Residential Architect Magazine: 2004 RADA

wheatland farms log cabin, waterford, va.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:28 EST

The jury liked that this sensitive addition to a nearly 200-year-old cabin "grew organically around the original structure." And they felt a contemporary glass catwalk gave the design "that extra oomph."

waverly house, waverly, pa.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:02 EST

When Bohlin Cywinski Jackson renovated the house and guest cottage on Peter Bohlin's own rural Pennsylvania property, it preserved the compound's modest qualities but overlaid it with a Modernist's sense of space.

warwick grove, the warwick, warwick, n.y.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:22 EST

Our judges gave this project an award both for what it is--a modest production house model that exemplifies quality over quantity--and for what it isn't. "It's not McMansiony," said one judge.

the titan, san diego, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:17 EST

Art and architecture intersect at the Titan, a 22-unit apartment building in San Diego. Jonathan Segal, FAIA, conceived the building's two-part facade after viewing the abstract planes of a Richard Diebenkorn painting.

the state, san diego, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:20 EST

Architect-developer Jonathan Segal, FAIA, wanted to build himself a house in San Diego's Little Italy neighborhood. But he needed to find a way to finance it.

tesoro grove family housing, san diego, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:11 EST

It's hard to imagine a less desirable site than the one Studio E Architects faced in designing Tesoro Grove Family Housing, south of San Diego.

san francisco state university: village at centennial square

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:10:36 EST

This campus infill project was designed to "seem more like a village rather than just mass housing."

row homes on f, san diego, calif.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:46:12 EST

Architect Kevin DeFreitas wanted to avoid a condo project in downtown San Diego, fraught with lawsuits brought by homeowner associations, yet maximize the number of dwellings on this pricey piece of land.

norton towers-on-the-court, west hollywood, calif

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:10:31 EST

West Hollywood, Calif., has a legacy of courtyard housing, so the city encourages developers to build within the tradition. This project, however, is the first one to implement the standard on such a narrow lot--and to do it successfully.

north beach malt house, san francisco

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:09:35 EST

In a previous life, the North Beach Malt House was home to several family-owned brewing companies. Today, the renovated building is the anchor of a four-building condo project that blends both old and new aesthetics.

misha/twaddell residence, san jose, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:08:33 EST

Because one of the clients for this California project uses a wheelchair, the architects designed it with accessibility in mind. But they were careful not to make it feel institutional, an achievement the judges admired.

mckeough house, block island, r.i.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:00 EST

This Block Island retreat keeps the island's architectural tradition of spare buildings intended to withstand harsh conditions.

mankins-camp residence, san francisco

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 04:15:22 EST

The house enjoys a spectacular hilltop vista of San Francisco's skyline, but four decades of unfortunate remodels made it difficult to get past the bad taste to the great view.

logsdon restroom, des moines, iowa

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:32:06 EST

The wet spaces become a piece of sculpture ... something completely different ... it speaks to a broader view of what you can do in a bath," were some of the praises showered on the renovated bath (the only bathroom) in this 1,500-square-foot home.

jackson street bathroom suite remodel, san francisco

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:37:02 EST

Lustrous materials and ruthless editing transformed this Edwardian attic into an ultra-Modern master suite.

houghton residence, omaha, neb.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:39 EST

One programmatic move transformed the kitchen of a traditional builder house into an urbane space that works as well for intimate dinners as it does for large parties.

homesafe, san jose, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:11:24 EST

The judges called HomeSafe "a friendly, welcoming place"—exactly the type of reaction Studio E Architects hoped to evoke.

harold way apartments, hollywood, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:10:27 EST

The judges admired the way this Hollywood, Calif., affordable housing engages the street. This effect results from much wrangling by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, which won several plan exceptions from the local zoning board.

hannah's house, memphis, tenn.

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:22:31 EST

Architect Todd Walker is a Modernist, but he realizes that for some people the style has an ascetic quality to it. So when he set about designing this kitchen for his small family, he wanted to achieve a space that was softer and gentler and, most important, didn't take itself too seriously.

eleventh street residence, santa monica, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:13:36 EST

To meet their clients' slim budget for this Santa Monica, Calif., custom home, Koning Eizenberg Architecture decided to think of it as a "Crate and Barrel" house.