One of the hallmarks of architect David Jameson’s work is his ability to recast concepts and spaces, crafting singular, wholly contemporary environments he describes as “habitable art.”

Take a house on the Maryland shore that at first glance appears as a series of modern, geometric pavilions. On closer inspection, the early American antecedents are apparent. Or perhaps a Washington, D.C., art gallery he designed (his practice takes on boutique commercial projects as well as residential commissions) that departs from the usual wide-open model and instead provides visitors with a more intimate viewing experience. For each, Jameson, a 2004 recipient of the AIA’s Young Architects award, was sure to reflect “on the forces and constraints that come to bear on a project—the site, light, budget and program—then distill those forces into a tectonic concept that resonates with elegance and clarity,” he says.

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