Perfect Fit: Fairfax Station Contemporary Is an Artistic Match
Fallingwater-inspired design sits on eight acres surrounded by nature.
For 30 years, Michael Berg sought a home for his eight-piece suite of Karel Appel lithographs. He carried the art, which he had purchased as a college student, in a velvet-lined presentation bag as he moved around the world, but never found a house that offered the space needed to display it. Then he walked into 11604 Fairfax Station Road and knew his search was over. The 6,400 square-foot contemporary, built in 2000 by local architect and builder Jack Willmore, features a two-story central gallery as its “grand foyer.” The gallery, with floor-to-ceiling windows surrounding a huge indoor koi pond and a waterfall fountain, also has a two-story wall large enough to perfectly display the Appel art. Further, the koi pond wakened Berg’s …
