The upper level foyer is flooded with light. Located a block from Somerset Elementary and the Somerset town pool, this 6-bedroom, 2.5 bath nearly 2,700 square-foot gem was completely renovated while retaining its original mid-century vibe. Watching the deer, foxes, owls, chipmunks, and array of songbirds, you will almost forget you're walking distance to Friendship Heights metro and Whole Foods. Designed in 1950 by renowned female modernist architect Chloethiel Woodard Smith, the house features floor-to-ceiling windows and views from all rooms of the ever-changing landscape of adjacent parkland. This mid-century modern 'upside-down' house in the coveted neighborhood of Somerset is unlike any other. Located a block from Somerset Elementary. chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1987.This mid-century modern 'upside-down' house in the coveted neighborhood of Somerset is unlike any other. She was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1944 and was awarded the Centennial Award of the D.C. She was a professor of architecture at the University de San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia, from 1942 to 1944.

Smith earned her undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Oregon in 1932 and a master’s degree in architecture from Washington University in St. Smith was a founding trustee of the National Building Museum and served on numerous boards and commissions, including the Kennedy Center, President’s Council on Pennsylvania Avenue, National Commission on Urban Problems, and Committee of 100 on the Federal City. She formed Keyes, Smith & Satterlee in 1950, and from 1963 to 1983 she practiced in her own firm, Chloethiel Woodard Smith & Associates. Early in her career, Smith worked for the Federal Housing Authority and in the 1940s for Berla & Abel. Embassy in Paraguay and developed a master plan for Quito, Ecuador. Her office projects in the District included the Blake Building and 1100 Connecticut Avenue overseas, she designed the U.S. She also designed the Waterview townhouses in the planned community of Reston, Virginia. She completed several projects in the redevelopment, including Capitol Park, Harbour Square, and Waterside Mall, and developed a proposal for a bridge with shops and restaurants spanning Washington Channel inspired by the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy.

She developed a plan in 1952 for the redevelopment of Washington’s Southwest quadrant with Louis Justement. Architect Chloethiel Woodard Smith, FAIA, was an influential midcentury modernist based in Washington, D.C.

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