Residential Architect Magazine: 2011 RADA

Restoration of the Luis Marden House, McLean, Va.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:12 EST

A lot of effort went into the restoration of this 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright home poised above the Potomac River rapids.

Art Stable, Seattle

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:22 EST

Olson Kundig Architects' Art Stable in Seattle represents an elegant way to densify a city.

Locust Street Addition, Philadelphia

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:51 EST

Two architects inserted a sliver of an addition into an existing commercial space.

Finger | Kennedy Apartment, New York

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:43:51 EST

This small apartment makes much from very little.

Steel Stair, Seattle

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:27 EST

A stair of perforated steel and solid steel plate brightens a once-dark stairwell.

Tea House, Bethesda, Md.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:31 EST

This elegant pavilion by David Jameson Architect takes the tea ceremony to a new level.

Modular 4, Sustainable Residence, and Prescott Passive House, Kansas City, Kan.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:12:37 EST

A university design/build program explores new territory in single-family housing.

Prototype Housing for Modest Means: Reverse Engineering the Rent, Dallas

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:05 EST

A scalable site plan of four-plex units offers renters the promise of home ownership.

2011 residential architect Design Awards

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 03:26:42 EST

The 2011 residential architect Design Awards recognized 40 outstanding residential projects in 15 categories.

Yachiyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:49 EST

Two 100-year-old buildings form the core of a strikingly modern new home.

Butler College Dormitories, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:25 EST

The limestone striations on these dormitories create light and shadow and hark back to Princeton's old stone buildings.

Lofts at Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:53 EST

Brooks + Scarpa's Lofts at Cherokee Studios feature an operable façade of perforated metal.

Lily Lake Residence, Dalton, Pa.

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:43:54 EST

Our judges appreciated that the new house designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson defers to the original.

Kit of Parts, Washington, D.C.

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:44:07 EST

Simple materials combine to form a flexible and elegant storage solution that leaves the existing interior architecture intact.

Cedar Street Residence, Tempe, Ariz.

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:43:59 EST

Separate buildings facing a private courtyard form an innovative suburban live/work dwelling.

GE5, Memphis, Tenn.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:34 EST

These new townhomes use mass and scale to fit into their surroundings.

Port Townsend Residence, Port Townsend, Wash.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:03 EST

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed this house at the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula to embrace its surrounding landscape.

Hampden Lane House, Bethesda, Md.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:39 EST

Our judges praised the composition, materials, and the porch of this suburban infill project by Robert M. Gurney.

OS House, Racine, Wis.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:00 EST

This home acheives LEED certification on a limited budget.

Glass Farmhouse, Eastern Oregon

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:37 EST

On a rural Oregon site, Jim Olson designs a glass farmhouse.