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+1 703-836-8276
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501 Princess St, Alexandria, VA, 22314
Old Town Alexandria
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2.2 miVan Dorn Street Metro Station
2.4 miDash Bus
2.4 miFC Route 310 Bus Stop
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Specialties
Over 20 years creating memorable homes.
Architectural design, consultation, pricing, building permit documents, General Contractor review and selection with construction oversight for custom homes, remodels, additions, energy upgrades and aging in place.
History
Established in 1991.
Cathleen Curtin, AIA received her Architecture Degree from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte studying under Charles Gwathmey FAIA, Michael Graves FAIA and Robert Stern FAIA. Ms. Curtin before beginning her own private residential practice in 1991 worked for Chris Lessard, The Martin Architectural Group and The Weihe Design Group. She has designed homes for a number of the national home-building companies including Ryland Homes. Along with numerous residences in the Washington Metro area, Philadelphia and New York, she has designed hotels, condominiums, daycare centers and senior residences. She is a member and actively involved in the American Institute of Architects, The Construction Specifications Institute, the National CAD Standard Project Committee, the City of Alexandria Beautification Commision and various local community committees.
Meet the Business Owner
Cathleen C.
Business Owner
The character of our buildings is as diverse as the individuals they house and the surroundings in which they are located. We are interested in suiting each design to its geographical and community context. Our strong interest is to envision the most common composition, the most simple solution for our client. We believe that people make natural associations with form, composition and light. Design is a very intuitive and metaphorical process, like planting a garden: we study the soil, the sun, the water and what exists before conceiving a design that is well suited to the conditions. Design a space appropriate to the client’s needs, make it as beautiful as possible and practice economy and energy efficiency where needed as possible.
The office is currently composed of the principal architect and interns. Thomas Downey Limited Engineers is our consulting engineer. The number of residences we do varies and we have no minimum project size.
