McLean Featured On DC-Metro Modern Home Tour

MCLEAN, VA—McLean is one of the featured communities of the returning DC-Metro Modern Home Tour. The second annual DC area tour is set for Saturday, Oct. 6 from 11 a .m.-5 p.m.

The DC-Metro Modern Home Tour offers entry into nine DC region homes exemplifying modern architecture. Homes are from McLean and Arlington in Virginia, Takoma Park, Bethesda and Chevy Chase in Maryland and Washington, DC.

Participating homes include:

• Franklin Park Road, McLean: A modern home in McLean, designed in 1997 by veteran architect Angus MacDonald who specialized in disaster-proof construction, that employs the architect’s own Am-Cor design using concrete and steel
• North Ivanhoe Street, Arlington: A 1949 mid-century stone and stucco home in Arlington that has received a loving modern interior re-design by Kathy McIntire of Kmac Corp Design
• North Second Road, Arlington: A brand-new modern Prairie-Style custom home in Arlington, designed and built by Sagatov Design+Build
• Park Avenue, Takoma Park: A remodeled craftsman bungalow with a mix of very modern and craftsman finishes and details, located in Takoma Park and designed by Braitman Design Studio
• Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda: A renovation and addition to a Bethesda bungalow that blends tradition and modernity in form and detail, designed by Gardner Architects LLC
• Ashboro Drive, Chevy Chase: A Travis Price-designed home from the 1980s, located in Chevy Chase, that is just as modern today as it was 30 years ago… and now includes a home theater
• Aberfoyle Place NW, Washington, DC: A second Travis Price home, sitting on the edge or Pinehurst Parkway Park, that adds a substantial modern addition to an existing Tudor cottage-style home
• Leeward Place, Bethesda: In Bethesda, see how architect Mark McInturff turned a little “complex” of four run-down cottages from the 1920s into his own home and studio over the last 40 years
• Hillmead Road, Bethesda: A 1939 Tudor-inspired brick home in Bethesda that has been given a modern addition and redesign by Paola One Design

The tour is presented by the Modern Architecture+ Design Society (MA+DS) and the Contemporary Listings Group at TTR Sotheby's International Realty. It allows local architects, designers, and home builders to showcase their work and community members to tour the homes and ask questions about the thought behind the designs.

"This will be our second Modern Home Tour in the DC area and we couldn’t be more excited to return," says MA+DS founder and president, James Leasure. "Last year’s inaugural tour was a solid success. This year, we are offering more homes to explore in a wider area. Our line-up for 2018 is more diverse and showcases an incredible range of modern architecture and design in the DC-metro area."

New this year is a partnership with the American Institute of Architects Student chapter at the University of Maryland College Park. Students will help staff the event in return for a donation to the club.

Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 on the day of the tour. All ages 12 and up are invited to attend. For more information, visit the tour's website.

Images of McLean home via Sean Shanahan