Lawlor Architects

Lawlor Architects is an architecture firm in Washington, DC, focused on single-family residential work for individuals and families. Established in 2003, the firm provides full-service design from schematic drawings through construction completion, guiding clients on decisions involving design, materials, building systems, and cost. The practice is intentionally small, with every project receiving individual attention from both the principal and project architects from first meeting to final punch list.

The firm is based in the Capitol Hill historic district. Its work is described as thoughtful, clean-lined, and comprehensive in approach, covering design, finishes, and interiors, with a collaborative process tailored to each client, site, and budget. The resulting homes are intended to be simultaneously modern and classic, sharing a consistent design language across each project. The principal, Stephen Lawlor AIA, is originally from Massachusetts, attended the Middlesex School in Concord, graduated from Hobart College and the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City, and earned his Masters of Architecture at the University of Maryland. The firm's completed projects are concentrated in the Washington, DC region, and many of its homes have been published and have won local and national awards.

The office sits on 4th Street SE in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, roughly a tenth of a mile from Independence Avenue Southeast and Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, and about a tenth of a mile from the Les Aspin Center for Government.

With two decades of residential practice on Capitol Hill and a portfolio of award-winning homes across the Washington region, Lawlor Architects continues to deliver individually tailored architecture rooted in its historic neighborhood.