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A full-service architecture and interior design project in McLean, VA - where timeless modern design meets the way a family actually lives.
Contact UsTotal Area
7,588 SF
Scope
Architecture + Interiors
Location
McLean, VA
Delivery
Full-Service
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Client Need
Luxury Modern Transformation
Transform a traditional McLean property into a cohesive, intentional luxury modern home - built to last.
Location
McLean, VA
One of Northern Virginia's most sought-after residential communities, steps from the Beltway.
Design Focus
Architecture & Interiors
Full-service architecture and interior luxury design - every decision coordinated under one vision.
The Zee Design Advantage
Single Point of Vision
From concept through construction coordination, Zee Design served as the single point of vision for every decision on this home.
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The Challenge
The owners of Wemberly Way came to Zee Design with a clear but ambitious goal: to reimagine a traditional McLean property as a fully integrated luxury modern home — one that felt as considered from the curb as it did at the breakfast table.
The challenge was not simply aesthetic. It required rethinking the home's circulation, spatial hierarchy, and material language from the ground up — while managing a construction process that demanded absolute continuity between architectural intent and interior execution.
That's where Zee Design's full-service model becomes a structural advantage, not just a convenience.
Our Approach
Wemberly Way moved through Zee Design's integrated process — a disciplined sequence where each phase informs the next and no decision exists in isolation.
Client-Centric Discovery
Before a single line was drawn, we conducted deep listening sessions with the owners-mapping how they actually move through a home, entertain, work, and rest. The design grew from lived priorities, not aesthetic defaults.
Flow and Function
We reimagined the home's circulation entirely - rethinking how spaces connect, where natural light lands, and how interior volumes feel from every approach. Functional clarity drives every spatial decision at Zee Design.
A Timeless Approach
We chose materials, finishes, and forms that will look as deliberate in 20 years as they do today. Timeless design is not trend-avoidance — it's a commitment to proportion, material honesty, and restrained beauty.
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From lot analysis through detailed renderings, each phase of the Wemberly Way documentation tells the same architectural story with increasing precision.
The Foundation
We sculpt both the architectural and interior design to ensure a cohesive result, overseeing every step of the process.
The Eye on the Detail
We factor in the specific zoning nuances and high-end aesthetic of Northern Virginia's most exclusive neighbourhoods.
Experts in Luxury Design
Our expertise in luxury modern home designs ensures the plans include detailed interior specifications.
We sculpt both the architectural and interior design to ensure a cohesive result, overseeing every step of the process.
We factor in the specific zoning nuances and high-end aesthetic of Northern Virginia's most exclusive neighbourhoods.
Our expertise in luxury modern home designs ensures the plans include detailed interior specifications.
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Contextual Mastery
We perform detailed site analyses to maximize natural light, views, and privacy, seamlessly integrating your home with the surrounding landscape.
Legacy Design
Our focus lies in creating legacies, meaning structures built with timeless principles that will hold their value and beauty for generations.
Full-Service Oversight
As a full-service firm, Zee Design handles the entire scope of your project, from initial architectural plans to the selection of all interior finishes, ensuring a fully integrated result.
The Result
Architectural Coherence
When architecture and interiors are designed together, there are no surprises - no millwork that doesn't clear a ceiling line, no material that arrives on site and fights everything around it. Wemberly Way was resolved at every scale before the first permit was pulled.
Construction
Clarity
Our documentation - lot analysis, site plans, floor plans, elevations, and detailed renderings gave the builder a single source of truth at every phase. Fewer RFIs. Fewer change orders. A project that moves.
Enduring Material Choices
Every material specified for Wemberly Way was chosen to perform beautifully for decades: natural stone, warm wood, and steel that ages rather than dates. The home will look as intentional in 2040 as it does today.
A Home Built for Real Life
The final result is not a magazine shoot waiting to happen - it is a home calibrated to a specific family's rhythms, light preferences, and spatial instincts. The design is luxurious precisely because it fits.
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Zee Design Studio brings full-service architecture and interior design to clients across Northern Virginia and the Washington DC metro area.
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