Residential Architect Magazine: 2005 RADA

loblolly house, taylors island, md.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:52 EST

This house on the Chesapeake Bay defers to the natural site and distills its essence. Located on a cordgrass marsh, the house rests on random pilings that blend in with the pine grove.

fahrenheit, san diego

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:50 EST

Michael Graves may design toasters, but Studio E Architects is right on his heels.

schindler residence, san Francisco

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:53 EST

Adding onto an iconic piece of architecture can be intimidating, but the seamless extensions proposed for this 1950 house by Rudolph Schindler earned nothing but praise from the judges.

cabin on a pond, eastbrook, maine

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:49 EST

Alan Weiskopf, AIA, and Kevin Wagstaff, AIA, spend most of their working time on large-scale institutional, commercial, and multifamily projects.

stud skeleton library, winchester, va.

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:43:13 EST

Too many books. That's what prompted this husband-and-wife team of architects to design an inventive shelving arrangement based on the stud system of their late '60s tract house.

house ocho, carmel, calif.

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:43:20 EST

This simple, elegant staircase plugged into an adjacent retaining wall may seem like an easy detail to pull off, but the opposite is true.

winter residence, tucson, ariz.

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:42:38 EST

The spa sybarites who commissioned this master bath remodel are so taken with the experience they're considering a plunge into the spa business.

potrero hill residence, san francisco

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:42:42 EST

A strong concept and refined detailing bring unity to this second-floor living space. The owners, a photographer and his wife, asked Jay Serrao, AIA, to create a lively kitchen, dining area, and living room that would flex for entertaining.

pool house, amherst, mass

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:00 EST

An asymmetrical butterfly roof appears to float ethereally over a perimeter of clerestories.

broadford farm pavilion, hailey, idaho

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 02:59:22 EST

The judges praised this charming little pavilion's “strong plan” and “nice proportions.” Conceived as a family retreat on a larger property containing an existing main house, the project presented Lake/Flato Architects with an opportunity to design a building that serves purely as a getaway destination.

private wine silo, teton county, wyo.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:02 EST

Because of a high-water table in the Snake River flood plain, Carney Architects designed this nifty little 300-square-foot wine storage room as a silo instead of a conventional cellar.

california state polytechnic university pomona, residential suites

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:17 EST

Mark Horton / Architecture, San Francisco. This nifty little dormitory had to please a roll call of constituencies. (Or, as architect Mark Horton tactfully offers, “it had to moderate a number of different conditions.”)

city west: phase II, cincinnati

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:43:36 EST

When Torti Gallas and Partners took on a HOPE VI affordable housing redevelopment project in Cincinnati's West End, it didn't have to look far for a design muse.

eucalyptus view cooperative, escondido, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:00 EST

Because Eucalyptus View sits alongside a busy boulevard, Studio E Architects thought it deserved a highway-scaled entry marker.

chelsea court, new york city

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:43:51 EST

With its bold colors, connection to the outdoors, and clever product specs, Chelsea Court is unlike most affordable housing projects. Indeed, said the judges, “it challenges the expectation of what that level of housing can be.”

soma studios and 8th + howard apartments, san francisco

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:02 EST

Architect David Baker isn't afraid to use color—especially in the affordable projects that he champions—but he knows from experience that bright hues can elicit all kinds of responses.

110 chattanooga duplex, san francisco

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:43:55 EST

It's no accident that 110 Chattanooga Duplex strikes a confident yet respectful pose among the Victorian-era row houses in eclectic San Francisco.

cannery lofts, newport beach, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:26 EST

The Cannery Lofts live/work buildings delicately balance their light industrial location with pedestrian-friendly courtyards and street scenes.

harper court: seven fountains, west hollywood, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:46 EST

Who says you can't build spectacular multifamily housing in a dense, urban environment?

bentley-massachusetts apartments, los angeles

Mon, 5 Dec 2011 02:44:04 EST

The jury dubbed this apartment building “dynamic and elegant.” For architect Stephen Kanner, FAIA, the challenge was to enliven and liberate the typical hermitically-sealed multifamily box.