Set back on a gentle rise from the street, a contemporary, stone-and-stucco residence expands the architectural legacy of a Bethesda neighborhood known for its Mid-Century Modern heritage. The welcoming, two-story newcomer suggests a California ranch, with a hipped metal roof, deep mahogany eaves and a silvery gray façade enlivened by black trim and plenty of glass.
?The new house stands out, but it actually fits into the neighborhood well,? comments GTM Architects? Mark Kaufman, who designed the building. ?I think the materials, with the aesthetic of bigger glass, feel right.?

A stone-and-glass stair tower dominates the front façade and sends sunlight pouring into a spacious entry hall, where an elevator is tucked into a corner. Straight ahead, a great room encompassing living, dining and kitchen spaces stars a double-height ceiling and a 22-foot-tall stone fireplace framed by an alcove of floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall glass. ?There?s a feeling of being engulfed by these windows,? observes interior designer Annette Hannon, who collaborated on the project with Kaufman and the owners, a businessman and his wife. ?As pretty as it is during the day, at nighttime, with the lighting, it?s magic.?
With 6,571 square feet of finished space on three floors, this five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath house could be a millennial?s dream. Yet there?s more to the project: The owners, both active and in their early 70s, wanted to age in place?but their previous Bethesda home had become ...