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NaCL House never relies on scale for presence

Despite spanning nearly 6,000 square feet across three levels, the structure settles into the site with remarkable restraint. Cantilevered forms extend outward while preserving openness around the home itself, avoiding the visual heaviness typical of large new-build construction.

Designed by David Jameson

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NaCl House never relies on scale for presence
7405 Helmsdale Rd, Bethesda, MD
Listed by Ron Mangas, Jr
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

NaCl House exists somewhere between residence and sculptural study.

Designed by architect David Jameson, the internationally published Bethesda home manipulates geometry, light, and perception through cantilevered forms and carefully controlled spatial sequencing. Volumes appear to hover. Openings reveal themselves gradually. Light continuously reshapes the experience of the interior.

The result is architecture that feels rigorous, restrained, and deeply intentional from every angle.

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7405 Helmsdale Rd, Bethesda, MD
Listed by Ron Mangas, Jr
TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

There are very few homes in the Washington region that approach architecture with genuine discipline.

Designed by builder and structural engineer Jack Willmore, this Fairfax Station residence draws from the principles of organic modernism through horizontality, layered cantilevers, integration with landscape, and restrained spatial sequencing. The influence is recognizable, but the home never feels imitative.

Inside, a two-story gallery centered around an interior koi pond establishes the atmosphere immediately. Light reflects from the water throughout the day while the surrounding woods and moving air become part of the experience itself.

11604 Fairfax Station Road
Fairfax Station, Virginia
Offered by Ron Mangas, Jr
TTR Sotheby's International Realty