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All Around The House Thoughts and Advice from the experts on Improving your existing Home. home tags search feed Architectural Detail Makes a Comeback Posted by: Dean Brenneman in Washington, DC, Residential Builder, Residential Architect, Montgomery County, Master Builder, Maryland, Kenwood, Chevy Chase, Builder, Architectural Detail, Architect, Addition on Apr 20, 2009   Before World War II, even the simplest home boasted a bit of architectural detail and artfulness. But since then, the American home-building industry has been increasingly obsessed with the mantra of "faster and cheaper", compromising and minimizing architectural details almost to the point of caricature. Thankfully, the tide is turning -- it seems that decades of stripped-down "Builder Colonial" homes, have left Washington homeowners starving for architectural detail. They've developed a keen appreciation for the wonderful homes of the early twentieth century, and they expect similar attention to detail from today's architects and builders.   This addition to a home in the Kenwood neighborhood of Chevy Chase, Maryland shows the difference that detail can make. [ Back ]

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