COVER STORY · Savvy in Four Stories · A Contemporary with Character WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH RHODES PHOTOGRAPHED BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER
ON THE COVER: Seen at dusk, the winning Capitol Hill-area home is a remodel that shows an edgy combination of coated metal siding and marine-grade plywood sealed against the weather with four coats of varnish. The bottom floor holds two studio apartments.

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