https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1701-robert-m-gurney-faia en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14951 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 13:04:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14951-franzen-house-by-robert-gurney Franzen-House-01-B.jpg Franzen House. Photo © Anice Hoachlander A dowdy 200-year-old townhouse in Washington, D.C. is born again as a light-filled contemporary residence.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13613 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13613-renovation-on-coxs-row-by-robert-m-gurney-architect 1809-Robert-M-Gurney-Architect-Washington-DC-Renovation-on-Cox-Row-01.jpg Modern interventions, such as the glass-and-steel entry, marble flooring, and fireplace mantel complement original elements, like the front stair, crown molding, columns, and pilasters in the living room. LSS Interiors designed some furnishings, such as the sofas, and scoured the globe for others, like the midcentury Gio Ponti chandeliers. Photo © Anice Hoachlander Modern interventions, such as the glass-and-steel entry, marble flooring, and fireplace mantel complement original elements, like the front stair, crown molding, columns, and pilasters in the living room. LSS Interiors designed some furnishings, such as the sofas, and scoured the globe for others, like the midcentury Gio Ponti chandeliers. Photo © Anice Hoachlander The landmarked redbrick front facade appears much as it did 200 years ago. Photo © Anice Hoachlander A soaring new oak-and-steel stair has healed the house’s fractured circulation and, topped by a new light monitor, carries daylight deep into its core. A bridge at the second level connects the master suite with an office. Photo © Anice Hoachlander A soaring new oak-and-steel stair has healed the house’s fractured circulation and, topped by a new light monitor, carries daylight deep into its core. A bridge at the second level connects the master suite with an office. Photo © Anice Hoachlander The design team removed a narrow stair, so that the dining room now flows into the kitchen beyond. They then enlarged windows in both rooms. Photo © Anice Hoachlander The design team removed a narrow stair, so that the dining room now flows into the kitchen beyond. They then enlarged windows in both rooms. Photo © Anice Hoachlander A door in the master bedroom connects to the new central stair as well as a bridge, which leads to an office. Photo © Anice Hoachlander A door in the master bedroom connects to the new central stair as well as a bridge, which leads to an office. Photo © Anice Hoachlander Cox’s Row before the renovation Photo courtesy Robert M. Gurney Architect Cox’s Row before the renovation Photo courtesy Robert M. Gurney Architect Cox’s Row before the renovation Photo courtesy Robert M. Gurney Architect Cox’s Row before the renovation Photo courtesy Robert M. Gurney Architect Cox’s Row before the renovation Photo courtesy Robert M. Gurney Architect Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney, Architect Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney, Architect Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney, Architect Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney, Architect Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney, Architect While Washingtonians haven’t exactly led the pack in their desire for modern residences, Robert Gurney, a D.C.-based architect, says that has dramatically changed since he began his practice in 1990.

]]> robert-gurney-wissioming-2.asp Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8527-wissioming2 Architect Robert Gurney preserved trees by siting the house around an existing driveway. A glass bridge crosses a reflecting pool and connects the two volumes. Wissioming2Robert GurneyBethesda, MarylandArchitect Robert Gurney preserved trees by siting the house around an existing driveway. A glass bridge crosses a reflecting pool and connects the two volumes.Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie A formal living room and the master bedroom look out onto the infinity pool and woods from glass window walls. Wissioming2Robert GurneyBethesda, MarylandA formal living room and the master bedroom look out onto the infinity pool and woods from glass window walls.Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Inside, the architect kept the palette muted to reflect light: white-oak floors on the second story and terrazzo-covered concrete slabs on the first. Wissioming2Robert GurneyBethesda, MarylandInside, the architect kept the palette muted to reflect light: white-oak floors on the second story and terrazzo-covered concrete slabs on the first.Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie 1) Entry<br />2) Dining<br />3) Living<br />4) Kitchen<br />5) Bathroom<br />6) Service Entry<br />7) Garage<br />8) Screened Porch<br />9) Terrace Wissioming2Robert GurneyBethesda, Maryland1) Entry2) Dining3) Living4) Kitchen5) Bathroom6) Service Entry7) Garage8) Screened Porch9) TerraceImage courtesy Robert Gurney Architect Robert Gurney and his client, a young entrepreneur with a large family, shocked the residents of the Edgemoor section of Bethesda, Maryland, with the house they created. It was not because of the design's Modernist roots, although the house is decidedly unlike the Colonial- and Craftsman-style ones nearby. The surprise comes from its size.

]]> hampden-lane-house.asp Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8515-hampden-lane-house Hampden Lane House The north elevation of the cubic house brings to mind Adolf Loos's Villa M'ller in Prague (1930) in its simplicity and austerity of detail. A charcoal-gray ground-faced block clads the structure, while the front door is mahogany.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House A double-height window wall on the south elevation allows living spaces inside to become part of a landscaped open-air 'room.'   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House In order to give privacy to the interior, Gurney designed narrow rectilinear windows on the side walls, such as the L-shaped one on the west elevation of the ground floor.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House In order to give privacy to the interior, Gurney designed narrow rectilinear windows on the side walls, such as the L-shaped one on the west elevation of the ground floor.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House In order to give privacy to the interior, Gurney designed narrow rectilinear windows on the side walls, such as the L-shaped one on the west elevation of the ground floor.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House In order to give privacy to the interior, Gurney designed narrow rectilinear windows on the side walls, such as the L-shaped one on the west elevation of the ground floor.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House In order to give privacy to the interior, Gurney designed narrow rectilinear windows on the side walls, such as the L-shaped one on the west elevation of the ground floor.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House In order to give privacy to the interior, Gurney designed narrow rectilinear windows on the side walls, such as the L-shaped one on the west elevation of the ground floor.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House In order to give privacy to the interior, Gurney designed narrow rectilinear windows on the side walls, such as the L-shaped one on the west elevation of the ground floor.   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House   Photo © Maxwell MacKenzie Hampden Lane House   Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney Hampden Lane House   Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney Hampden Lane House   Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney Hampden Lane House   Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney Hampden Lane House   Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney Hampden Lane House   Image courtesy Robert M. Gurney Built like its neighbors, over a century ago and part of a continuous network of buildings in a historical district, this 3,250-square-foot former commercial building has been completely renovated into a three-story town house that retained its traditional limestone facade—a requirement due to the historical status of the building.

]]> town_house.asp Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8345-town-house Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCPhoto © Paul Warchol Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA Town House Town HouseRobert M. Gurney, FAIAWashington, DCImage courtesy Robert M. Gurney, FAIA