Walter Rice died in 1998, and Inger Rice remained in the house until 2007, when she moved into a retirement home. After she moved, the home was vacant for three years and fell into some disrepair. For several years the Foundation worked with architects on plans for renovation, which started in the fall of 2011 and were recently completed.
One spectacular example of Neutra's treatment of spatial elements is a marble wall that is inside and outside the house and can be seen through a perpendicular glass wall. Other interesting features of the original construction were a deck with a 4-foot water guard on its outer edge and a Japanese sunken seating area.
The home was given a new roof, cork floors, new interior paint an a new second-story deck with railing, which was required by today's building codes.
From timesdispatch.com, nbc12.com and moderncapitaldc.com
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| Pre-renovation: Exterior moderncapitaldc.com (photo by Michael Shapiro) |
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| Post-renovation: Exterior nbc12.com |
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| Post-renovation: Exterior times-dispatch.com |
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| Pre-renovation: Deck with water barrier moderncapitaldc.com (photo by Michael Shapiro) |
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| Post-renovation: New deck with railing times-dispatch.com |
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| Pre-renovation: Japanese seating area moderncapitaldc.com (photo by Michael Shapiro) |
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| Post-renovation: Japanese seating area times-dispatch.com |
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| Pre-renovation: Second floor moderncapitaldc.com (photo by Michael Shapiro) |
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| Post-renovation: Second floor times-dispatch.com |
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| Post-renovation: Fireplace nbc12.com |
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| Post-renovation: Staircase nbc12.com |
