David Jameson Architects
With its series of projecting and receding volumes, the 4,860-square-foot NaCl house in Bethesda, Md., looks either completely monolithic or structurally chaotic depending on your angle of approach. Seemingly rendered in modernist 8-bit, the design, by Washington, D.C.–based David Jameson Architect, was inspired by a much more natural source: a chunk of mineral rock salt. The white stucco volumes—which juror Gregory Hoss described as “masterfully configured”—are interrupted by large panels of glazing (detailed flush against the exterior walls to minimize shadows cast on the surface). Inside, the seeming chaos gives way to an airy and fluid interior, centered around a double-height living area that anchors the space. Glass balustrades, white walls, and light ash floors reflect the maximum daylight through the rooms, and create a minimal aesthetic. “I think it’s so refreshing in terms of vocabulary that it just stands out as something completely outside of what other people are doing,” juror Joel Sanders said.
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Project Credits
Project NaCl, Bethesda, Md.
Architect David Jameson Architect, Washington, D.C.—David Jameson, FAIA
General Contractor Freedom First Homes—John Thompson
Photography Paul Warchol
Project Size 4,860 square feet
Construction Cost Withheld
Materials and Sources
Bathroom Cabinets Custom
Bathroom Fittings Hansgrohe kohler.com
Bathroom Fixtures Corian dupont.com
Cooktop Wolf subzero-wolf.com
Countertops Dente Trading Co . dentetrading.com
Dishwasher Bosch bosch-home.com
Exterior Siding Stucco
Flooring Stone Source stonesource.com
Garage Doors Overhead Door Corp. overheaddoor.com
Garbage Disposal InSinkErator insinkerator.com
Hardware Omnia omniaindustries.com
HVAC Carrier carrier.com
Insulation Icynene icynene.com
KitchenCabinets Custom
Kitchen Fittings KWC dornbracht.com
Kitchen Fixtures Blanco blancoamerica.com
Lighting Fixtures Cooper Lighting, Halo cooperlighting.com
Oven Wolf subzero-wolf.com
Paints and Finishes Benjamin Moore & Co. benjaminmoore.com
Refrigerator Sub-Zero subzero-wolf.com
Roofing Firestone firestonebpco.com
Windows Kawneer kawneer.com
