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Street façade of the Hull House. Photo © Paul Warchol Photography

Interior of the Hull House. Photo © Paul Warchol Photography

Chapter Design Award in Architecture/ ing guidelines; the robust stone wall that marks the front
Citation for Design & Well-Being building line; and the unusual, splayed interior columns
that support the tent-like roof.
Hull House Less obvious is the rationale for the project’s recogni-
Alexandria, VA tion in the Design & Well-Being category. The client
requested a predominantly single-level home to allow for
David Jameson Architect aging-in-place. Although there is a mezzanine-level office
that currently accommodates the client’s business, the
Lighting Designer: David Tozer rest of the house is all on one floor. The client also asked
Structural Engineers: Structura Jameson to design a light-filled house that would help to
MEP Consultants: Foley Mechanical, Inc. alleviate his Seasonal Affective Disorder, a form of
General Contractor: PureForm Builders depression caused by reduced daylight during winter.
Again, the architects delivered with an idiosyncratic but
The Hull House in Alexandria, by David Jameson effective composition that funnels light deep into all
Architect, which won a Washingtonian Residential spaces of the house.
Design Award in 2018, received both a Chapter Design
The Hull House was previously featured in the Summer
Award in Architecture and a Citation for Design & Well-
2018 issue of ARCHITECTUREDC, and was included in the
Being this year—an impressive sweep. The reasons for its
Winter 2018 issue for its receipt of a Washingtonian
recognition in the design categories are readily apparent.
Residential Design Award.
These include the striking sawtooth roofline, an updated
take on the pitched roofs that are required by local zon-
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