Post Highlight’s Carderock Springs Renovation
More mid-century modernism from the Washington Post. A nice piece here by Amanda Abrams about the renovation of one of the rare flat-roof atrium houses in Carderock Springs in Bethesda. “While almost all of Carderock’s houses have pitched roofs, developer [Edmund] Bennett took a chance in the mid-1960s and built seven flat-roofed homes, each clad in western red heartwood cedar siding and featuring a glassed-in atrium at its center, ” Abrams writes. “Distinctly more contemporary than anything else in the neighborhood, the houses were featured in House and Garden and Architectural Record magazines.” See slideshow here of the work done by owners David and Barbara Beers.
Speaking of the mid-1960s, remember to submit your photos for the Post’s ‘Mad Men’ Look contest.
Wonderful reno. I especially like the exterior treatment. Now if their landscape would just be brought up to the standards of the rest of the house, the owners would have a total winner. Can you tell I’m a garden designer?
Would anyone have the name of the Pennsylvania window company that they used? Or a local company that has done similar good work? We would very much like to replace the single pane windows in our MCM with more energy efficient ones but also want to keep the current look of our “walls of glass.”
Loretta,
We used Vienna Glass (in Vienna, VA) to replace all of the windows in our International-style, MCM during our gut renovation in 2003-05, including two window walls measuring 16′W x 18′H and 14′W x 14′H. We went with a commercial “storefront” system in anodized aluminum, double-glazed, with low-e, argon-filled for energy efficiency. We have been extremely happy with the windows, although it was painfully expensive ($42,000) due to the two custom windows as well as 12 other windows (some over-sized). Scott Williams at Vienna Glass was the rep (not sure if he still works there).
Mike,
We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE those seven flat-roofed homes in Carderock Springs! If that neighborhood weren’t so “far out”, we’d live there in a heartbeat, although it was disconcerting to read of the waiting list for these houses!
Tom in Michigan Park/DC
Campbell Glass & Door Service
7873 Cessna Ave
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(301) 258-7626
They have done a lot of work on the Goodmans in Rock Creek Woods.
Tom and Mike,
Thanks so much for the tips! It’s so wonderful to be a part of this MCM online community(and thanks again, Mike, for providing the forum)!
Loretta