Renovated midcentury home gets modern additions

Originally built in the 1950s, this midcentury gem in Kensington, Maryland, just got a lot more modern. When Janet Bloomberg, founder of the Washington DC-based firm KUBE Architecture bought the home designed by well-known area architect Charles Goodman, she knew she wanted to retain its midcentury bones while updating it with a contemporary glint.

Over the course of two phases, Bloomberg subtly renovated Goodman’s design, opening the kitchen to the living room and bringing an industrial airiness to the window-lined space. She left the layout intact, instead designing two additional structures that connect to the main house via an indoor walkway, now used as a gallery space to showcase art.

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The additions echo certain aspects of the original house—Bloomberg designed the two structures with slanted shed roofs that together mimic Goodman’s pitched roof. Both additions, which house a den, office, and play space for kids, have floor-to-ceiling windows, concrete floors, and bright accent walls.

Julia Heine

Julia Heine

Julia Heine

Julia Heine