Fans of HBO’s “The Wire” know Baltimore as a drug-addled urban jungle, where the closest thing to modern architecture is a tenement house with tarps strewn across its windows.

But it has much more, including Baltimore’s modern architects, who fill the city with ambitious, elegant projects.

Patrick Sutton Associates is responsible for some of Baltimore’s more exciting residences and commercial properties.

This renovation/addition project caught out eye for its sharp lines and use of light. The design slips into and accentuates the surrounding environment and yet creates an appearance of unique, modern, and smart architecture.

From the Web site:

The goal of the design team in this renovation/ addition was to create a clean-lined, uncluttered look in a rich palette of natural materials - mostly steel, wood and glass. Renovations included converting the former garage into a new living and dining space and creating a new, more visible two-story entrance. They also designed a new garage topped by a combination office/ guest house that triples as a changing area for the adjacent pool.