Residential Architect Magazine: 2006 RADA

design awards sources

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:20:57 EST

bathroom plumbing fittings: B&K Industries; bathroom and kitchen plumbing fixtures: Elkay USA (Dayton), Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corp.; bathroom and kitchen cabinets and countertops: Interstock; brick/masonry products: Continental Brick; dishwasher, garbage disposer, oven, and refrigerator: GE; entry and interior doors: Benchmark, Tru-Fit Frame and Door; exterior siding: Alside Vinyl; hardware: Schlage; HVAC equipment: Payne Heating & Cooling; insulation: Guardian Fiberglass; interior paneling: Georgia-Pacific, USG; lighting fixtures: Progress Lighting; paints/stains: M.A.B. Paints; roofing: Atlas Roofing Corp.; trim work: Architectural Trim Products, Fypon; windows: Capital Windows, PVC Industries

parts house pavilion, milwaukee

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:10 EST

Our judges called this project a “beacon for the neighbors.”

low-country screens, charleston, s.c.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:09 EST

Having lived through Hurricane Hugo, this Charleston, S.C., homeowner wanted to make sure his new house could survive anything future hurricanes could throw at it.

eastern market row house, washington, d.c.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:07 EST

The glass volume in this Washington, D.C., row house immediately calls to mind the famous quip that God is in the details.

cooper square, new york city

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:14 EST

The judges praised the way the architects of this loft residence preserved parts of the raw structure while beautifully detailing the modern insertion.

octavia arts, san francisco

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:55 EST

The judges remarked on the clear presentation, ambitious goals, and contextual response of this mixed-use project designed for a slim San Francisco parcel.

mccoy bathroom, alexandria, va.

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:55:08 EST

Clint Larkan, Associate AIA, is a longtime fan of folded planes, and it shows in what our judges called the “beautifully executed” bath design he created for the McCoy family.

residential architect design awards

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:51:15 EST

After two days of tough choices, the jury unanimously cheered for this “perfectly done” kitchen renovation in which “nothing [was] out of place.” The monoculture of cabinets provide ordered storage while disguising nearly every appliance. Stainless steel

overton retreat pavilion, mcminnville, tenn.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:06 EST

Chip Webster couldn’t stifle his inner geek.

canyon view office/guesthouse, los angeles

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:03 EST

Few people enjoy sitting in traffic, especially in smog-ridden Los Angeles, yet many people like perching in a tree house. Stephen Kanner, FAIA, relieved this homeowner’s frustrating commute by designing a home office inspired by a neighboring tree house.

modern speakeasy, lawrence, kan.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:04 EST

Dan Rockhill may be the only architect in the country who's designed a home restaurant. The zoning-be-damned outbuilding he fashioned for a Lawrence, Kan., chef serves as the dining room of a not-quite-legal establishment run by the owner and his wife.

residential architect design awards

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:29 EST

These four Spanish colonial homes differ dramatically from their 1970s-style ranch neighbors, but thanks to careful planning and simple massing they blend right in. Our judges noticed, with appreciation, “the real thought” given to the project.

barrio metalico, tucson, ariz.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:27 EST

These nine homes were conceived as idiosyncratic, low-budget specials to jump-start a mixed-use neighborhood while the architects worked on an adjacent three-year conversion of an old icehouse into lofts. Rob Paulus, AIA, put a premium on light, volume, a

curran house, san francisco

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:03 EST

The judges observed that Curran House has “great street smarts,” and what more could you ask of high-density housing for economically struggling families in San Francisco's gritty Tenderloin District?

k lofts, san diego

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:16:05 EST

An affordable project at the edge of downtown San Diego, K Lofts looks like any other progressive, market-rate building—which is exactly the point, says Jonathan Segal, FAIA.

back of house, dallas

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:54:21 EST

If outdoor spaces are unappealing they go unused. So Dan Shipley, FAIA, made sure his renovations to this 1960s ranch house shaped its previously uninteresting, alley-facing backyard into a favorite hangout.

clean drinking house, chevy chase, md.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 05:52:28 EST

Keep it simple. This was Richard P. Williams' mantra as he renovated his family's 1943 kit house. The architect knew even before he started sketching that he would upgrade the windows and add a copper roof.

orange grove, west hollywood, calif.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:23 EST

Although Orange Grove looks nothing like the pitched-roof bungalows that surround it, a judge pronounced it “a good neighbor.

adams row at 2301 champlain street, n.w., washington, d.c.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:17 EST

This upscale condo building in Adams Morgan, a vibrant multicultural neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., got the nod from our judges, who admired its human element, the thoughtful use of brick, and the “Florentine palazzo concept.”

langston lofts, washington, d.c.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:22 EST

located in a historic Washington, D.C., neighborhood where automobile showrooms were standard streetscape fixtures, Langston Lofts’ scale, rhythm, and materiality put a contemporary spin on the area’s industrial past.