{"id":209154,"date":"2023-04-20T10:03:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T14:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=209154"},"modified":"2023-04-20T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T14:03:58","slug":"colleen-healey-modernist-home-maryland","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/colleen-healey-modernist-home-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleen Healey Erects a Clerestory on a Modernist Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In the living area, a Pablo Lighting pendant hangs over a Burrow sectional and Hans J. Wegner Shell chair, with a coffee table by Four Hands and a Design Within Reach side table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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April 20, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Jesse Dorris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Brian Wetzel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Colleen Healey Erects a Clerestory on a Modernist Home<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

When Sasha and Shay Knaani bought a four-bedroom, three-bath split level in Chevy Chase, Maryland, they loved a lot about it: the Modernist brick structure, dating back to 1956; its convenient location on a major road; and its verdant backyard, ready to be gardened. But each plus came with a minus. The original structure was not quite big enough. The road made privacy difficult in the front-facing rooms. And the backyard was disconnected from much of the house, blocked from view at the main level by those bathrooms and bedrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colleen Healey Architecture<\/a> helped them lighten up\u2014literally. \u201cMy very first instinct was to remove the existing roof, keep much of the brick structure intact, and just float a new flat roof over the top,\u201d Healey says. Between the new roof and the original brick, she installed a clean-lined clerestory of bands of windows, which christened the Knaani\u2019s home The Clerestory House. \u201cIt brings in light,\u201d she says, \u201cbut gives them complete privacy in the great room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A total reorganization of the rooms below increased focus on the garden. Healey moved the main entrance from the side to the front, where new dark brick walls orient the split-level stairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliminating one of the bedrooms and reconfiguring the primary bedroom suite meant that, upon entering, guests could see all the way through the house to the garden, without seeing any of the private spaces. And relocating the kitchen to one side created the opportunity for a cozy side court with further garden access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the clerestory, Healey also built a garage, with two bedrooms and a single-story kitchen addition, bringing the new abode to an ample 4,000-square-feet comprising five bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms. Local artist Kate Zaremba crafted dramatic wallcovering for a glamorous powder room, but otherwise, Healey says, \u201cWe didn\u2019t use a lot of different materials in the project.\u201d It was mostly sunlight and brick. \u201cI love those brick walls,\u201d she notes,\u201d and how \u201cthis piece of the outdoors made its way inside.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The sunny kitchen\u2019s faucet is by Moen, and the sink is Ruvati.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Inside a Modernist Home With a Light-Filled Clerestory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Healey designed a custom metal balustrade to connect the dining area to the upper level.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the living area, a Pablo Lighting pendant hangs over a Burrow sectional and Hans J. Wegner Shell chair, with a coffee table by Four Hands and a Design Within Reach side table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A nook in the primary bedroom offers Shell chairs with a view of the backyard, on a Jonathan Adler for Ruggable rug. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An Eileen Gray table for Design Within Reach rests next to the primary bedroom\u2019s All Modern bed, with a Foscarini pendant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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FLOS lights illuminate the powder room; the mirror is by One Kings Lane, and the All Modern sink has a Moen faucet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The band of windows seems to float above the original brick box. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n