KUBE Architecture

Before + After : Caché House

Views of a northwest DC row house that was completely renovated on all three levels. The owners requested a warm, modern, light-filled home, with the main spaces open to each other for ease of entertainment. To accomplish this we removed all the dividing walls on the first floor to allow light to come from both ends of the row house.

A custom display unit made of steel and wood was designed around a new gas fireplace. Steel shelves above are braced with steel rods that are further tied to the unit below via a folded steel shelf. A LED strip in the ceiling accents the full display below. The playful lines of the ceiling pendant in the foreground are a purposeful contrast to the rectilinear lines of the fireplace display.

A uniform palette of warm colors, wood floors, exposed brick, steel, and glass unify the three levels.

KUBE featured in new online publication “Design Vibes,” for Cinder Villa - a Georgetown condo “born of fire” and revived into a “modern nest.”


https://design-vibes.com/2025/02/23/kube-architects-gave-this-burnt-out-d-c-house-a-new-life/