DESIGNArlington Award Winners

DESIGNArlington 2019 award recipients were recognized for projects including public art, private home renovations, new construction, open space, sustainable design and historic preservation.

Our panel of distinguished judges for the 2019 program:

• Adrienne McCray, RLA, ASLA – Principal, Lee and Associates
• Leonardo Sarli, AIA – Architect, Laboratory for Architecture & Building
• Rebeccah Ballo – Supervisor, Historic Preservation Office – Montgomery County Planning Department
• Scott Matties, AIA – Executive Vice President & Studio Director, Wiencek + Associates

For more information, contact Brett Wallace 703-228-3525.

• DESIGNArlington Awards Program

Awards of Excellence

Arlington National Cemetery Millennium Project 

Institutional/Civic: The first expansion of the cemetery in over 40 years developed 27 acres on the property’s north side. The design accommodates an additional 56,000 interments through a combination of in-ground casket burials, cremation burials, and cremation interments in multiple courtyards across the site.

Owner: U.S. Department of the Army

Design and Construction Manager: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District

Architect: JACOBS

Cemetery Planning and Design: JACOBS

Additional Design: JACOBS, Ammann & Whitney, Sasaki, Beyer Blinder Belle, WSP, Rice Engineering, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc.

Contractor: Forrester Construction

Photography: Mark Schneider, JACOBS

Ballston Quarter – 4238 Wilson Blvd. 

Renovation, Residential/Commercial, Open Space: Ballston Quarter’s new open-air, two-level “street” is anchored by existing retail and a new 23-story, mixed-use tower. The mall’s reconfiguration creates a shopping loop along Wilson Boulevard and through the newly converted “street.” The tenant mix was also updated, including a new food destination at the basement level.

Owner: Brookfield Properties, QIC

Architect: CallisonRTKL

Contractor: Clark Construction Group

Additional Design: Cooper Carry, Mahan Rykiel Associates, Landscape Architecture Bureau

Photography: David Madison Photography

The Heights Building – 1601 Wilson Blvd. 

New Construction: The Heights Building combines two separate programs into a 5-story urban school, including outdoor classrooms, flexible classrooms, advanced technology and other amenities. Its vertical design creatively responds to site constraints and meets the main goals of providing a central space that connects the building levels with access to outdoor space at all levels.

Owner: Arlington Public Schools

Architect: Leo A Daly

Contractor: Gilbane Building Company

Additional Design: Bjarke Ingels Group

Photography: Laurian Ghinitoiu

Manifold House – 1512 N. Garfield St. 

New Construction, Residential: Inspired by the owner’s passion for repairing small-scale engine parts, Manifold House is an ode to the precision of manufactured assemblages. Composed of a prefabricated structural frame, weathered steel louvers are mounted without interruption and serve as a screen, providing privacy and moderated light.

Owner: Heather and Billy Buck

Architect: David Jameson

Contractor: Sagatov Design + Build

Additional Design: Oscar Maradiaga

Photography: Paul Warchol

Rubio Residence – 4012 25th Road N.

Addition, Residential, Historic Preservation: This addition enhances a classic, early 1940’s Art Moderne house with both complimentary massing and similar architectural vocabulary. The 2-story rear exterior addition employs curving or softened corners, long horizontals, extended window expanses, glass block and nautical elements such as round windows.

Owner: Greg Rubio

Architect: DW Ricks Architects

Contractor: Ralph Carder Company

Photography: David Ricks

Merit Awards

Country Club Hills Residence – 3226 N. Albemarle St. 

Renovation/Addition, Residential: This residential project preserves the character of the original home through reclaimed materials. The final design blends interior and exterior, including a fireplace and courtyard that visually connects the home’s social spaces.

Owner: Anne Blakeman Coleman

Architect: GreenSpur

Contractor: GreenSpur

Additional Design: Elizabeth Cross-Beard

Photography: Mitch Allen

Dominion Apartments – 333 S. Glebe Road

Renovation, Residential, Historic Preservation/Sustainable Design: This multi-family apartment building renovation features updated existing units as well as a historic façade restoration. All exterior doors, windows, storefronts and retail display cases were replaced, carefully balancing energy efficiency and historical accuracy.

Owner: Snell Properties

Architect: Bonstra | Haresign Architects

Contractor: HITT Contracting

Additional Design: Hickok Cole Lifestyle

Photography: Hoachlander Davis Photography

Alice West Fleet Elementary School – 115 S. Old Glebe Road

New Construction, Institutional/Civic, Sustainable Design: Reflecting a desire to “build up, not out,” Fleet Elementary School is Arlington’s first four-story elementary school – and one of the first in the Commonwealth. This project demonstrates how existing public assets can be revitalized and transformed into vibrant spaces.

Owner: Arlington Public Schools

Architect: VMDO Architects

Contractor: Whiting-Turner

Additional Design: CMTA Engineers

Photography: Sam Kittner

Gravity and Grace – 1800 N. Lynn St. 

Public Art: This site-specific, large-scale LED public artwork integrates into the architecture of Central Place in Rosslyn. The work is 150-feet long and 15-feet high, and incorporates real-time environmental data that organizes its spectral shifts of color.

Owner: JBG Smith

Artist: Cliff Garten Studio

Photography: Luke Walters, Joseph Romeo, Arlington Public Art

Living Tudor Revival – Country Club Hills

Addition: This project features living walls that both frames the addition and highlights the original 1940’s tudor. The original dormer forms were used, which also guides interior ceiling planes and angles. A bomb shelter discovered during construction inspired a new wine room.

Architect: Donald Lococo Architects

Contractor: Clemens Builders

Additional Design: Jennifer Horn, Ella Scott Design, Linton Engineering

Photography: Anice Hoachlander

3200 Lee Highway

Renovation, Commercial: With an eye towards the larger vision for Lee Highway, this site transforms the underdeveloped strip and offers an exciting place to work today. The steep slope across the back of the site was both a challenge and a solution. The designer created a cantilevered office over the landscape, surrounded by tree canopy, bringing nature into the space.

Owner: Deer Equities

Architect: MTFA Architecture

Contractor: Bush Construction

Additional Design: Linton Engineering, JB Wyble & Associates

Photography: Eric Taylor Photography

Honorable Mentions

Arlington Abstracted – Courthouse

Adaptive Re-Use, Institutional/Civic, Public Art/Open Space: This colorful ground mural covers three former parking spaces that were transformed into a pop-up plaza in Courthouse. The mural features the re-imagination of eight iconic businesses, both past and present, in the artist’s signature abstracted aesthetic.

Owner: Arlington County

Artists: Marc Pekala, Cory Bernat

Photography: Marc Pekala, Arlington County

Central Place – 1800 N. Lynn St.

New Construction, Residential/Commercial, Open Space/Sustainable Design: This new mixed-use development features two high-rise towers on either side of an open plaza, which will host events, a farmers market, pedestrian circulation and more. Everything was built so it seamlessly integrates with one of the busiest inter-modal transit hubs in the area.

Owner: JBG Smith

Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle

Contractor: Clark Construction Group

Photography: Joseph Romeo

DESIGNArlington 2017 award recipients were recognized for projects including open space, public art, private home renovations, new construction, sustainable design and historic preservation.

Our panel of distinguished judges for the 2017 program include: Dr. Elizbaeth Morton, Ph.D (Associate Professor of Practice, Urban Affairs and Planning, School of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech); Roxanne Edwards, Architect (McNeill Maker Design Associates); Bill Spack, Architect/Preservationist (Cox Graae + Spack Architects); Shawn M. Balon, ASLA, PLA (Career Discovery and Diversity Manager, American Society of Landscape Architects); Laurent Odde, Ph.D. (Program Manager, Art in Transit, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority).

For more information, contact Brett Wallace 703-228-3525.

• DESIGNArlington Awards Program

Awards of Excellence

Marymount University – 1000 N. Glebe Road

New Construction, Institutional/Civic: This dynamic new place to live, work, play and learn enhances the University’s visibility and identity in Ballston’s mixed-use community. The development extends pedestrian and bicycle circulation west of Glebe Road, new street-facing retail, and both indoor and outdoor spaces for specialized academic programs and social activities.

Owner: Marymount University

Architect: Gensler

Landscape Architect: Studio 39

Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC

Tellus – 2009 14th St. N.

Open Space/Landscape, Public Art, New Construction: The Tellus is one of the first approved new construction LEED Gold projects in Arlington, replacing a mid-rise structure at 2009 14th St. The vision for the new site landscape and associated mixed-use building is centered on the concept that human health and well-being are stronger when people connect with nature. These sustainable and green-living principles transform the Courthouse neighborhood site into an urban oasis.

Owner: 2009 N. 14th St., LLC

Landscape Architect: ParkerRodriguez, Inc.

Contractor: S.E. Foster/Paradigm

Quill – 19th Street North, between North Moore Street and Fort Myer Drive

Public Art: Quill was commissioned as a re-skinning of the 1960s-style Dominion Substation in Rosslyn. The artwork consists of nearly 20,000 3 1/4-inch circular reflective discs arranged on a field of dark silver-coated aluminum panels to represent the pattern of bald eagle feathers. The artwork is a community benefit in conjunction with the construction of an adjacent 35-story building at 1812 N. Moore St.

Owner: Monday Properties

Architect: Davis Carter Scott

Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC

Artist: Christian Moeller

 Lyon Park House – 127 N. Edgewood St.

Residential Renovation/Addition: This residential project modernizes a brick colonial home in the Lyon Park neighborhood. The home was renovated to better fit the family’s lifestyle, resulting in additional living spaces, bedrooms and a better connection to the landscaped site. The compact design and simple fenestration is organized to respect the scale of neighboring homes.

Architect: Robert M. Gurney, FAIA

Contractor: Arta Construction

 Greene Residence – 2204 N. Kenmore St.

Residential Restoration/Addition: This is a complete restoration of a 1905 wood-framed farmhouse in the Maywood Historic District, approved by the Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board (HALRB). The 200-foot deep lot slopes naturally away from the street, a unique condition allowing the design to be staggered down the hillside to conceal massing and spaces for the addition. This project incorporates universal design concepts and is certified by Arlington’s Green Home Choice Program.

Owner: David and Maria Greene

Architect: FitzHarris Designs, LLC

Contractor: Windmill Hill

Merit Award

 Ten at Clarendon – 3110 10th St. N.

New Construction/Commercial/Residential: This five-story luxury apartment building sits between Clarendon’s commercial area and the single-family housing to the south. The building has a number of creative lifestyle concepts that help connect its residents to the established neighborhood.

Owner: CRC Companies, LLC

Architect: Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS

Contractor: CBG Building Company

 Rosslyn Streetscape

Open Space/Streetscape: This project features the development of a contemporary vocabulary of streetscape elements, promoting walkability and reinforcing Rosslyn’s character and identity. These elements include various seating types, solutions for minimizing clutter, refreshed amenities and a unifying design for Rosslyn’s sidewalks.

Owner: Rosslyn Business Improvement Corporation

Industrial Designer: Ignacio Ciocchini

Contractor/Fabricator: Landscape Forms – Studio 431

 The Springs – 555 N. Thomas St.

New Construction/Residential: This five-story (104 units), mixed-use, mixed-income apartment community is located in Ballston. The development includes 98 new affordable residential units, and is the new headquarters for the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). Situated on the western edge of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, this project’s massing is designed to bridge the transition between the urban context of Ballston and the surrounding Bluemont neighborhood.

Owner: Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing

Architect: KGD Architecture

Contractor: Bozzuto Construction

 Modern Cedar Addition

Residential Renovation/Addition: This modern addition is a dramatic counterpoint to the existing house and transforms the living space from within. Using large floor-to-ceiling windows, the backyard landscape becomes part of the space for the family to enjoy.

Owner: Chris and Daniela Sicuranza

Architect: Jon Hensley Architects

Contractor: AllenBuilt, Inc.

Honorable Mention

 Hyatt Place Courthouse – 2401 Wilson Blvd.

New Construction/Commercial: This LEED Gold Certified project is bordered by commercial space to the south and established single-family homes to the north. The animated architectural character on the ground floor, streetscape and public art enhances the pedestrian experience along Wilson Boulevard.

Owner: Schupp Companies

Architect: WDG Architecture

Contractor: Hitt Contracting, Inc.

DESIGNArlington 2015 award recipients were recognized for projects including open space, public art, private home renovations, new construction, sustainable design and historic preservation.

Our panel of distinguished judges for the 2015 program include: Charles Matta, FAIA, Architect, US-GSA Public Buildings Service; Liesel Fenner, ASLA, Public Art Program Director, Maryland State Arts Council; Lan Hogue, RLA, Senior Associate, Michael Vergason Landscape Architects; and Karen Conkey, AIA, Karen Conkey Architects.

This year’s award winners will be recognized at the County Board recessed meeting on Feb. 23 and honored at the DESIGNArlington Awards Ceremony on Feb. 25. You may RSVP for this event, but it is not required. Download the event flyer. 

Awards of Excellence

Wakefield High School- 1325 S. Dinwiddie St.

Institutional/Civic- Accommodating 2,100 students in a 400,000 square foot facility, this high school includes an auditorium, gym, pool, and library, designed for shared use with the public.

Owners: Arlington Public Schools

Architect: Bowie Gridley Architects

Contractor: Forrester Construction

Discovery Elementary School- 5231 N. 36th St.

New Construction- Addressing growing student enrollment, every nook and cranny of this new elementary school is arranged to create a seamless integration between design, sustainability, and learning.

Owners: Arlington Public Schools

Architect: VMDO Architects

Contractor: SIGAL Construction

2332 N. Tuckahoe St.

Residential Restoration/Addition- New floor plans maximize the use of the existing space and strengthen the symmetry of the original design, integrating contemporary elements while restoring existing ones.

Owners: Stephane and Heather Leszla

Designer: Paola Lugli, AIA International Associate

Designer/Builder: M. Scott Watkins

The Hyde- 3119 9th Rd. N.

New Construction/Residential- A humanely-scaled, multi-family, by-right development on the edge of Lyon Park includes natural materials and light-filled spaces.

Owners: CRC Companies

Architect: Cunningham Quill Architects

Landscape Architect: Landscape Architecture Bureau

Contractor: Eichberg Construction

Arlington Mill Community Center- 909 S. Dinwiddie St.

New Construction/Institutional/Civic- This center meets recreational and service needs for the community while serving as a teaching tool and example of environmentally-responsible civic design.

Owners: Arlington County

Architect: Davis, Carter, Scott Ltd.

Contractor: Hitt Contracting

The Maxwell- 4200 N. Carlin Springs Rd.

New Construction/Residential- This mixed-use rental community hugs the street edge in an L-shaped configuration, sheltering a courtyard for its residents.

Owners: 650 N. Glebe LLC

Architect: KTGY Architecture & Planning

Contractor: Clark Builders Group

Merit Awards

Rocky Run Park- 1109 N. Barton St.

Open Space/Park Renovation- Designed to integrate with the surrounding community by providing several points of access, the park positions more intense activities towards the middle of the site.

Owners: Arlington County

Architect: Arlington County Department of Parks & Recreation, MTFA, & Gordon

Contractor: Meridian Construction

Arlington Blvd.- Route 50/Arlington Blvd. from Courthouse Rd. to 10th St.

Public Art- Travelers along Arlington Blvd. see intricately-carved concrete patterns and illuminated, patterned-steel grills, providing a memorable landmark entrance into Arlington.

Owners: Virginia Department of Transportation

Designer/Artist: Vicki Scuri, VS SiteWorks & AECOM

Contractor: Flippo Construction

“Ripple” (Water Pollution Control Plant Fence Enhancement)- 3402 S. Glebe Rd.

Public Art- This design enhancement consists of over 800 linear feet of fence panels and brightly-colored “widgets,” based on the designers’ interpretation of tools and methods used at the plant.

Owners: Arlington County

Designer/Artist: Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen

Contractor: Chris Berg

3001-3003 Washington Blvd.- Clarendon

New Commercial Construction/Historic Preservation- This new development preserves two off-site landmark buildings as well as the façade and restoration of two on-site landmark buildings.

Owners: Penzance

Architect: Noritake Associates

Contractor: Clark Construction

Davis Place- 2900 17th St. S.

New Construction/Residential/Affordable Housing- All ten apartment units are linked by breezeway circulation in a “four-square” arrangement, encouraging neighbor interaction.

Owners: AHC

Architect: Cunningham Quill Architects

Contractor: Abramson Properties

DESIGNArlington 2013 award recipients were recognized for projects including public art, private home renovations, new construction and commercial space renovations. Judges examined 43 entries and winners were recognized at a reception on March 4, 2014.

Our panel of distinguished judges for the 2013 program included: Victor Dover, Urban Designer with Dover, Kohl & Partners; Sarah Lewis, Architect and Urban Designer with Fuss & O’Neill; Claire Bedat, Landscape Architect with AECOM; and John Rust, Architect and Historic Preservationist with Rust Orling Architecture. 

Awards of Excellence

Diaz Residence – 4301 37th Road N.

Residential addition/renovation – Subtle updates to the front façade and a significant addition to the rear of the home modernized a single-family home without completely changing its appearance or how it fits in with neighboring homes.

Owners: Jerry and Wanda Diaz

Architect: Wanda Madrid-Diaz

Contractor: Arlington Construction Management

Bromptons at Monument Place – North Nash Street and 14th Street North

Residential new construction – Well-detailed neoclassical townhomes engage the street in a thoughtful way.

Developer: The Bromptons II

Architect: WHA Architecture & Planning

Others: Walter L. Phillips, Inc.; Michael Vergason, Goughnour Engineering

Wood Temple in a Garden – Studio W – 1608 N. Cleveland St.

Residential new construction – Well-designed studio outbuilding incorporates materials from the existing home. New addition is modern but respectful to neighborhood character.

Owner: Lawrence Washington

Architect: Temple Washington (WHA Architecture & Planning)

Contractor: Juniper Construction Company

+2Edison7 – 5077 27th St. N.

Residential addition/renovation – Compact footprint is appropriately scaled for the neighborhood. It creates contrasts with neighboring buildings without competing for attention.

Owner: Todd and Diane Ray

Architect: Studio Twenty Seven Architecture

Others: Phelps & Phelps; Ehlert/Bryan Inc.

Monroe House – 3132 N. Monroe St.

Residential new construction – Design is respectful of setbacks and scale of neighboring homes. Meticulously detailed without looking out of place.

Owner: Jeremy and Tamara Priess

Architect: Moore Architects PC

Others: Russ Whitworth, Ironstar; Jordan Honeyman Landscape Architecture

Crystal Drive Streetscape

Commercial renovation/ new construction. Transformed an auto-oriented street into a lively multi-use corridor. Highlights the shifting goals in urban design and placemaking.

Owner: Vornado/ Charles E. Smith

Architect: WDG Architecture; Cooper Carry, Inc.

Others: L.F. Jennings; Parker Rodriguez, Inc.; The Eisen Group; VKA Virginia, LLC

Egge Residence – 3317 N. 23rd St.

Residential addition/historic preservation – Addition nearly doubled the size of the historic home without altering its character.

Owners: Peter and Lindsay Egge

Architect: Fitzharris Designs, LLC

Others: SAI Contractors; KNF Engineering

Pentagon Row Plaza – Pentagon City

Open space renovation – Optimizes space and outdoor recreational areas. Highlights how a public space can be reinvented to adapt to new needs.

Owner: Federal Realty Investment Trust

Landscape Architect: Mahan Rykiel Associates

Architect: Brown Craig Turner Architects

Others: L.F. Jennings; VIKA Virginia, LLC

Honorable Mention

800 N. Glebe Road

Mixed-use new construction – This building engages the adjacent sidewalk. It includes a historic architectural reference to the former Bob Peck Chevrolet building, as well as a historic marker.

Owner: JBG

Architect: Cooper Carry, Inc.

Others: Clark Construction; Bowman Consulting Group; Girard Engineering

“Wave Arbor” in Long Bridge Park

Public art – Kinetic art incorporated into a recreational space.

Owner: Arlington County

Artist: Douglas Hollis

Others: Troco; Hughes Group Architects; Hargreaves Associates

DESIGNArlington recognizes excellence in architectural, public art and landscape projects. Our panel of distinguished judges for the 2011 program included: Sunny Scully Alsup, FASLA, Principal Emeritus of Lewis Scully Gionet; Mary Oehrlein, FAIA, LEED-AP Historic Preservation Officer of the Architect of the Capitol, Owner of Oehrlein and Associates Architects; Deborah Dietsch, journalist and author covering architecture, art, and design; former editor-in-chief of Architecture Magazine and current art and architecture critic for the Washington Times; and Lee Quill, FAIA, CNU, Principal, Cunningham /Quill Architects. An award ceremony was held Feb. 14, 2012. 

Jury Citation

Central Space – 1201 Wilson Blvd.

Owner/ Sponsor: Rosslyn Business Improvement District; JBG Companies
Others: Cannon Design

Awards of Excellence

Shirlington Library – Signature Theatre – 4200 Campbell Ave. 

Architect: Gregory Lukmire, AIA, The Lukmire Partnership Architects
Others: S3E Klingemann Consulting Engineers

Washington-Liberty High School – 1301 N. Stafford St. 

Owner: Arlington Public Schools
Architects: Grimm + Parker Architects
Others: Hess Construction

Reed School & Westover Library – 1644 N. McKinley Rd.

Architects: William Spack, Tom Wheeler & Jenny Kirwan, cox graee + spack architects
Others: Brian J. Stephenson + Company, LLC

Harmon Residence – 2914 23rd Street N.

Architectural Designer: Heidi FitzHarris, FitzHarris Designs
Others: Ralph Carder Company, contractor; KNF Engineering

Gleason/Pries Residence – 3420 N. Utah St.

Architect: Jon Hensley, Sunny Carroll, Jon Hensley Architects
Others: Scott Brinitzer, Katia Goffin, Scott Brinitzer Design Associates, Inc.; Simon Ley, The Ley Group

Awards of Merit

GMU Founders Hall – 3351 Fairfax Dr.

Architect: SmithGroupJJR
Others: Pete Togni, Manhattan Construction Company; Mohammed Ghoseh, McMullan & Associates; Joe Mensch, Wiles Mensch, Jeff Abravesh, Jacobs Engineering Group; David Thibodeau, E.K. Fox & Associates; Richard Derbyshire, Shen Milsom Wilke, Protection Engineering Group

Northside Social – 3211 Wilson Blvd.

Architect: Maria Wright, BCN Design Build
Others: Brian Normile, BCN Design Build

The Jordan – 801 N. Wakefield St.

Architects: David T. Haresign, AIA; Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS
Others: Harkins Builders, Inc.; Bowman Consulting, Integral Performance Engineering Group

Piazza/Greer Residence – 2718 25th Street North

Architect: Richard Loosle, KUBE architecture
Others: Madden Corporation; Potomac Woodwork

DESIGNArlington recognizes excellence in architectural, public art and landscape projects. Our panel of distinguished judges for this inaugural program included: Roger K. Lewis, FAIA; Robert Sponseller, AIA; Bill Spack, AIA; and Jonathan Fitch, ASLA.

• Awards Presentation

Awards of Excellence

Fort Scott Residence – 2765 Fort Scott Dr.

Spout Run Residence – 2758 N. Nelson St. 

Owners: David Harris and Elena Sterlin
Architect: David Jameson Architect, Inc.
Others: Added Dimensions, Inc.

McGlone Residence – 4521 32nd Rd. N. 

Owners: William McGlone and Lisa Ruskowski
Architect: Wiedemann Architects, LLC
Others: McNamara Brothers, Inc.; Frank Chow, P.E.

ECO-Art – Crystal City Water Park

Awards of Merit

Flynn/Harless Residence – 521 N. George Mason Dr.

Hibbitt Residence – 1028 N. Daniel St.

220 Twentieth – 220 20th St. S.

The Shelton – 3215 24th St. S.

The Wooster and The Mercer Lofts – 1600 Clarendon Blvd. and 1615 N. Queen St.

Kettler Capitals Iceplex – 609 N. Glebe Rd.

Arlington Arts Center – 3550 Wilson Blvd.