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Side façade with main entry Photo © Paul Warchol Photography
at right center.

Chapter Design Award in Architecture an addition by Hartman-Cox Architects, which had
been destroyed by a fallen tree. Jameson decided to
Vapor House build anew, while committing to preserve as many of
the site’s mature trees as possible. The footprint of the
Bethesda, MD
new house roughly follows that of the original structure
David Jameson Architect including the addition.
The new house’s unusual skin, consisting largely
Lighting Designer: David Tozer of custom-embossed metal panels, was inspired by
Structural Engineers: Linton Engineering, LLC memories of a dark pond near Jameson’s childhood
MEP Consultants: Foley Mechanical, Inc. home on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The apparent color
General Contractor: ALLY DC of the panels changes constantly over the course of the
day and year, ranging from silvery-white to black. The
David Jameson Architect’s Vapor House is yet another mysterious qualities of the surface gave rise to the project’s
project that was recognized in both the 2018 Washingtonian name: the Vapor House.
Residential Design Awards and the 2019 Chapter
This project was included in the Winter 2018 issue of
Design Awards. This one happens to be the architect’s
ARCHITECTUREDC as a recipient of a Washingtonian
own residence.
Residential Design Award.
The house replaced an earlier structure, designed
by mid-20th-century architect Charles Goodman with

Rear of the Vapor House, with guest house at right. Photo © Paul Warchol Photography

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