Featured Homes Showcasing Exceptional Modern Design

Featuring modern homes, selected for their design, authorship, and overall quality. Each is presented with added context, offering a deeper understanding of its architecture, including how it was designed, how it feels to experience, and what sets it apart beyond standard listing information.

These homes reflect the principles defined in Understanding Architectural Value.

Modern two-story home with warm-lit windows, a paved patio, and flowering garden landscaping.

When Architecture Disappears Into Daily Life

  • Ron Mangas, Jr.
  • 08/26/26

Mark McInturff at 6016 Chesterbrook Road

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Modern home with dark metal facade and vertical wood slats, fronted by a lawn and driveway.

A Custom Home Built Around One Clear Idea

  • 07/19/26

Exploring a custom home by Zee Design | Architecture + Interior Design that demonstrates how strong client vision leads to stro...

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Modern gray-and-white home with broad windows and a balcony nestled among mature trees.

Bonum Creek Waterfront

  • Ron Mangas, Jr.
  • 06/14/26

Modern House Along Virginia's Northern Neck

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Modern white house with cantilevered geometric volumes, large windows, and a wooded lawn at dusk.

NaCl House

  • Ron Mangas, Jr.
  • 05/12/26

David Jameson’s Study in Ambiguous Scale, Projection, and Spatial Illusion

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Modern multi-level home glowing among mature trees at dusk

An Interpretation of Organic Modernism in Fairfax Station, VA

  • Ron Mangas, Jr.
  • 05/8/26
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Modern two-story home with broad windows, a rear deck, and dense greenery in front.

Sea Del House by Robert Gurney

  • Ron Mangas, Jr.
  • 05/6/26

A Modern Oceanfront Retreat

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Modern kitchen with a black stone island, five bar stools, light wood cabinets, and a stainless-steel range hood.

Modern Rebuild Above Kalorama

  • 03/1/26

Robert Gurney’s Complete Reimagining of a Historic DC Cooperative Apartment

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Modern multi-story house with broad balconies and stone accents, framed by mature trees.

A refined interpretation of traditional architecture in McLean

  • 03/1/26
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Modern waterfront home with illuminated windows, mature trees, and a curved rocky shoreline at dusk.

Architecture Shaped by the Shoreline

  • Ron Mangas, Jr.
  • 12/13/25

A Waterfront Setting with Rare Scale : 5084 Ferry Neck Rd

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Modern glass-and-brick home with balconies, nestled among autumn trees.

A Modern Woodland Retreat in the Heart of Washington, DC

  • 11/20/25

The Architecture and Experience of 2807 Chesterfield Place

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Contemporary beige home with a paver driveway, landscaped stone steps, and mature trees.

A Modern Oasis Within The Town of Somerset, Chevy Chase, MD

  • 07/10/25
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Open-plan kitchen and living room with a stone island, suspended fireplace, and tall windows overlooking autumn trees.

The Roothouse: A Total Concept Package

  • 03/20/25

Available land & plans for a tranquil retreat rooted in modern design

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Aerial view of a contemporary white home beside a wooded river.

Contemporary Home Along The James River

  • 03/17/25

Set on 4 Acres in the coveted River Road Corridor of Richmond, VA

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Mid-century modern home with wood siding and a stone facade beneath a large tree.

Mid-Century Modern Gem in Arlington, VA

  • 03/5/25

Rescued Mid-Century Modern Treasure Receives Inspirational Contemporary Renovation

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