Citation for Contextual Design from AIA DC
“The Bell’s Building” in Winchester, Virginia, 2022
The Bell’s Clothing building was constructed in 1958 as a one-story retail space in Winchester, Virginia. This project involved a renovation of the store and the creation of two stories above for apartments. On the first floor, the original store entrance was restored and a new wood-clad fire stair was inserted along the edge of the storefront. Above, the apartments’ stepped façade preserved the adjacent building’s historic cornice and allowed for the addition of two balconies that punctuate the folding metal walls. The apartments intertwine to allow access to courtyards, balconies, and views of the courtyards, street, and city.
Bronze Winner from the 2021 Brick in Architecture Awards
“American British Country House” in Clarke County, Virginia, 2021
While firmly planted in the Shenandoah Valley, the inspiration for this house is tied to the owner’s British ancestry and fondness for English country houses.
The main level of the house is organized with the living room and the kitchen / dining spaces flanking a center hall and an open staircase (which is open up to the attic level). On the attic level, a roof deck embraces expansive views of the property and the Blue Ridge Mountains to the southeast. Situated on an abandoned fence line between two former pastures, the home engages pastoral views from all of the major rooms.
Honorable Mention for Excellence in Residential Design from AIA Virginia
“Crooked Bow Tie House” in Great Cacapon, West Virginia, 2021
This weekend house is perched on a sloped site at the top of a scenic ridge line. It overlooks the Great Cacapon River Valley near Berkeley, West Virginia. The facade is clad in a striking contrast of cedar and black vertical metal siding, both emphasizing the unique arrangement of angular forms and anchoring the house within the surrounding woods. Large windows frame the views, while wood finishes, raw steel, and a muted color palette throughout the modern interior help to further highlight the impressive exterior scenery.

Kitten Herlong Award of Merit, Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (Staff intern architects Zac Ray, Joel Richardson, Kevin Walker, Nathan Webb), for “House for an Ecologist”, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, 2006.

Recognition of Outstanding Achievement Award, Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, awarded individually to Beth Reader, AIA and Chuck Swartz, AIA, 2004.

Award of Merit for Conceptual / Unbuilt Architecture, Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, for The House in Dutton Gap, in Gerrardstown, West Virginia, 2003.

Merit Award, Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, for Yellow Spring House, Yellow Spring, West Virginia, Virginia, 1996.

Merit Award, Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, for Bluemont House and Pavilion, Bluemont, Virginia, 1995.

Merit Award, Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, for Deck and Pavilion at Lake St. Clair, Frederick County, Virginia, 1994.

Merit Award, Northern Virginia Chapter of the AIA Young Architects Forum, for the Bluemont House and Pavilion, Bluemont, Virginia, 1993.