Awards - Residential Architect Design Awards - 2010 Rada - Residential Architecture Industry News

Introduction

2010 Residential Architect Design Awards

We saw fewer RADA entries this year, but this may have been one of our toughest juries yet as you'll see just six Grand awards among the 26...

Project of the Year

earthbound concrete towers let the transparent boxes perch delicately above the site.

Tea Houses, Silicon Valley, Calif.

The jury rhapsodized about this trio of outbuildings in California's Silicon Valley, naming it Project of the Year.

Custom / 3,000 square feet or less

big glass doors and an overhang of solar panels make up the guesthouse's front elevation.

Mod Cott, Burnet, Texas

The jury loved the way this Texas guesthouse and weekend retreat juxtaposes rough-edged elements and polished precision.

L-Stack House, Fayetteville, Ark.

Before purchasing this compact suburban lot, Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, and his family observed it for a year and a half from a rental next...

Coffou Cottage, Michigan City, Ind.

Privacy was the primary objective for this weekend retreat.

Custom / more than 3,000 square feet

a freestanding fireplace is one of several "events" that foster an active engagement with the landscape.

Yingst Retreat, Empire, Mich.

Surprising as it may seem, the requirements that gave rise to the Yingst Retreat were rather conventional: lots of light, room for guests...

Montecito Residence, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Subdued and stunning are two adjectives not often uttered in the same sentence, but that's how the judges described this project.
Claremont House, Chicago

The elegance of schematic plans typically frays a bit on the way from trace paper to bricks-and-mortar reality, but architect Brad Lynch's...
LC Ranch, Three Forks, Mont.

Lake|Flato Architects kept two regional precedents in mind when designing this Montana getaway.
Black White Residence, Bethesda, Md.

Our judges were impressed by how this house by David Jameson, FAIA, pays homage to classical modernism.

Renovation

Pilates Studio and Carport, Dallas

Given a tight budget, Susan Appleton, AIA, LEED AP, produced an unfussy, yet elegant design for this pilates studio and carport.

Addition to a Historic Cape on a Coastal Farm, Little Compton, R.I.

The rudimentary beauty of cows, a weathered barn, and utilitarian stone walls inspired a minimalist response to this restored cape/guesthouse and separate kitchen addition, part of a larger farmstead.
Residence e2, Washington, D.C.

The clients for this Washington, D.C., renovation have young children and a modern art collection—both of which tend to thrive in open floor plans.
Hollywood Hills Residence, Los Angeles

Griffin Enright Architects choreographed a series of simple moves that brought space, light, and architectural interest to this ordinary California home.

Restoration/Preservation

the spreter studio, gladwyne, pa.

Designed in 1934 by architect William Lescaze, who is known for his work on the PSFS Building in Philadelphia, this studio was slated for...

Bubeshko Apartments, Los Angeles

In restoring this two-building apartment complex by the Southern California modernist Rudolph Schindler, architect Eric Haas, AIA, drew two...

Multifamily

One Eleven Mixed-Use Development, Baton Rouge, La.

Our judges roundly praised this mixed-use building as a truly urban insertion and a shining precedent for a downtown undergoing a...

Formosa 1140, West Hollywood, Calif.

With this West Hollywood, Calif., multifamily project, Lorcan O'Herlihy, FAIA, turns the concept of courtyard housing on its head—or...

Hancock Mixed-Use, West Hollywood, Calif.

This West Hollywood, Calif., project combines an impressive mix of uses in less than an acre.

Single-family production, detached

Elm, Hidden Creek, Neb.

Randy Brown, FAIA, LEED AP, is opposed to the typical suburban production home, so he designed the Elm model of the Hidden Creek 12-unit project to fly in the face of convention.

Affordable

Step Up on Fifth, Santa Monica, Calif.

This affordable housing for homeless and mentally disabled residents impressed the jury with its artful blend of private and semi-public zones.
Lolomas, Clovis, N.M.

Dan Rockhill's portfolio contains historic restoration projects, public art pieces, high-design custom homes, and not much affordable housing.

Architectural Design Detail

Salt Spring Island Cabin, Salt Spring, British Columbia

In Tom Kundig's hands, a weekend cabin isn't just a cabin, but a metaphor for something else.
Claremont House, Chicago

A well-designed stair is seldom merely a means of moving from one floor to another.

On the Boards

House 99, Houston

Architects Gail Peter Borden, RA, AIA, and Brian Delford Andrews, RA, covered all the bases—affordability, sustainability, and energy efficiencyÑin this prototype Houston house.
Porchscapes, Fayetteville, Ark.

Parks—not pipes. That was the rallying call behind Porchscapes, where a series of water treatment parks is the connective tissue for an entire low-income community.
Community | City: Between Building and Landscape

Marilys R. Nepomechie's proposal for revitalizing Smoketown, a historic African-American neighborhood in Louisville, Ky., won wide praise from our judges.

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2010 rada

Introduction

Project of the Year

Custom / 3,000 square feet or less

Custom / more than 3,000 square feet

Renovation

Restoration/Preservation

Multifamily

Single-family production, detached

Affordable

Architectural Design Detail

On the Boards

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