Horizon Builders and Cunningham | Quill Architects Win 2009 Chapter Design Award from the American Institute of Architects DC Chapter
CROFTON, MD – January 21, 2010 – Horizon Builders and Cunningham | Quill Architects today announced that the companies have jointly won a 2009 Chapter Design Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) DC Chapter in the Historic Resources category. The companies worked as a team to design and build the award-winning, single-family home renovation on the Evermay Estate in Georgetown, which dates back to the 19th Century and is one of the largest and most historic properties in the region. Horizon Builders is a firm specializing in the construction of architect-designed, custom homes in the mid-Atlantic region. Cunningham | Quill Architects is a Washington, D.C.-based architectural firm that utilizes an approach tailored to the unique demands of every project, which include a variety of residential, commercial and historical projects.
Core News Facts
- The Washington Chapter/AIA Awards Program recognizes excellence in the categories of architecture, interior architecture, historic resources and sustainability. The program is intended to demonstrate the value of good design and to illustrate the wide variety of services performed by architects.
- The renovation, named Mother & Child by the architect, won in the category of Historic Resources. This category is defined by AIA|DC to include pure preservation or restoration, adaptive reuse of existing structures whose overall architectural character is maintained, sympathetic additions to historic structures, and replication or reconstruction of damaged or destroyed structures or elements thereof.
- The client commissioned the renovation of the 1893 home, which represents one of the earliest examples of colonial revival in Washington, because the structure had been compromised in the 1960s with a remodeled front exterior and removal of the widow’s walk. Cunningham | Quill and Horizon were brought in to reinstate the home’s original historic character and accomplished this goal by restoring the original windows, rebuilding the front porch and reestablishing the home’s connection to the street with landscaping.
- This Chapter Design Award honor rounds out a successful 2009 in which Horizon Builders won Custom Home magazine’s 2009 Builder of the Year and was inducted into BUILDER magazine’s Wm. S. Marvin Hall of Fame for Design Excellence.
- In 2009, Cunningham | Quill Architects was honored twice by the AIA|DC Chapter including a Merit Award and an Award of Honor. In addition, the firm received an Award of Merit and a Citation Award from the AIA Potomac Valley Chapter.
- The interior design of Mother & Child was completed by Thomas Pheasant.
Quotes
Ralph Cunningham, AIA, Founder, Cunningham | Quill Architects, said, “Mother & Child was significant for many reasons, and it was an honor to reinstate the home’s historic integrity. This project encompassed unique challenges that made Horizon Builders well suited to the job. We’ve worked with Horizon for many years and knew that the firm’s attention to detail and artistry would be significant contributions. We are proud to share this Chapter Design Award with Horizon and look forward to many shared successes in 2010.”
Joe Bohm, CEO, Horizon Builders, remarked, “Horizon Builders is honored to work with many of the region’s premier architects and Cunningham | Quill represents the pinnacle of the architectural industry. This firm has made its mark on the Washington D.C. Metro area, providing architecture that is exceptional in its beauty, form and function and compliments the historic significance that the region embodies. The joint recognition that we have received for Mother & Child underscores the meticulous attention to detail that is necessary to design and build structures of this caliber. We commend Ralph Cunningham, AIA, for the award-winning design and anticipate much future success.”
Additional Resources
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About Cunningham-Quill Architects
Established in 1996, Cunningham | Quill has generated a diverse portfolio of projects that celebrate context and reflect a fresh and insightful approach to design and master planning. Specializing in architecture, community planning, and urban design, Cunningham | Quill has received more than 40 design awards in the past five years for the firm’s work with residential, commercial, mixed-use, and institutional projects. Located in Canal Square of historic Georgetown, Washington, DC, Cunningham | Quill has completed design work for projects throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
About Horizon Builders
Horizon Builders has built architect-designed custom homes since 1982. Considered the premier estate builder in the metro-Washington area, Horizon approaches every project as a partnership between the firm, the homeowner and the architect. For more information about Horizon Builders, visit www.horizonbuildersinc.net.
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