Annapolis Home Magazine January/February

Annapol i s HOME Vol. 5 No. 1 2014

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FEATURES

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A Grand Prize Builder

Pyramid Builders' owner Bret Anderson shares lessons that have helped his company rise to the top.

Arlene Critzos Balances the Forces of Design Arlene Critzos, winner of our Lifetime Achievement Award, tells her astounding story criss-crossing the globe.

A Nantucket Cottage Built with Old-World Techniques Builder Guy DiZebba creates a one-of-a-kind home with master masonry skills originating in Italy.

DEPARTMENTS

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Robert’s Picks

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Fine Design: Heavy Metal

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Get Beautiful: Healing Waters

68 In the Kitchen: Caribbean Flavors

72 Page After: Around the World,

The Pritzker Prize in Architecture

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CONTENTS

Annapol i s HOME

AHM Builder & Fine Design Awards Announcing the Winners

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Annapol i s HOME Anne Arundel | Eastern Shore

Publishers’ Letter Planning an awards event with professional judges, as well as a special magazine issue to go along with it, is quite an ordeal. We have been working on this awards issue for the past six months and, alas, are excited to share with you the results of the 2013–14 Annapolis Home Magazine Builder and Fine Design Awards. We thank all the talented people who entered the competition and congratulate the winners.

We are pleased to introduce Tina Allen as a new Account Executive for Annapolis Home. She joins Taryn Chase in helping fine businesses conceive an effective marketing and advertising plan so that they can prosper.

We are sad to report that Frank Donatoni, General Manager of Porsche of Annapolis, has died. Frank was a great supporter and friend of Annapolis Home Magazine and our go-to person for everything about cars. In fact, he led us to many of the finest car stories that have appeared in Annapolis Home. Many people know Frank because he generously hosted the annual Hospice of the Chesapeake Foundation event, Fashion for a Cause. Frank was our friend and we will miss him.

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Editor Kymberly B. Taylor Creative Director Ryan Gladhill Senior Designer Samantha Gladhill Contributing Photographers Geoffrey Hodgdon Christine Fillat Derek Jones Architectural Columnist Chip Bohl

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Contributing Writers Christine Fillat Laura Wiegmann Tom Levine Copyeditor Katie Pierce Account Executives Taryn Chase Tina Allen Office Manager Amy Hogan McGuire Publishers Kymberly B. Taylor Robert E. Haywood

In our last issue, an editing error occurred in the "On the Corner " column by Chip Bohl. We reported that Mahan Hall houses the Naval Academy Museum.

It does not. Since 1939 the Naval Academy Museum has been housed in its own building, Preble Hall (named in 1970). AHM regrets the error.

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If you have put away your boat for the winter, take a break from the water and head to New York to see the 2014 Whitney Biennial, sponsored by the Whitney Museum of American Art. This art show, often experimental and sometimes controversial, features new art from across the US and is one of the exhibitions people from all over attend to see cutting-edge developments in the visual arts. The Biennial runs from March 7th to May 25th. For information, go to www.whitney.org.

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On January 31st, the Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College opens an exhibition, Dialogues: Words and Images in Art, 1500–1924. This exhibition explores the history of the wordimage relationship in art from the Renaissance to the aftermath of the First World War. For more information and hours, go to www.stjohnscollege.edu.

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

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The Annapolis Symphony will present “Austrian Melodies,” conducted by José-Luis Novo on February 28th and March 1st. The performance includes Wolfgang Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 in C Major and Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 in E. For concert details go to www.annapolissymphony.org.

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Plan ahead to attend the Annapolis Opera’s performance of La Bohème on either Friday, March 14th or Sunday, March 16th. La Bohème, a story of young artists and writers’ adventures in nineteenth-century Latin Quarter Paris, is one of the bestloved of all Italian operas. The Annapolis Opera is putting on a fully staged production complete with sets and costumes, English supertitles, chorus, orchestra, and singers to tell the ill-fated love story of Mimi and Rodolfo. For details about the performance go to www.annapolisopera.org.

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The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County will host its annual fundraising gala, Carnival Around the World, on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at the Hilton BWI Hotel. The focus this year is on Brazil. Enjoy Brazilian cuisine and entertainment by the Sambart Dancers while supporting the arts in the county.

For ticket information to this lively event, go to www.acaac.org.

Robert Haywood, Ph.D., studied art and architectural history at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has taught at MIT and Johns Hopkins University and has been a residential fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts and the Getty Center in Los Angeles.

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Announcing the Winners of the 2013 Annapolis Home Magazine Design Awards

MEET THE

2013 JUDGES Kelley Proxmire

Kelley Interior Design In her twenty-one year career, Proxmire has developed an eye for crafting what she describes as “tailored traditional” interiors.

Her projects, including residential projects throughout the Eastern seaboard, have been showcased in such publications as Traditional Home, Washingtonian, Home & Design, Bethesda, The Washington Post, and The Georgetowner.

Proxmire was inducted into the Washington Design Center Hall of Fame in 2009.

Scott Knudson

Architect & Vice President of Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners Knudson is the president of the Potomac Valley chapter of the American Institute of Architects and Vice President of Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners, a firm of forty architects in Gaithersburg, MD, and DuPont Circle designing sustainable and socially responsible work that improves communities. He believes architecture is a practical expression of who we are yet has the power to change who we are.

Tom Mannion

Tom Mannion Landscape Design Tom Mannion is committed to designing and building gardens that look and feel native to the Mid-Atlantic area and are both easy to live in and exquisitely built. Mannion has received eleven Grand Awards and three Distinction Awards from the Landscape Contractors Association. He is also past president of the LCA. His work has appeared in Southern Living, Southern Accents, Fine Gardening, Home & Design, and The Washington Post.

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GRAND PRIZE Campion Hruby Landscape Architects Waterfront Landscape Architecture

This residence on South River East was designed to beckon visitors to the water view. As guests approach, they are forced to park fifty yards shy of the front door. Then, they move toward the entrance along a path of travertine stepping-stones, crossing over a shallow pool of water as they enter. Two groups of plantings frame the approach: on one side a long, stainless steel planter is filled with native grasses. On the other, a bosque of river birch is under planted with Eragrostis spectabilis.

On the waterfront side of the house, the garden is planted with large sweeps of Chesapeake natives to blend the house into its ecological surroundings. A travertine terrace and wood deck create intimate spaces to take in the view. Lawn is minimized and perennial combinations, including many deer-resistant plants, dominate the foreground.

The fine details of the design, the paving, decks, fencing, gates, and water feature, fuse the house and garden as a gesture that is both indigenous and contemporary.

Resources: Builder: Ilex Construction Hardscape and Pond Contractor: Quarry Aquatics Landscape Contractor: Walnut Hill Landscape Company Irrigation and Lighting Contractor: Terra Nova Design Shoreline Contractor: Unity Landscape Photography By David Burroughs

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GRAND PRIZE Graham Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture

This garden in Cathedral Heights, Washington, D.C., is located atop a parking structure in a condominium development. The homeowners wanted an urban oasis, privacy, and an outdoor living space that reflected the contemporary interior of their condo. What made this project particularly challenging is that all changes had to be impermanent and no deep beds could be dug.

The garden begins with a flight of stairs up from the street and pauses at an outdoor foyer by the home’s main entrance, marked by two offset mahogany screens. It continues down a verdant outdoor hallway and opens into a lush living room.

The landscape architects selected a rich palette of sustainable mahogany paneling, evergreens, purple black perennials, and reflective accents to screen the structure, provide a backdrop for indoor activities, and create enchanting focal points. Because of the premium on space, each element serves multiple functions: the bench at the main entrance lifts to reveal storage space within, the raised planting bed acts as a seat and wall. The mahogany screens at the foyer define the space and offer a glimpse of the private garden.

Resources: Staff Landscape Designer and Project Manager: Sarah Troutvetter Stonework and Carpentry: Quarry Aquatics Plantings: Evergo Landscaping

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GRAND PRIZE Dream House Studio Interior Design In September 2013, Annapolis Home featured this interior design

by Dream House Studios. The judges were equally impressed with the interior's classical lines and proportions yet contemporary look and selected it for a Grand Prize.

The designers had full control of the complete design of their client’s new custom-built 10,000 square foot home by Ron Mooney of Easton. The original kitchen design and layout were not working. The primary problem was a massive kitchen island in the shape of a “J.” The designers replaced the massive island with two parallel islands, which corrected the flow and improved function.

In other rooms of the house, they were asked to blend tradition and glamour and create a home that reflects the vibrant, welltraveled young homeowners. The color palette is a green/citrusy yellow and royal blue set against white and java tones. They used in the dining room beaded yellow wallpaper with original artwork

by Christopher Marley. The family room is painted a dark royal blue, which is carried over to the chenille and velvet upholstery while the citron yellow is reflected in the drapery, accent pillows, and artwork. The colors, furnishings, and contemporary twostory wood fireplace are reminiscent of a home you might see in Southern California.

Resources: Dream House Studios Photography Geoffrey Hodgdon

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GRAND PRIZE Quayle & Company Design/Build Design/Build Craftsmanship

The redesign of this property’s front entryway creates a whole new way to enter the home. The out-of-place wooden stairway was replaced with a stairway that turns, forcing users to observe new perspectives. The new entryway is inspired by the arched architecture and water views from the house. The large curved stone landing captures the impressive vista from the water.

Spacious landings are repeated throughout the stairway to encourage a leisurely walk, inviting visitors to pause and admire.

To create the stairway, a variety of materials were used, including natural stone, flagstone, local Cater rock, and Ipe. The stone landing in the entryway reflects the home’s curved window and eyebrow dormer. The design had to take into account the steep grade, from the front door to the driveway. The stairs had to be engineered to ensure they did not disturb the nearby septic area.

Resources: Quayle & Company Design/Build

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GRAND PRIZE Pyramid Builders | Custom Builder

This Shingle Style home has cedar siding and copper roof accents. It is situated on a narrow peninsula with views of both a major river and a quiet creek.

The main house is connected to a separate wing by an arched bridge.

Building is an unforgiving art. One wrong move prompts yet another and another. Imprecision can prove fatal. It’s all about achieving a “predictable outcome” or possessing control of the building process, explains Bret Anderson, founder and president of Pyramid Builders, now in operation for twenty-seven years. The very idea of the word “control” almost invites its opposite: chaos, and on a building site, where blueprints become three-dimensional objects, there are plenty of opportunities.

A vaulted, circular informal dining area projects into the rear yard, with views of the creek.

Below Right: Furnishings and stair railings have dark tones and provide a dramatic contrast with white walls and light wood floors.

Pyramid has had their share of challenges over the years and thus has learned to anticipate the worse possible scenario. With this in mind, Anderson and his team have figured out the best way possible to achieve a predictable outcome, which is a handcrafted home. Pyramid employs a staff of skilled craftsman, thus lessoning their dependency on subcontractors. Relying on subcontractors, he says, gives control of the building process and outcome away to someone else. Pyramid, for example, employs its own painters, allowing the company to maintain a higher degree of finesse in the building process.

This also allows the painters to perfect their technique in using Pyramid’s special combination of primers and paints to produce a “superior level of finish.”

Photography by Tim Lee

To ensure that an architect’s design is fully realized, Pyramid brings to the building process a thorough understanding of how lines transform into solid, useful forms. The judges of the 2013–14 AHM Builder and Fine Design Awards recognize Pyramid’s achievement in building this Annapolis waterfront home. It is crafted with quality materials and extreme attention to detail, which is evident in the Shingle Style roof made of cedar shingle

siding, the rubble stone water table that anchors the home in its surroundings, and the interior moldings and arches.

Architect Scarlett Breeding of Alt Breeding Schwarz Architects designed the residence. Breeding describes the home as a “classic Chesapeake” style home, an architectural aesthetic that she has refined over the years. Some architects lose control when designing a home of this scale, sometimes feeling compelled to include every architectural feature they know, resulting in a home that lacks overall unity and style.

Breeding, however, has designed a tailored, unified home by using such details as arched windows that tie together the bridge connecting the main house with the in-law suite, and the grand doubled gabled roofs with a similar gable roof repeated on a smaller scale on the in-law suite. For an element of surprise and variation, the circular dining room extends out from the flat rear exterior, although the circular form is still connected to the whole by the repeated horizontal windows. Each of these design elements live only on paper or the computer screen until a builder is able to turn them into a three-dimensional, livable space, which Pyramid has expertly accomplished.

There are many beautiful houses in Annapolis. However, beauty is deceiving. It is often what you can’t see that separates high-quality from mediocre construction, and what is invisible—foundations, primers, joints, pipes— determines how well a home endures over the years.

What you cannot see, too, is the amount of collaboration, forethought, and discipline required to build a fine home.

And, we don’t want to see those things, we want to sense them. We want to know that the materials are true, that its lines, angles, and dimensions, much like the proportions of The Golden Rectangle, have come together perfectly and are somehow in harmony, calming to the mind. What ensue are the feelings of stability, a sense of well-being. They are priceless. They are the best proof of Pyramid’s control.

Resources: Pyramid Builders Alt Breeding Schwarz Architects Campion Hruby Landscape Architects Landscape Contractor, Walnut Hill Landscape Company

This dining area has a white coffered ceiling that adds formality and visual weight, while, in keeping with the rest of the home’s decor, accentuates the dark wood toned furnishings.

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT WINNER ARLENE CRITZOS BALANCES THE FORCES OF DESIGN

Arlene Critzos, ASID, has been devoted to interior design since she was sixteen. Today, she is founder and president of Interior Concepts in Annapolis.

AHM awards Arlene Critzos, ASID (American Society of Interior Designers), its Lifetime Achievement Award for many reasons. We admire her ability to balance the many forces of design to create remarkable interiors.

Also, we celebrate her generosity: She has hired and trained many young designers, often starting them out in the model home division of her company, Interior Concepts, Inc. Now, many run successful businesses of their own. We applaud something more: her belief in design to offer its inhabitants whatever they need—a useful energy, a calm energy, a caring, primal energy. She puts this simply: “I love creating the most valuable aspect for a human being, our environment.”

To enter her headquarters, Interior Concepts, Inc., is to enter a separate world, a world in perpetual creation, illuminated by blueprints, architectural drawings, antique mirrors, and statuary. In warehouses, she stores the tools of her trade: a vast inventory culled during markets, auctions, and her world travels.

Fireplace mantles, Gothic church benches, period furnishings, and tapestries are but a few items salvaged from ruined castles and medieval churches of Europe, the palaces of Jordan, the dynasties of China.

This tangible empire was almost an empty dream.

Pierced by doubt when attending Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C., she chose to major in art history rather than interior design. This made sense. Though born in New York City, Arlene’s father was in the Air Force and, as a child, Arlene lived throughout Europe, roaming intimate galleries and great museums. Far from the Puritan shadow of the United States, she developed a special love for art history and the decorative arts.

Immediately after college, she studied the decorative arts at their source: spending four months each in London, Rome, Holland, and France. “That gave me the real fill, it helped me to understand antiques in a way that many of the young girls today don’t,” she recalls.

Like many of her new trainees, she paid her dues.

When she was 24, she worked for a design professional

for no salary, living at home out of necessity. “I was an assistant on her jobs and did whatever she asked me to do,” she recalls. Then, a life-changing event occurred.

“A client said to me ‘Arlene, you should be doing this on your own.’ I was 24, going on 25, and had no clue, no money, no nothing. But, I had confidence and I had skill,” says Arlene.

The encouraging client became an investor and, at the age of 24, she found herself with her own interior design business with access to an ideal milieu: the evershifting political circles of Washington, D.C. When she was introduced to the Ambassador of Jordan, her career took flight, literally. She designed the Ambassador’s residence and embassy in Washington, D.C., and his home in Jordan. She continued with the homes of many other international dignitaries, commercial spaces, and residences in other Middle Eastern countries. This work led to projects in Malaysia, Ibiza, and China.

In three years, she had carved an elite niche for herself, criss-crossing continents so often that she developed an ease, a sense of familiarity with diverse locales and cultures. “Once you get in that world, you find out that the globe is a small neighborhood,” she says.

Still single and exhausted, she needed a break from traveling “the neighborhood” and was ready to stay in one place, build a life, and expand her business.

She asked her furniture vendors to suggest a location.

They said Annapolis or Gaithersburg, two places where competition would be slim. She had never been to either place, so explored. “I drove to Gaithersburg one day and to Annapolis another. Guess which one I picked,” she says, and opened for business in 1979.

She remains in Annapolis to this day, running her company and residing in a much-published European Norman style home, along with husband John and sons Alexandros and Constantinos. At the very height of her career, we pause to celebrate her gifts.

We are lucky to have her in Annapolis with her refined sensibility to shape functional spaces that are receptive to the yearnings of the human body, the turns of the heart.

DESIGN EXCELLENCE Quayle & Company Design/Build Landscape Design

This renovated waterfront home lacked an inviting entry design. The landscape designer followed the informal, Shingle Style architecture of the house to create curving beds that echo the architectural design, using a loose planting pattern. The beds provide seasonal color and points of interest and include native plants to maintain the natural setting of this waterfront property. The wide curved walkway of natural flagstone adds a subtle flow and leads visitors from the driveway to the front porch, which features an inviting seating area with views of the plantings and front lawn. Now, the new front entry unifies the house with its surrounding landscape and provides a welcoming serene walkway.

Kitchen Encounters Bath Design

This couple’s children had flown the nest and, after years of raising a family in their home, they were ready to treat themselves to a spa-like bathroom oasis. They wanted to match the other traditional elements of the home but were drawn also to a fresh contemporary look. What they wanted from their designer was “timeless elegance.” Rather than remodel their existing master bath, they added an addition over the garage with a master bath. They chose elegant arched windows and found a bath that stands out like a piece of sculpture. A half wall with a glass panel keeps the shower open, so one can admire the waterfall-like mosaic tile work. The rain shower and body sprays soothe away stress while pebble stone floors massage your feet. At the end of the tub are open shelves that house a TV. The new fireplace with glass rocks is positioned where it can be seen from any angle.

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Farnady Interiors Interior Kitchen Design

The homeowners wanted a kitchen that fit the center hall Colonial style of their home, but also wanted state-of-the-art elements and features that had both light and dark finishes. With this in mind, the designer created a sleek, contemporary look with a functional layout that is grounded by antique accents, finishes, furniture, and accessories. A white island contrasts with the dark floor. A small couch and round table add a touch of traditional elegance to the room, which incorporates a sleek white continuous cabinet door front that hides an office behind it. The dark cabinetry and dark finishing of the table and chairs provide contrast and drama, while the white elements suggest a contemporary spare aesthetic and break any visual monotony.

By mixing and coordinating carefully chosen materials, the designer is able to integrate both contemporary and traditional eras into a kitchen with a thoroughly modern sensibility.

Tina Colebrook Architect

Distinctive Home Feature Throughout this design process, the owner and architect worked together to select materials and products that would evoke warmth and comfort.

Distressed cream cabinetry was used at the perimeter of the kitchen and the furniture-like island is finished in a “Harbor Mist� stain. Diane Reale marble was selected for the countertops for its color and veining, which invokes the feel of sand and flowing rivers. A custom copper range hood and backsplash create a functional and aesthetically pleasing focal point.

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DESIGN EXCELLENCE Tina Colebrook Architect

with Smith and Thomasson Interiors

Interior Kitchen Remodel The owners of this kitchen are gourmet cooks and gracious hosts. They wanted a kitchen perfect for entertaining and an open space ideal for family gatherings. There are elegant furnishings throughout their home, and in the kitchen, a bold statement is made with a custom copper range hood anchored on a full height backsplash of glass tile made from recycled glass bottles, a modern interpretation of the classic subway tile pattern.

Flanking the hood are wood-accented upper cabinets with seed glass inserts and painted base cabinets creating a symmetrical elevation.

Pyramid Builders Custom Remodel

The homeowner’s vision for this whole house remodel, designed by architect Scarlett Breeding of Alt Breeding Schwarz Architects, was to transform the old home’s dated and inefficient layout into a spacious showcase. The original home, formerly owned by a high-ranking government official, is sited on the edge of a steep valley in a quiet neighborhood in downtown Washington, D.C. A three-story addition was added that complements the existing architectural vernacular. Expanding the stone faced rear terrace allowed living spaces to flow easily to the outside spaces. The challenges of the project were many. Limited access to the rear yard and extreme slopes made materials, equipment delivery, and extensive landscaping difficult. Creative solutions included building temporary retaining walls and access ways, and using an arborist to help build the foundation around the roots of a large tree.

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Although the architectural style of this Potomac home is very traditional, the backyard garden is quite the opposite. The clients wanted a Japanese tea garden landscape featuring a floating pagoda style pavilion, Koi pond, waterfall, and a solid stone moon gate. The solid stone "moon gate" is the primary entry to the garden and frames the pagoda-style pavilion and "good karma" boulder.

The gateway to the Japanese garden is framed by tree trunk columns milled and dowelled on site by carpenters. Carefully placed river stone and boulders reinforce the simplicity of nature.

The appearance of floating stepping-stones and the floating pavilion make this garden retreat a special place for quiet reflection.

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This garden at the Knightly Estate involved the complete renovation of a formal four-acre Edwardian styled garden originally laid out in the late nineteenth century. The three-year renovation involved transplanting mature crepe myrtle, Virginia cedar, and 40-year old Osmanthus with a 15-foot spread. The clients desired to limit flowering plants and focus on a few select species, which was a unique challenge.

The garden is composed of quadrants and broad lawn paths. Symmetry and balance were necessary. Planting beds are edged with over two miles of steel edging to ensure crisp bed lines at all times. A clipped hornbeam arc creates an elliptical room with a view. Clipped boxwood defines gravel beds for topiary, plantable obelisks, and a future citrus collection.

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Hansen Architects This 6,000 square foot waterfront home is located adjacent to the Historic District in downtown Annapolis. The architect was not required to follow Historic Design review, but chose a historic style to match the neighborhood’s vernacular architecture. Among other things, the team had to elevate the first floor of the home by at least 4 feet to meet FEMA floodplain requirements. To keep the home from looking like an “elevated beach house,” they designed the perimeter with gently lowered wrap-around porches and sunk the living room onto a waterproof concrete slab. The previous house had been built upon fill, so this home had to be supported by 115 concrete bored piers, buried 30 feet deep.

Now, this sturdy home is integrated into the neighborhood.

Its floor plan ensures numerous views of the water and much natural daylight.

Riley Custom Homes & Renovations This new custom home was built on a small working horse farm in Millersville, MD, and is one of the last horse farms in this increasingly suburban area. The goal of the project was to build a home with a down-to-earth feel, but also a casual elegance mirroring the clients’ lifestyle and their love of the horse country aesthetic. Other objectives were to build new structures while projecting an image of an established property and to make this very large home feel intimate rather than ostentatious. During construction, the home survived the earthquake of August 2011, when the owner and building team were meeting inside the partially framed house. In 2012, the unfinished home also weathered without damage the Derecho and Hurricane Sandy.

Design Solutions As an empty-nester, yet a mother close to her children, the client wanted a kitchen for easy entertaining but also to use every day for herself. At the same time, the homeowner has a discerning eye for detail and loves “bling.” (The handles on the bar are crystal.) The design began with selections of the cabinets. The client chose a finish with a metallic gold glaze and used this on the bar and TV cabinets. The island is centered to create symmetry. The height of the light box above the island was proportioned to connect with the high ceiling yet not to appear too heavy.

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The owners of this Severna Park home envisioned an outdoor living space for entertaining and year-round use. Ciminelli designed a Belgard London Cobble paver patio with a set of steps, two sitting walls, a walkway, and a pond with landscaping. A key challenge was seamlessly incorporating the pond into the patio. To achieve integration, Ciminelli positioned stones and boulders around the pond, added a waterfall and aquatic plants. A tortoise shelf was constructed around the inside of the pond. Plantings and stepping stone paths accentuate the hardscaping and reinforce the feeling of a lush outdoor room.

Baldwin Homes Mike Baldwin of Baldwin Homes coordinated builders and interior designers to create a certified Maryland Green Designer Show Home. Architect Catherine Purple Cherry designed the home. The first project of its kind in the area, it consists of three major components: green building, non-profit awareness, and interior design promotion.

The home consists of 23 interior design spaces and was carefully designed with eco-friendly materials by nine locally established interior designers. Proceeds from public tours of the home and proceeds from the sale benefit the Hospice of the Chesapeake and Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic Foundation.

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Chip Bohl

Principal Architect of Bohl Architects Chip Bohl, who has been practicing architecture in Annapolis for over thirty years and has offices in New York and Los Angeles, has contributed many carefully researched articles to AHM readers and to the community. In his column On the Corner, he delves into the architectural components and historic past of some of Annapolis’ most famous buildings, such as the Hammond-Harwood House and the Anne Catharine and Jonas Green House. His bold writing style reveals his deep passion for architecture in Annapolis and readers often come to understand and see familiar buildings in fresh ways, and better appreciate Annapolis’ rich history and the depth of its colonial charms. In additional articles, he brings awareness of buildings, city blocks, and spaces that are equally fascinating but not as well known, such as the Naval Academy’s Beaux Arts military style campus and the architectural composition of Main Street Annapolis in 1790 and 1970.

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The sofa, table, and chairs are configured to create a sense of intimacy within a much larger room.

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A Nantucket Cottage Built with Old-World Techniques

By Tom Levine

Twelve years ago, Stacy and Steve Labbe began looking for a home in the Annapolis area. They soon found an older cottage on a small lot in Bay Ridge. With two young children, they would need a larger, more modern space. However, the spectacular view won their hearts. The waters of the Chesapeake stretched almost to the horizon. Kent Island, long and low, hugged the water’s edge, five miles to the east. The Bay Bridge stood majestically to the north. An ever-changing nautical parade, from dinghies to super tankers, passed by daily.

The Labbes moved in and began to plan for a new house.

After interviewing seven architects they hired Tom Davies.

Davies, whose practice is based in Annapolis, is a selfdescribed traditionalist. Probably more than any other architect, he has left his mark on Bay Ridge. He has designed more than thirty houses in the eclectic neighborhood, from relatively modest renovations to large custom homes.

Davies recommended tearing down the old house and began consulting with the Labbes about a floor plan for the new house. Over two years, a plan was developed that met the Labbes’ desire to have a home that would be both intimate and open. And, of course, they wanted to take full advantage of that view. The finished house more than meets their wishes.

The heart of the house is a flowing space on the first floor.

The entry hall opens on one side to a large kitchen and family dining area. On the other is a living room whose coffered ceiling defines the space. Two large window bays bring the water views deep into the house. The intimacy and warmth are in the details. Heart of pine floors. Multiple fireplaces. A kitchen island countertop crafted of reclaimed barn wood by an Eastern Shore artisan. The soft curves of plaster walls.

A central staircase, modest in scale but rich in detail leads to the bedrooms. The second floor is run amok with ceiling angles that reflect the lines of the roof and window bays.

There is a bit of quirkiness to the whole affair. It is a private reward for the family, the reverse image of the face presented to the world.

The complexity of the roof construction is but one example of the skills needed to build this house. When the Labbes hired Geaton “Guy” DiZebba as their general contractor they were engaging a company started by Guy’s grandfather in the 1930s. The elder DiZebba was an Italian immigrant who brought his building and masonry skills to Maryland eighty years ago when he founded what later became DiZebba & Sons. As a teenager Guy’s grandfather, father, and uncles taught him the art of stone and brick masonry.

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A Niermann Weeks chandelier in this breakfast room is elegant but chosen also for its element of fun. There is an identical one in the kitchen.

Opposite Middle: According to interior designer Leslie Hunt, the black and white Buffalo check used in the kitchen created a strong color scheme for the entire home. The giant island is made of elm from an eighty-year-old barn.

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construction, DiZebba, now a master builder, never lost his passion for masonry. It is in his DNA. Really, really, deep in his DNA. He is a seventh generation stone and brick mason whose family traces its roots to Roseto degli Abruzzo, an Italian town on the Adriatic coast.

That heritage is evident in the fireplace on the porch.

DiZebba will tell you, “I use old chisels and hammers from my grandfather and his friends to create the finish on the stones.” But more important is the masterfully balanced placement of the stones, which creates a subtle balance of color, shape, and line.

“This is the old world way to build a fireplace. It takes more effort, but it is the right way.” As with so much good design, one can look at this fireplace unaware of exactly what the mason has done, but know that it just feels right. The firebox is designed to maximize heat while burning less wood. The engineering is a great innovation in green technology. But hardly a new one. Called a Rumford stove it is named for Count Rumford, an eighteenth-century American inventor.

Brilliant, but a turncoat and a bit of a scoundrel, Rumford fled to Europe in the 1770s (hence his title).

His fireplace with its shallow firebox and unique flue structure was so innovative that even Thomas Jefferson turned a blind eye to his shenanigans and installed them at Monticello.

According to Tom Davies, “if the floor plan makes sense, the façade will work.” This one with its abundance of detail, material, and textures, its asymmetry and its nod to, in Davies’s words, “fun, summer, and Cape Cod” works beautifully. The exterior is an exuberant rendition of the American Shingle Style with three main aesthetic elements: a band of natural stone, which echoes a stone jetty across the street and grounds the house; the gray stained cedar shingles that define the vertical lines of the façade; and the crown on it all, an intricate gambrel roof and the cone topped turret.

Clad in natural red cedar shingles, providing both continuity and contrast to the vertical façade below, the gambrel roof is far more than protection for the house. It is the aesthetic heart.

Early in the design process, the Labbes took a trip to Steve’s native Massachusetts and saw a house that caught their attention. With its gambrel roof, it was quintessentially New England. They thought of Davies’s comment that the roof of their house would be the design element that defined the sense of intimacy and warmth that they were seeking, and that roof inspired Davies’s design going forward. And this house, an homage to the New England Shingle Style houses that still front the Atlantic, is right at home on its site, proudly facing the Chesapeake with a view so expansive that one could be forgiven for not noticing that there is land on the horizon.

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Balneotherapy is the art of using mineral waters to rejuvenate and heal the skin, to help with arthritis, psoriasis, respiratory conditions, and to speed detoxification. Healers in ancient cultures suspected then, and scientific data proves today, that water, which is composed of many minerals, is one of nature’s greatest and most effective solvents.

When we immerse our bodies in a warm bath, our skin rapidly begins to absorb minerals and additives that are suspended in the water. These minerals and additives make their way to our bloodstream in as little as two to fifteen minutes, drawing out toxins in our blood, the same ones that my take two to eight hours of sweating and exercise to expel. You may travel to professional spas to absorb many kinds of professional Balneotherapies. There are herbal “Kräuter” baths, French algae baths, and Hungarian thermal water baths, as well as natural hot springs.

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1. Add Epsom salts, sea salts, and algae to mineralize the water and increase buoyancy; 2. Add oatmeal or honey to soothe and nourish the skin.

3. Add bicarbonate of soda to “soften” the water.

4. Add fresh or dried herbs and flower petals for their aesthetic and therapeutic qualities.

5. Add essential oils by dispersing them in a cup of milk.

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Esther Parker hails from the Caribbean and is a fine chef.

She is a board member of the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County and co-chair of its 2014 fundraising Gala, Carnival Around the World, which will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2014. As part of the Gala auction, she will be offering one of her unforgettable dinners at the winner’s home.

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In small bowl, mix lime juice, olive oil, curry powder, garlic, salt and pepper.

Combine onion and lobster in a medium bowl. Add dressing, toss gently, cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. To serve, arrange lettuce leaves on 6 salad plates. Divide lobster salad among lettuce leaves. Garnish with avocado slices and ripe olives. Makes 6 servings. *Equal amounts of lump crab meat can be substituted for lobster.

GINGER BEER Ingredients

• ½ cup freshly grated ginger (suggested to be done in food processor) • 1 tablespoon cream of tartar • Juice of ½ lime • 6 quarts of boiling water • 3½ cups sugar

Combine the ginger, cream of tartar, lime juice, and boiling water. Add 1 cup of the sugar and cool. Cover and let stand for two days. Strain the mixture through a cheesecloth, stir in the rest of the sugar, and chill before serving.

Makes 6 quarts.

FRUIT SALAD Ingredients

• 2 ripe papayas • ½ fresh pineapple • 2 bananas • ¼ pound green seedless grapes • 1 cup pomegranate seeds • 3 tangerines or 2 oranges

• Juice of 1 orange • Juice of 1 lime • 2 mint sprigs, coarsely chopped • 2 tablespoons shredded coconut • 1 tablespoon white flavored rum (Rum is optional) Cut papayas in half, scoop out seeds, and peel. Cut papayas into 1-inch cubes and place them in a large bowl. Remove pineapple top; peel and core, then cut pineapple into 1-inch cubes and add to papaya. Peel bananas and slice them thinly. Halve grapes. Peel tangerines and remove white membrane, separating into sections. Add all of these and the pomegranate seeds to the bowl of fruit.

Add orange and lime juice and mint (and rum, if adding). Toss well. Cover and refrigerate several hours before serving. Sprinkle with coconut and serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.

Christine Fillat lives on the Magothy River and is an aficionado of Chesapeake Bay cooking and living.

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By Laura Wiegmann The newest and most controversial demand on taxpayer funds, passed in 2012 and implemented July 1, 2013, is the Watershed Protection and Restoration Fee, also known variously as the “stormwater management fee,” or, simply, the “rain tax.” AHM will be monitoring the effects of the tax throughout 2014.

So what is our fee in Anne Arundel County? It is one of the toughest in the state. For residential owners, it will range from $34 to $170 annually, with single- family homes set at $85.

Businesses will face a much tougher nut, based on the square footage of impervious surface (defined as any surface that does not absorb rainwater, to include roof, parking, and sidewalks). To illustrate, a florist with 3015 sq. ft. will pay the basic $85, a restaurant with about 1/2 acre of impervious surface will owe $327,

and a huge shopping center of 75,000 sq. ft. will have a fee of about $2200.

To help both residents and business owners deal with this additional burden, the Maryland Department of the Environment is offering a credit program. Those who want to improve their property by remediating runoff or reducing impervious surfaces will be able to apply for a credit of up to 50% of their fee.

Many of us are understandably resentful of the idea of one more fee.

However, the bay is important to all of us in ways we don’t even realize. Since we have the fee, like it or not, let’s look toward the benefits and embrace the fact that, unlike our fellow counties who also have to pay the fee, we in Anne Arundel get to enjoy the bay every day.

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We close our Awards Issue with international award winner Toyo Ito, the recipient of the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize. Ito is a 71-year-old architect whose architectural practice is based in Tokyo, Japan. The purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize is to honor annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates a consistent and significant contribution to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. The laureates receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. The jury explained why Ito was selected: “Throughout his career, Toyo Ito has been able to produce a body of work that combines conceptual innovation with superbly executed buildings.”

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