Private Residence, Takoma Park, Md.
by Jonathan McGaha | April 2, 2013 12:00 am
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“Designing this house was like designing a boat. You don’t have room to indulge.” Mark McInturff with McInturff Architects, Bethesda, Md., makes this statement about a private residence he designed in Takoma Park, Md. Looking at this renovated house reveals that playful indulgences were made while honoring the house’s size and function.
The original house was approximately 1,700 square feet with a walkout basement. The renovation added a second floor with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, leaving the main level and basement for living, dining and entertaining. The levels are connected by a spectacular staircase that showcases the craftsmanship of Added Dimensions, Takoma Park, and the rear of the house features two stories of windows that frame the house for a wooded view. These elements are favorites of McInturf and Alan Kanner, homeowner and principal with Added Dimensions, the general contractor. The new house is approximately 2,600 square feet.
McInturff was selected for the project because of his relationship with Kanner. Kanner bought the one-story rustic home a few years ago and was ready to renovate it so he and his family could call it home. Kanner wanted the house to respect its hilly, wooded surroundings, while also being creative, cool and fun. Kanner called on McInturff because the two have worked together on projects in the past.
Texture was created for the Kanner residence with Opaline
(OPM045) from ATAS International Inc., Allentown, Pa. The 0.032-inch aluminum panels in Black were distributed by The Roof Center, Brentwood, Md. The ATAS panels were chosen because they provided the delicate corrugated scale McInturff sought. He noted that this scale was important for a small house.
“There are lots of corrugation choices, so architects need to pay attention to the detailing of it,” McInturff notes. “There is a little bit of research that goes with it, but there is a big difference from one panel to another.”
Opaline was installed both vertically and horizontally on this residence, a thought that initially intimidated Kanner. “I asked a lot of friends and others in the construction and design community what they thought about the idea. And they hated it. But Mark was right. The final look is terrific, and running the panels both ways completely makes the house.”
ATAS International Inc.
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