DC Modern

It was so exciting to see the piece in Sunday’s Washington Post about modern architecture in DC, which includes profiles on the work of Simon Jacobsen and Travis Price. It’s great to see other publications celebrating DC’s modernist gems.

Our current issue’s Best of Remodeling competition awarded Simon Jacobsen for  “Washed in White," a breathtakingly spacious, light-filled, and thoroughly modern interior.

Remodel by Simon Jacobsen

In 2006, we showcased his work on a Watergate condo, where he reorganized the awkward floor plan to create a clean and streamlined space.

Watergate condo design by Simon Jacobsen

In 2005, we examined the very house where Simon spent his childhood, which was designed by his father, architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen.

Home of Hugh Newell Jacobsen

In fall 2006, we recognized the creative breadth of Travis Price, whose projects included a space that he “psychologically doubled” in size using glass and natural light.

A renovation by Travis Price

Washington Spaces always has its eye on modernism, noting local standouts such as the cool, colorful Arlington home of Jack and Cathy Gerstein,

… and the minimal-but-tactile Maryland Apartment of Irene and Alfred Roth.