Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Van Dusen Architects Van Dusen Architects in Washington, DC. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://vandusenarchitects.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [X Rocker](https://vandusenarchitects.com/x-rocker/) - [Blaine Mansion Apartment](https://vandusenarchitects.com/125/) - Occupying the top two floors of the renovated mixed-use Blaine Mansion in Washington DC, the rooms in this 7,000 SF apartment revolve around a new two-story Reception Room with an elliptical opening cut into the upper floor and a large skylight monitor above that admits natural light to the broad interior. Major rooms on the - [Four Square](https://vandusenarchitects.com/four-square-1/) - This 1915 Arts & Crafts “Four Square” house in the Cleveland Park neighborhood in Washington DC was actually a “subtraction” project, as a large 1960s addition was removed and replaced with a smaller-scaled two-story addition with open porch facing an enlarged rear yard. The design of the quatrefoil medallions on the rear elevation was inspired - [Conservatory](https://vandusenarchitects.com/conservatory/) - [XY Table](https://vandusenarchitects.com/xy-table/) - [Drawings](https://vandusenarchitects.com/bethesda-spec-house/) - [Blaine Mansion](https://vandusenarchitects.com/blaine-mansion/) - The Blaine Mansion + Addition, located on the west edge of Dupont Circle in downtown Washington, DC, is a mixed-use project blending restoration of a landmark 19th C. mansion with a modern glass and steel addition. Constructed in 1881 as a 20,000 SF single family residence by Senator James Blaine of Maine, the restored mansion - [Mid-Century Modern 1](https://vandusenarchitects.com/mid-century-modern-1/) - Constructed in 1960 in Bethesda, MD, this residence was designed by DC architect, Hugh Jacobsen, as a one-story plus basement flat-roofed glass and brick house wedged into a hilly, wooded site overlooking a creek. Additions soon followed in 1965 (George Hartman, architect), including a 2nd floor study and a steel-framed bridge linking the upper and - [Cosmic Metropolis](https://vandusenarchitects.com/cosmic-metropolis/) - ‘Cosmic Metropolis’ began as a single 18x24 inch improvised cityscape riff, rendered freehand in ink and marker. The composition grew organically without tools in axonometric format from the first panel and expanded to many others. When complete, the 18 panels arranged six wide by three tall make up the 9ft x 6 ft mural, which - [Contrapposto Table](https://vandusenarchitects.com/contrapposto/) - [Catoctin Residence](https://vandusenarchitects.com/canoctin-house/) - A new 2,500 SF residence located in Smithsburg, Maryland, the Catoctin House is sited amidst peach orchards on the side of a mountain overlooking the Hagerstown Valley. The design strategy employed the use of common farm building archetypes and materials prevalent in the area, strung together in series to fit the long narrow site. Completion: - [Dawn And Dusk](https://vandusenarchitects.com/new-carrolton/) - Won as an open competition for area artists to adorn a large Skidmore Owings & Merrill-designed parking garage with art, the artist/architect team of Heidi Lippman and Ben Van Dusen conceived of a series of glass and stone mosaic murals draped around the four massive circulation towers, providing a colorful visual focus in the areas - [Blue Mesa](https://vandusenarchitects.com/telluride/) - Blue Mesa comprises two four-story mixed use buildings in the Mountain Village development above Telluride, Colorado, and anchors an important plaza near the main ski lift. The program included basement parking, plaza-level retail and restaurants, and triplex residential condos above with sweeping views of the San Juan Mountains. The form & design of the buildings - [Shingle Style](https://vandusenarchitects.com/shingle-style/) - Built in 1907 on a sloping, forested site in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington DC, the century-old balloon-framed house was literally sliding into a creek when planning for a large addition began. The design solution involved the installation of a series of 25 ft. deep concrete caissons to stabilize the original structure. The addition - [Center Hall 2](https://vandusenarchitects.com/center-hall-2/) - The existing residence, constructed in the mid-thirties in Northwest Washington, DC, featured a number of traditional French colonial flourishes, dominated by an ornate wrought iron balustrade on the front porch. In need of a complete overhaul both inside and out, the program called for an exterior facelift and a large addition in the rear, including - [Georgetown Row Houses](https://vandusenarchitects.com/georgetown-row-houses/) - Situated at an oblique intersection of two busy streets in Washington, DC, this pair of single family row houses is shoe-horned into a steeply sloping site that had remained undeveloped and overgrown in an otherwise densely developed residential neighborhood. The design solution comprises a brick basement/garage story - a contextual link to existing brick buildings - [Adams Morgan Condominium](https://vandusenarchitects.com/adams-morgan-condo/) - This 6-unit apartment building near the National Zoo in Washington DC was wedged into a hilly site - formerly a stone quarry - between two existing buildings. The design places three duplex rowhouses in alternating colors of tinted concrete block atop a parking level plinth. The middle row house is recessed to create a common - [Mid-Century Modern 2](https://vandusenarchitects.com/mid-century-modern-2/) - Constructed in 1954 by modernist architect, Grosvner Chapman, the residence is sited on a heavily forested, hilly site in Bethesda, MD. The program for improvements called for a full-scale renovation, inside and out, and a large 2-story addition. While the design and massing of the addition follows the lines of the original house, addition of - [Tudor](https://vandusenarchitects.com/tudor/) - Located a block from the National Cathedral in Washington DC and constructed in 1918, this Tudor residence suffered from neglect and required a complete overhaul both inside and out. A two-story addition in the rear and a 3rd floor Master Suite, set back and concealed from the street, were added in 1998. 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