Lake Barcroft House by Robert Gurney Architect
The Lake Barcroft house departs from the “sea of sameness”, incorporating a large glass entry space and modern and durable exterior materials.
Robert Gurney Architect
Robert Gurney Architect is an architectural practice based in Washington, United States.
The office of Robert M. Gurney, FAIA is dedicated to the design of modern, meticulously detailed and thoughtfully ordered residential and commercial projects that are sensitive to site, program and budget. Materials are employed with honesty, integrity and ecological awareness. Interior spaces are active and intricate, tranquil and minimal. Regardless of project size or budget, our office is committed to producing buildings and spaces that strive for design excellence.
His office has created a body of work that has won more than two hundred seventy local, regional and national design awards, including two National AIA Honor awards, six National AIA Housing Awards, six American Architecture Awards and three national AIA Small Project Awards. The office’s work has been published in numerous local, national and international magazines, books and periodicals, and is the subject of a monograph, “Modern Order: Houses by Robert Gurney”.
LOCATION: Washington, United States
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