Horizon Builders and Muse Architects win 2010 Residential Design Award from Washingtonian Magazine

CROFTON, MD – June 10, 2010 – Horizon Builders and Muse Architects today announced that the firms have jointly been awarded a Residential Design Award by Washingtonian Magazine. The two companies worked together in the extensive renovation project of a 1930s house in Washington. Horizon Builders is a contracting firm specializing in the construction of architect-designed, custom homes in the mid-Atlantic region. Muse Architects is a Bethesda, Maryland-based architecture firm with extensive experience in residential, institutional, commercial, and urban design projects, and expertise in sustainable design for all project types.

Core News Facts

• The competition was open to registered architects of DC area houses and second homes owned by Washingtonians and drew 112 entries. The varied submissions ranged from ambitious renovations to urban-infill projects to light-filled modern designs.
• On the jury were Anne Fairfax, partner in Fairfax & Sammons Architecture in New York City; Frank Harmon, head of his own firm in Raleigh, North Carolina; and Richard Munday, principal at Newman Architects in New Haven, Connecticut.
• Contractor Horizon Builders and architectural firm Muse Architects won a Residential Design Award for the renovation of a 1930s house located on a one-acre lot in Washington, D.C.
• The family commissioned the renovation to expand the small home to include an in-law suite, a room for foreign exchange students and a separate area for live-in staff. The home’s focal point is a two-story courtyard of shared living and entertainment space.
• This recent award from Washingtonian follows a successful year 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 2008, Muse Architects was also inducted into BUILDER magazine’s Wm. S. Marvin Hall of Fame for Design Excellence.

The project is featured in the June 2010 edition of Washingtonian Magazine and is entitled “Bold and Beautiful.”

Quotes

Joe Bohm, CEO, Horizon Builders, commented, “We thank Washingtonian Magazine for recognizing Horizon Builders and Muse Architects for this award. This was an extremely challenging and technical project which required close cooperation between all parties.”

One of the jury members commented, “I appreciate the boldness of the decorative program, not everyone would tackle that.”

Additional Resources

To view Horizon Builders’ unique portfolio of featured projects by some of the best designers in the mid-Atlantic region, please visit www.horizonbuildersinc.net or contact Susan Sapiro at 410-721-4877 for a private viewing.

About Muse Architects

Muse Architects, established in 1983, is an office with extensive experience in residential, institutional, commercial, and urban design projects, and expertise in sustainable design for all project types. The work of Muse Architects has received more than 120 design awards, including those from the National, Washington, Maryland, Baltimore, Potomac Valley, and Northern Virginia Chapters of the AIA; the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and the Masonry Institute. In 2007, Muse Architects received the Top Firm National Award from Residential Architect magazine “for an outstanding contribution to residential architectural practice.” For more information about Muse Architects, visit www.musearchitects.com.

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.

Contact Information:

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Susan Sapiro
Horizon Builders
301-261-6706 ext.108
susan@horizonbuildersinc.net

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