Luxury home: Alexandria home encased in glass

When architects work for clients, they sometimes need to curtail their imaginations to bring their clients' vision to life rather than their own. But when architects design their own homes, well, then, the sky's the limit.

Architect Charles M. Goodman designed the home at 510 N. Quaker Lane in Alexandria, Va., for his own residence, a contemporary home with walls of glass and extensive outdoor space. On the market for $1,249,000, this dramatic home has approximately 4,800 finished square feet of indoor living space and an additional 2,000 square feet of stone patios, terraces and walkways surrounding it.

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