Tuesday, December 4, 2012
What do you think of the renovations inside the Chevy Chase Pavilion?
Chevy Chase Pavilion is back in business. The upscale shopping center—located on the Maryland-Washington, DC, border at 5355 Wisconsin Ave. NW, DC—was under wraps (with many of its businesses closed) for much of the past year so that a $32-million renovation could take place. For months, the building—constructed in 1990 and owned by Clarion Partners LLC—was surrounded by plywood ramps, orange construction netting and construction trucks. Inside, makeshift tunnels allowed access to only a few of the businesses during construction. But it's open now, and looking quite refreshed. The atrium's sleek, curving white walls are enlivened by neon lighting that changes colors—reminiscent of the neon light display on the outside of the Mazza …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The accolades keep coming in for the Town of Somerset's new pool house.
The new pool house in the Town of Somerset is barely more than a year old, and it's already garnered a couple of awards. Most recently, pool house architects McInturff Architects received a 2012 Honor Award in design excellence from the American Institute of Architects, Potomac Valley Chapter, for the firm's pool house design, the December issue of the Somerset Town Journal reported. The award "was based on a decision made by jurors based in North Carolina," the Journal reported. "Proportionally this is very elegant. ... It has wonderful interiors. ... This was a significant transformation of the original facility. ... A very smart project. ... This is an example of how it requires more skill to do small projects," the jurors' comments …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The new pool house received an Excellence in Design Honor Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Somerset Town Journal reported.
The Town of Somerset's new pool house—which opened last year after renovations to the original pool and pool house—isn't known just locally for its beautiful design. It's getting good reviews from Maryland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects as well. Last month, McInturff Architects, the pool house's designers, "reported that the Somerset Pool House was awarded an Excellence in Design Honor Award from the Maryland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)," Town of Somerset Council Member Marnie Shaul reported in the October issue of the Somerset Town Journal. Shaul added that comments from the design jury included: New materials, carefully composed on the existing footprint, render the small pool house an elegant …
Joe Galvagna
1:35 pm on Sunday, March 31, 2013
Only in Bethesda would they have something like this. Trying to be something it is not like most of the people in Bethesda and Potomic. Keep that crap there awful gaudy, ugly, too showery or just phoney. Fits Bethesda. more ›