Menassa Architecture, LLC is a full service architectural firm which specializes in the highest quality of architectural design through custom residential projects, renovations, additions, adaptive re-use of buildings, interior architecture, historic preservation, and boutique commercial projects throughout Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Jennifer M Kirwan, AIA

Principal

Jennifer Menassa Kirwan, is Principal and Owner of Menassa Architecture, LLC.  She has practiced architecture for over 19 years throughout the Washington DC area.

Jenny received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from East Carolina University in 1994 and her Masters of Architecture from the University of Maryland in 1999, where she graduated with high honors.  She worked at Allies and Morrison Architects in London upon graduation and returned to the United States in 2000 for a position at Lucas Associates in Baltimore.  From 2002 to 2005 she was employed at Muse Architects in Washington, DC, and then Cox, Graae + Spack Architects from 2005 until 2014.  In 2014 she established her own business, Menassa Architecture, which focuses on residential and commercial architecture.

Jenny is known for her ability to listen to her clients and respond with thoughtful unique design solutions which meet and exceed her clients’ needs and expectations. She approaches every project with a belief that the most successful architecture responds to its context and improves the client’s quality of life.

”Our surroundings can help or hinder our daily lives. As an Architect, I have the unique opportunity to create and transform spaces to compliment the way we live, contribute to our quality of life, and improve the environment in which we inhabit.”

Jenny resides in the Washington, DC area with her family.  They spend much time during the year at their family retreat at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, and Jenny has expanded her practice to working in the Garrett County, Maryland area.