Residential Architect Magazine: 2003 RADA

residential architect design awards 2003

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:42:28 EST

From more than 575 entries, judges of the fourth annual residential architect Design Awards chose 27 winners. Robert Gurney wins top prize for his blue ridge farmhouse addition.

tick hall reconstruction, montauk, n.y.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:16 EST

When a 1997 fire destroyed a summer residence in Montauk, N.Y., the home's owners weren't the only ones who mourned. The 113-year-old building, known as Tick Hall, was designed by Stanford White and sited by Frederick Law Olmsted, and its loss represented a significant blow to the architectural community.

mckinley bathroom, omaha, neb.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:19:35 EST

When a Home Depot opened up in Omaha, Neb., it sparked a subversive idea in local architect Randy Brown's mind. "You can buy a bath there and basically plug it into your house," he says. "We decided to do the opposite."

fiat lux "let the light flow," del mar, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:21 EST

Because of a local law, 80 percent of the homes in Del Mar, Calif., are built partially underground. The dilemma that created for Jack B. Smyer II was how to deliver natural light to the basement bathroom of this house.

belvedere lagoon residence, belvedere, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:13:29 EST

This sunny little sitting area snuggles up to a handsome stone wall, which demarcates indoor and outdoor and public and private spaces of a renovated waterfront home.

p + d house, omaha, neb.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:13:55 EST

The attention lavished on a fireplace and built-in television cabinet in this suburban remodel impressed the judges. Architect Randy Brown actually tore a hole into the side of the house to line the TV up flush with the wall.

the wellington neighborhood, breckenridge, colo.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:13:44 EST

The Wellington Neighborhood stands out not only for its architecture and master plan but also for its reclamation of a truly hardscrabble site. Previously home to a dredge mining operation, the land was severely damaged and pocked by great boulders.

d.c. residence, washington, d.c.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:14:49 EST

Unlike politics, architecture has second acts. This original kitchen was outdated, extremely dark, and cut off from the rest of the house, says Ralph Cunningham, but it's reincarnated as a light-filled space with a felicitous floor-plan flow.

phillips row, washington, d.c.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:53 EST

The transformation of a forlorn school building into a sparkling complex of 14 single-family homes earned Suman Sorg, FAIA, high marks from judges. They admired her careful use of 19th-century proportions and the way the new Phillips Row houses fit seamlessly into a historic Georgetown neighborhood.

waterloo heights apartments, los angeles

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:13:47 EST

Koning Eizenberg Architects faced the usual affordable-housing challenges: making the design look customized when it had to be generic to meet budget; standing up to building officials and contractors who ask why details must be done well; and overcoming the resistance of neighbors.

loyola village, san francisco

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:15:34 EST

Seidel/Holzman's orders for this project were simple: Provide affordable units for University of San Francisco faculty, students, and staff. But the location posed a more complex challenge: "The site was virtually sand," says Alexander Seidel.

copeland hill cottages at the greenbrier resort, white sulphur springs, w.va.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:10 EST

Our judges praised the Copeland Hill Cottages development for its pedestrian-friendly neighborhood design and for architecture that "doesn't over-style itself." Nestled in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia, the cottages are part of the Greenbrier expansion plan, which sought to build 35 four-bedroom cottages within walking distance of the resort's main structure.

box & one lofts, portland, ore.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:25 EST

This is urban living," said the jury, who were impressed by the project's strong indoor-outdoor connections and neighborhood feel.

radford court, seattle

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:15:36 EST

This University of Washington student housing complex was designed to encourage community among its population of mostly married graduate students and their families. The jury felt the project achieved that goal, and did it with outstanding regard to the site's steep topography.

pool house at little falls, mclean, va.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:37 EST

The pool pavilion reduces the architecture of the house to its minimal essence," says architect Randy Mars of this late addition to a house he also designed. The jury agreed, calling the pavilion "a little gem" and "just a great space to be in."

venice beach lofts, venice, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:27 EST

Light, expansiveness, and self-expression—themes of contemporary California culture—converge in the design for the Venice Beach lofts. With their concrete floors, conspicuous air ducts, and metal bridges, they summon the atmosphere of an old industrial building.

logan heights development, washington, d.c.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:15:33 EST

The architects at diVISION ONE, Inc., couldn't find a developer to build five contemporary town houses in the nation's ultraconservative capital, so they tackled the project themselves, becoming developers, contractors, and designers for the Logan Heights Development.

rappahannock bend, king george, va.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:15:56 EST

The stunning guest wing that Mark McInturff, FAIA, added to a 1930s home in rural Virginia incorporates a raft of traditional elements from the American South. He chose white-painted brick for the walls "because it's a material I love and is appropriately Southern."

martin shocket residence, chevy chase, md.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:15:54 EST

If there were ever a project that was a no-brainer, this was it," laughs Mark McInturff, FAIA, describing his renovation of a 32-square-foot photographic studio behind a house in suburban Maryland. The original studio was fitted with tiny windows that looked onto a wide lot.

georgian bay retreat, cedar ridge, ontario, canada

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:14:34 EST

The uncomplicated form and plan of this bay-front home in Ontario won the judges' admiration. The home's layout is organized along a circulation spine that parallels the austere, cedar-covered front facade.