When our client purchased the building, it had been divided horizontally into two, low- re…
- [The Flats at Bell's](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/the-flats-at-bell-s-pj-vj~4305042)
  - Location: Winchester, VA
  - Photos: 9
- [Camusrory - Shenandoah County, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/camusrory-shenandoah-county-virginia-pj-vj~1294557)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 14
  - Description: A modern getaway home on the Shenandoah River
- [Area 51](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/area-51-pj-vj~1408120)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 21
  - Description: New home construction in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
- [Star Tannery Cabin - Star Tannery, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/star-tannery-cabin-star-tannery-virginia-pj-vj~847555)
  - Location: Star Tannery, VA
  - Photos: 8
  - Description: This was a small, unheated cabin on a steeply sloped, heavily wooded, rural site. Our clients wanted to be able to renovate the cabin in order to enjoy it year-round, instead of draining the pipes every fall and waiting until spring to use it again. Their budget was very modest, and they were open to making the cabin more modern, open, and light-filed. The cabin’s low pitched gable roof was removed, and a new butterfly roof was built, which allows the cabin to open up to the view. A new, L-shape…
- [Dr. Glass House - Winchester, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/dr-glass-house-winchester-virginia-pj-vj~847643)
  - Location: Winchester, VA
  - Photos: 11
  - Description: Built in 1893, this house in Winchester, Virginia is a masculine, heavy, Queen Anne brick house. On both levels, the original house had three large front rooms, two small rear ones, and a grand stair. A later, rear addition contained many small rooms on the first floor, and a semi- conditioned, low ceilinged, glassed-in porch on the second floor. The kitchen was undersized and cramped, and didn’t easily accommodate more than one person. The house is known locally as the Dr. Glass House, because…
- [Bentonville House - Bentonville, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/bentonville-house-bentonville-virginia-pj-vj~849137)
  - Location: Bentonville, VA
  - Photos: 8
- [Ridge House](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/ridge-house-pj-vj~5786343)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 16
- [Stone Wood Blue](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/stone-wood-blue-pj-vj~5785952)
  - Location: McLean, VA
  - Photos: 21
- [Stoney Meadows - Rappahannock, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/stoney-meadows-rappahannock-virginia-pj-vj~847458)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 10
  - Description: This project in Rappahannock County, Virginia involved the renovation of, and addition to, a small house built in the late 1700’s. The house was very primitive, with no heating system or indoor bathroom. The house is situated on a farm in Rappahannock County, with beautiful views of rolling hills and the Blue Ridge Mountains. It had a distinctive, asymmetrical gable roofline, and was built of fachwerk, an old German construction method in which brick infill was placed between heavy timbers. The…
- [Meadow View](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/meadow-view-pj-vj~5786211)
  - Location: Not specified
  - Photos: 26
- [Lake House Pad Rebirth - Cross Junction, Virginia](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/lake-house-pad-rebirth-cross-junction-virginia-pj-vj~849006)
  - Location: Cross Junction, VA
  - Photos: 8

[See all 46 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/architects-and-building-designers/reader-and-swartz-architects-p-c-pfvwus-pf~125857960)

## Ideabooks

- [Wish List](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/97392508/list/wish-list) — 2 ideas

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## Community Q&A

**Q: bookshelves** *(in Photo Questions)*

What are the bookshelves you use? It looks amazing.

A: Thanks! They were custom built, with tapered black Corian as the horizontal shelving material and waxed beech wood as the vertical supports.

**Q: gold round table** *(in Photo Questions)*

Where can the gold round coffee table be found ?

A: Greetings! The client purchased this table from a vintage furniture store.

**Q: Love this space!** *(in Photo Questions)*

Could you tell me what kind of windows these are in the patio area

A: @Shari Verbance The windows in the upper gable are Kolbe & Kolbe windows, the rest of the patio/ porch is custom framed and screened.

**Q: how do you get the gap or framing around the plywood panels?** *(in Photo Questions)*

A: Hi kothmann,
The maple panels are mounted with a gap between them onto a surface--in this case, drywall--which was painted black prior to panel installation.
Thanks for the interest!

**Q: Where did the fireplace mantel come from?** *(in Photo Questions)*

A: Caryn Resnick the fireplace was original to the home, fixed, and repainted.

**Q: Exterior cladding?** *(in Photo Questions)*

Could you please tell me the exterior material used on the lower level in this photo? It looks like metal? Thank you

A: Lauren H This is from W.F. Norman Corporation see wfnorman.com

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