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Oriented toward a family room/screening room and open to an outdoor pool deck, this kitchen balances illumination with a large skylight over its work area.

RADA K+B Winners, 2004-2011

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RADA K+B Winners, 2004-2011

  • 2011 Kitchen/Merit: Ridgeline House, Pasadena, Calif., by Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, Calif.

    Oriented toward a family room/screening room and open to an outdoor pool deck, this kitchen balances illumination with a large skylight over its work area.

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    Oriented toward a family room/screening room and open to an outdoor pool deck, this kitchen balances illumination with a large skylight over its work area.

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    Dominique Vorillon

    Oriented toward a family room/screening room and open to an outdoor pool deck, this kitchen balances illumination with a large skylight over its work area.

  • 2011 Kitchen/Merit: Ridgeline House, Pasadena, Calif., by Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, Calif.

    With its walls devoted to storage cabinets and a concealable home office, the kitchen concentrates counter space on two large islands.

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    With its walls devoted to storage cabinets and a concealable home office, the kitchen concentrates counter space on two large islands.

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    Dominique Vorillon

    With its walls devoted to storage cabinets and a concealable home office, the kitchen concentrates counter space on two large islands.

  • 2011 Kitchen/Merit: Ridgeline House, Pasadena, Calif., by Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, Calif.

    Cooking and dining areas enjoy a clear view of the screen.

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    Cooking and dining areas enjoy a clear view of the screen.

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    Dominique Vorillon

    Cooking and dining areas enjoy a clear view of the screen.

  • 2011 Kitchen/Merit: Ridgeline House, Pasadena, Calif., by Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, Calif.

    A view of the kitchen/family room from the pool deck.

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    A view of the kitchen/family room from the pool deck.

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    Dominique Vorillon

    A view of the kitchen/family room from the pool deck.

  • 2011 Kitchen/Merit: Ridgeline House, Pasadena, Calif., by Montalba Architects, Santa Monica, Calif.

    The floor plan.

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    The floor plan.

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    Josh Russell

    The floor plan.

  • 2011 Bath/Merit: Little Farmhouse Bath, Douglas County, Kan., by Rockhill and Associates, Lecompton, Kan.

    The new bath revives the spirit of an original porch that had been walled in since the arrival of indoor plumbing.

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    The new bath revives the spirit of an original porch that had been walled in since the arrival of indoor plumbing.

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    Dan Rockhill

    The new bath revives the spirit of an original porch that had been walled in since the arrival of indoor plumbing.

  • 2011 Bath/Merit: Little Farmhouse Bath, Douglas County, Kan., by Rockhill and Associates, Lecompton, Kan.

    Simple forms, utilitarian components, and abundant south light lend this new bath an astringent clarity.

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    Simple forms, utilitarian components, and abundant south light lend this new bath an astringent clarity.

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    Dan Rockhill

    Simple forms, utilitarian components, and abundant south light lend this new bath an astringent clarity.

  • 2011 Bath/Merit: Little Farmhouse Bath, Douglas County, Kan., by Rockhill and Associates, Lecompton, Kan.

    The house before the project began.

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    The house before the project began.

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    Dan Rockhill

    The house before the project began.

  • 2011 Bath/Merit: Little Farmhouse Bath, Douglas County, Kan., by Rockhill and Associates, Lecompton, Kan.

    The lavatory was fabricated from salvaged agricultural equipment. The fittings were an eBay bargain. Windows are all salvaged warehouse sash.

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    The lavatory was fabricated from salvaged agricultural equipment. The fittings were an eBay bargain. Windows are all salvaged warehouse sash.

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    Dan Rockhill

    The lavatory was fabricated from salvaged agricultural equipment. The fittings were an eBay bargain. Windows are all salvaged warehouse sash.

  • 2011 Bath/Merit: Little Farmhouse Bath, Douglas County, Kan., by Rockhill and Associates, Lecompton, Kan.

    The Little Farmhouse is surrounded by acres of protected open land.

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    The Little Farmhouse is surrounded by acres of protected open land.

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    Dan Rockhill

    The Little Farmhouse is surrounded by acres of protected open land.

  • 2011 Bath/Merit: Little Farmhouse Bath, Douglas County, Kan., by Rockhill and Associates, Lecompton, Kan.

    Floor plan

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    Floor plan

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    Courtesy Rockhill and Associates

    Floor plan

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Asa Gilmore

    Changes in cabinet depth indicate a subtle shift from living space to kitchen.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Asa Gilmore

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Asa Gilmore

    The homeowners’ program demanded a minimalist space with an honest expression of its structure and materials.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Asa Gilmore

    The metal stair leads from the second-floor main living space to a reading loft. Custom cabinetry throughout the home stores kitchen and laundry supplies, as well as other secrets.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Asa Gilmore

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Asa Gilmore

    Beyond the sleek Murphy bed, etched glass pocket doors screen the combination bath/laundry/closet in this hardworking space.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Asa Gilmore

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev., by Hawkins & Associates, Reno, Nev.

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    Hawkins & Associates

    The project's floor plans.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Riverbank Residence, Stamford, Conn., by Joeb + Partners, Architects, Greenwich, Conn.

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    Lorin Klaris Photography

    Striking contrasts —ebonized floors and white cabinets, a mobile island and fixed appliances, contemporary stainless steel and traditional wood —punctuate the elegant room.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Riverbank Residence, Stamford, Conn., by Joeb + Partners, Architects, Greenwich, Conn.

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    Lorin Klaris Photography

    The vertical lines of a custom leather banquette are echoed in the elegantly slim legs of the round breakfast table.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Riverbank Residence, Stamford, Conn., by Joeb + Partners, Architects, Greenwich, Conn.

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    David Sundberg/Esto www.esto.com

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Riverbank Residence, Stamford, Conn., by Joeb + Partners, Architects, Greenwich, Conn.

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    Joeb + Partners, Architects

    The kitchen’s floor plan.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Reykjavik, Iceland, by Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.

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    Minarc

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Reykjavik, Iceland, by Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.

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    Minarc

    The kitchen wall is solid black lava stone. The material reflects Iceland’s volcanic topography and suggests a kind of black box theater for the owner’s live/work space.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Reykjavik, Iceland, by Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.

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    Minarc

    The stainless steel countertop along the room’s textured stone wall lifts to reveal a recessed sink and cooktop.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Reykjavik, Iceland, by Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.

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    Minarc

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Reykjavik, Iceland, by Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.

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    Minarc

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Reykjavik, Iceland, by Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.

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    Minarc

    A black lava rock detail flows unobtrusively from wall to floor in the kitchen and bathroom.

  • 2009 Kitchen/Merit: Reykjavik, Iceland, by Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.

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    Minarc

    The project’s floor plan.

  • 2008 Bath/Grand: Netshed Wetroom, Astoria, Ore., by Chadbourne + Doss Architects, Seattle, Wash.

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    Thomas M. Barwick

    By night, the glowing bath cube becomes a destination for guests in need and a night-light for owners.

  • 2008 Bath/Grand: Netshed Wetroom, Astoria, Ore., by Chadbourne + Doss Architects, Seattle, Wash.

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    Thomas M. Barwick

    By day, the floor's river light projects watery reflections throughout the room.

  • 2008 Bath/Grand: Netshed Wetroom, Astoria, Ore., by Chadbourne + Doss Architects, Seattle, Wash.

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    chadbourne + doss architects

  • 2006 Kitchen/Grand: Commonage Kitchen, Great Falls, Va., Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect, Alexandria, Va.

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    600

    Paul Burk

    Gurney’s visually seamless kitchen design still has to function, so he masked electrical outlets by having them pop up out of the island’s surface. Roll-top doors hide countertop appliances, and custom-fitted butcher blocks slide to where they’re most neeed.

  • 2006 Kitchen/Grand: Commonage Kitchen, Great Falls, Va., Robert M. Gurney, FAIA,

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    Paul Burk

    Gurney’s visually seamless kitchen design still has to function, so he masked electrical outlets by having them pop up out of the island’s surface. Roll-top doors hide countertop appliances, and custom-fitted butcher blocks slide to where they’re most neeed.

  • 2006 Bath/Merit: Mccoy Bathroom, Alexandria, Va., Clint M. Larkan Design Studio, Alexandria, Va.

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    600

    Clint Larkan/www.cmlds.com

    The shower’s parallel “wet” and “dry” benches allow a caretaker to stay dry while helping the client’s son bathe.

  • 2006 Bath/Merit: Mccoy Bathroom, Alexandria, Va., Clint M. Larkan Design Studio, Alexandria, Va.

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    Clint Larkan/www.cmlds.com

    The room’s dark Wenge wood cabinets and backlit canopies provide a stark contrast to the muted beiges and grays of the bath’s slip-resistant porcelain tile and fireslate countertops, sinks, and benches. The fixtures and fittings were chosen for their simp

  • 2005 Kitchen/Grand: Potrero Hill Residence, San Francisco, Calif., Serrao Design | Architecture, San Francisco, Calif.

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    John Todd

    Floors and raised counter are bamboo, and the cabinetry is made of verticalgrain white fir veneer from a certified source and a low-formaldehyde MDF substrate.

  • 2005 Kitchen/Grand: Potrero Hill Residence, San Francisco, Calif., Serrao Design | Architecture, San Francisco, Calif.

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    John Todd

    Interior specs were guided by the clients’ green leanings.

  • 2005 Kitchen/Grand: Potrero Hill Residence, San Francisco, Calif., Serrao Design | Architecture, San Francisco, Calif.

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    John Todd

    The 24-inch-wide refrigerator is a high-efficiency European model with a freezer on the bottom.

  • 2005 Bath/Merit: Winter Residence, Tucson, Ariz., Ibarra Rosano Design Architects, Tucson, Ariz.

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    Bill Timmerman

    Part of the bath’s serene solution is ample storage.

  • 2005 Bath/Merit: Winter Residence, Tucson, Ariz., Ibarra Rosano Design Architects, Tucson, Ariz.

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    Bill Timmerman

    Wide drawers with recessed aluminum handles hold quotidian bathroom supplies; glass shelves behind a stainless steel shower screen house shampoo and soap.

  • 2004 Kitchen/Merit: Hannah's House, Memphis, Tenn., Archimania, Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.

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    Jeffrey Jacobs

    Cutout handles and casters on birch plywood cabinetry elevate budget-conscious material in this architect’s own kitchen. A splurge on Brazilian cherry flooring underscores the kitchen zone within the larger, maple-floored room.

  • 2004 Kitchen/Merit: Hannah's House, Memphis, Tenn., Archimania, Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.

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    Jeffrey Jacobs

    A splurge on Brazilian cherry flooring underscores the kitchen zone within the larger, maple-floored room.

  • 2004 Bath/Grand: Logsdon Restroom, Des Moines, Iowa, Herbert Lewiskruse Blunck Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa

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    Cameron Campbell

    A painted MDF base raises the vessel lav off the lower-than-standard countertop height and up to a more comfortable position.

  • 2004 Bath/Grand: Logsdon Restroom, Des Moines, Iowa, Herbert Lewiskruse Blunck Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa

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    Cameron Campbell

    The molding, trim, and wood floors in the bath match the Craftsman look found throughout the home, while sleek materials, such as highly polished black granite, glass, brushed stainless steel, and slate, make the tub/shower/sink combo contrastingly contem

  • 2004 Bath/Grand: Logsdon Restroom, Des Moines, Iowa, Herbert Lewiskruse Blunck Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa

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    Cameron Campbell

    A long trench drain with a perforated stainless cover prevents water overflow in the open shower.

  • 2004 Bath/Grand: Logsdon Restroom, Des Moines, Iowa, Herbert Lewiskruse Blunck Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa

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    600

  • 2004 Bath/Grand: Logsdon Restroom, Des Moines, Iowa, Herbert Lewiskruse Blunck Architecture, Des Moines, Iowa

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    600

  • 2004 Bath/Merit: Jackson Street Bathroom Suite Remodel, San Francisco, Calif., Lundberg Design, San Francisco. Calif.

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    Cesar Rubio

    Black granite, laminated glass, and oak floors stained black create elegant, ethereal spaces that float beneath the chaotic roofscape of this Victorian attic.

  • 2004 Bath/Merit: Jackson Street Bathroom Suite Remodel, San Francisco, Calif., Lundberg Design, San Francisco. Calif.

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    Cesar Rubio

    The wardrobe's structural system consists of thin stainless steel posts, which lightly touch the floor and walls, and cantilevered rods and shelving.

Kitchens and baths continue to be some of the most popular rooms where industry pros and homeowners alike focus their attention. It’s no wonder, then, that the kitchen and bath categories in our annual residential architect Design Awards tend to foster some of the toughest competitions and most animated discussions among judges. We’ve assembled past winners in these contentious categories to show you projects that have earned the highest regard of your peers. These winning kitchens and baths differ vastly in style but are all filled with elegant touches and clever innovations including lavish multipurpose kitchen islands, hidden-away appliances, salvaged farm equipment bath fixtures, and movie-set quality lighting design. Enjoy perusing the RADA kitchen and bath winners from 2004 through 2011.