About Matt Ossolinski

Matthew M. Ossolinski, AIA, LEED-AP, graduated Cum Laude from the Architecture school of Carnegie Mellon University where he earned his professional degree in 1980. After graduating, he worked for some of Washington, DC’s most distinguished architects such as Shalom Baranes Associates, and Hickok-Warner Architects.  In 1996, he established Ossolinski Architects to focus on design and service for single and multi-family residential clients.  Since then, his practice has expanded to commercial projects as well.

Over the years, his work has been published in Architectural Record, Progressive Architecture, and The New York Times.  It has earned awards from the American Institute of Architects, the Masonry Institute, Inform Magazine, and Spaces Magazine.  HIs work has been exhibited at the National Building Museum as among the best in Washington.   In 2012, and again in 2014, he was named to the Washington area’s “100 Top Designers” by Home & Design Magazine

In addition to new, modern construction, Mr. Ossolinski is also expert at working with the constraints presented by existing buildings. He has designed successful renovations and additions to residences and commercial structures within the numerous historic districts of Washington, DC, Herndon, VA, and Annapolis, MD

Mr. Ossolinski has maintained a strong connection to the communities where he lives and works.  He has served as a board member of the H Street Community Development Association, as Economic Development advisor to a downtown Washington ANC (Advisory Neighborhood Council) and as pro bono architect to The Family Place, a local Latino social services agency.  He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, and is LEED accredited for the design of sustainable buildings.  He currently servise as Chair of AIA|DC’s Capital Area CRAN (Custom Residential Architects’ Network) and is a board member of the Heritage Preservation Review Board for Herndon, VA.  In non-professional capacities he has served in several lay-leadership positions at St. Mark’s Church, Capitol Hill, earning the role of “Elder” within the congregation

He has two grown children and lives with his wife in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, DC