NCModernist Architecture You Love

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Maria Ivanova
Rusafova

(1967– )

Maria Rusafova grew up in Bulgaria. After graduating in 2000 with a Bachelor of Architecture from the UT-Knoxville College of Architecture, she interned for Progressive Architecture+Design and ADS Architects. From 2000 to 2013, she worked at PBC+L Architecture/Clark Nexsen. She lives and works in Asheville NC, is married to and partners with architect Jakub Markulis, and speaks Bulgarian, Russian, French, and English. In 2013 they went with their kids on a 18-month, round-the-world trip.

Maria Ivanova Rusafova Maria Ivanova Rusafova
2003

The Maria Rusafova and Jakub Markulis House

2 Perdue Place, Asheville NC

Designed with Jakub Markulis. Photos by Jennifer Coates.

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2003

The Vincent and Kira Luca Residence

57 Mount Emerald Drive, Fairview NC

Designed with Jakub Markulis. Sold in 2017 to Tara D. and William B. Peaco.

The Vincent and Kira Luca Residence The Vincent and Kira Luca Residence
2010

The Brown House

268 Ananda Girisuta Drive, Marshall NC

Property contains a 2004 studio building, second photo, plus an additional 2010 building, third photo, aka the Red house. Both designed by Rusafova. For sale in 2017. Property may have been renumbered.

The Brown House The Brown House The Brown House
2013

The Mariana Niemtzoff and Rodolfo Curiel Houseaka The Stegall Lane House

7 Stegall Lane, Asheville NC

Designed with Jakub Markulis. Photos by Jennifer Coates.

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2012

The Cabarete Retreat, Cabarete

Dominican Republic

Built by local labor.

The Cabarete Retreat, Cabarete
2014

The Black and White House

Asheville NC

An accessory unit in the backyard of a house.

The Black and White House
2016

The WOW House

Whispering Oaks Way, Candler NC

The WOW House The WOW House
2017

Untitled

51 Shelburne Woods Drive, Asheville NC

The first of nine sustainable Modernist houses built by Sun Mountain Building.

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2017

The Ramon Berrayarza and Maria Hernandez House

110 Sixth Street, Black Mountain NC

The Ramon Berrayarza and Maria Hernandez House
2018

The Sapphire Cabin

Sapphire NC

Built by Mountain House Construction. Photo by Ryan Theede. Winner of the 2019 Matsumoto Prize.

The Sapphire Cabin
2019

The Casa Negra

West Asheville NC

An accessory unit in the backyard of a house.

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2020

The Cabin House

Asheville NC

1800 sf. Native plant landscaping by the client. Built by Green Light Home Builders, LLC. Photos by Lissa Gotwals and Ryan Theede.

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2020

The Robert McLane Houseaka Pavilion House

10 Towering Oaks Lane, Asheville NC

Built by GreenLight Home Builder. Landscape architecture by Vision Design Collaborative. Photos by Ryan Theede.

The Robert McLane House The Robert McLane House The Robert McLane House
2023

Dairy Gap House

11 Dairy Gap Road, Asheville NC

Built by Think Build+Design, with structural engineering by Jeffrey Brown and Interiors by the client.

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Sources include: Maria Rusafova; Rusafova Markulis Architects.