by meghan drueding, cheryl weber, shelley d. hutchins, bruce d. snider, and nigel f. maynard
It may feel like dreamy nostalgia to peruse these award-winning projects, conceived and built in more felicitous times. You'll certainly encounter some lusciously extravagant flights of fancy and indulgence, as was the tenor of the mid-oughts. We still have a giddy affection for those houses that know no budgetary bounds, that find constraints only in the limits of architectural skill and creativity. Ah, what the mind can imagine and humankind can build! In a pure design competition, is it even fair or relevant to consider what we should build in addition to what we can build? Well, responsible architects are always pondering these questions. And no doubt in times to come, the fevered debates will rage even hotter.
Our 10th annual residential architect Design Awards received more than 1,100 entries in 16 categories. Just 44 projects were recognized for honors, making RADA the most competitive residential architecture awards program in the country. The jury comprised six distinguished architects, including Gary L. Brewer, AIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects, New York City; William Kreager, FAIA, Mithun, Seattle; Mell Lawrence, FAIA, Mell Lawrence Architects, Austin, Texas; Mark McInturff, FAIA, McInturff Architects, Bethesda, Md.; John Sheehan, AIA, Studio E Architects, San Diego; and John Vetter, AIA, Vetter Denk Architects, Milwaukee. At their discretion, the judges granted no award in the Bath category this year. In all, they bestowed 33 Merit awards, 10 Grand awards, and one Project of the Year award.
Go ahead, sit back and page through the best of what came before these troubled days. And let us begin to dream anew.
Project of the Year Habitat 825, West Hollywood, Calif.
Lorcan O'Herlihy, FAIA, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, Culver City, Calif.
Custom Home / 3,500 Square Feet or LessGrand Award
Cinco Camp, Brewster County, Texas
Mark T. Wellen, AIA, Rhotenberry Wellen Architects, Midland, Texas
Grand Award
Cottage, Guilford, Conn.
Gray Organschi Architecture, New Haven, Conn.
Merit Award
Diamond Project, San Francisco
Alexander Terry, AIA, Terry & Terry Architecture, Berkeley, Calif.
Merit Award
Hooper's Island Residence, Church Creek, Md.
David Jameson, FAIA, David Jameson Architect, Alexandria, Va.
Merit Award
Sheldon Gatehouse, Cle Elum, Wash.
Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Seattle
Custom Home / More Than 3,500 Square FeetGrand Award
Outpost, Central Idaho
Tom Kundig, FAIA, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Seattle
Merit Award
Running Cedar, Orlean, Va.
Richard Williams, AIA, Richard Williams Architects, Washington, D.C.
Merit Award
Sagaponac House, Sagaponac, N.Y.
Henry Smith-Miller, RA, Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects, New York City
Merit Award
Modern Barn, Wainscott, N.Y.
Marc Turkel, AIA, LEED AP, Leroy Street Studio, New York City
RenovationGrand Award
Woodway Residence, Woodway, Wash.
Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Seattle
Merit Award
Ferrous House, Spring Prairie, Wis.
Brian Johnsen, AIA, and Sebastian Schmaling, AIA, Johnsen Schmaling Architects, Milwaukee
Merit Award
Ocean Beach Residence, San Francisco
Joshua Aidlin, AIA, Aidlin Darling Design, San Francisco
Restoration/PreservationMerit Award
Four Stairs: Addition and Renovation to a Historic Virginia Farmhouse, Great Falls, Va.
Stephen Vanze, AIA, LEED AP, and Stephen Schottler, Barnes Vanze Architects, Washington, D.C.
Merit Award
Marcel Breuer "House in the Garden" (Lauck House, 1950), Princeton, N.J.
Sara Segal, LEED AP, and Rafi Segal, Princeton, N.J.
MultifamilyGrand Award
22 West Condominiums, Washington, D.C.
Robert M. Sponseller, AIA, Shalom Baranes Associates, Washington, D.C.
Merit Award
The Clure Project, Duluth, Minn.
David Salmela, FAIA, SALMELA ARCHITECT, Duluth
Merit Award
Abbot Kinney Lofts, Venice, Calif.
Jim Gelfat, Equinox Architecture, Culver City, Calif.
Merit Award
Morris Square, Charleston, S.C.
Cooter Ramsey, AIA, Allison Ramsey Architects, Beaufort, S.C.
Single-Family Production / AttachedGrand Award
House of the Papyrii, Alys Beach, Fla.
Erik Vogt, AIA, and Marieanne Khoury-Vogt, AIA, Khoury & Vogt Architects, Alys Beach
Merit Award
Thin Flats, Philadelphia
Howard Steinberg, AIA, PLUMBOB LLC, Philadelphia
Single-Family Production / DetachedMerit Award
Yanonali Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Jeffrey Berkus, AIA, Jeffrey Berkus Architects and B3 Architects, Aspen, Colo., and Santa Barbara
Merit Award
The Six, Tucson, Ariz.
Luis Ibarra and Teresa Rosano, AIA, LEED AP, Ibarra Rosano Design Architects, Tucson
AffordableMerit Award
Casas las Granadas, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Detlev Peikert, AIA, Peikert Group Architects, Santa Barbara
Merit Award
Paseo Senter at Coyote Creek, San Jose, Calif.
Kevin Wilcock, AIA, David Baker + Partners, Architects, San Francisco
Adaptive ReuseMerit Award
Parker Flats at Gage School, Washington, D.C.
David T. Haresign, AIA, Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS, Washington, D.C.
Campus HousingMerit Award
The Gateway, Baltimore
Douglas B. McCoach, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, RTKL Associates, Washington, D.C.
Merit Award
Claremont McKenna College Residence Hall, Claremont, Calif.
L. Paul Zajfen, FAIA, RIBA, CO Architects, Los Angeles
Merit Award
UCLA Southwest Campus Housing, Los Angeles
Johannes Van Tilburg, FAIA, and Dennis T. DiBiase, AIA, Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, AIA, Santa Monica, Calif.
Architectural Interiors
Grand Award
Losa Loft, San Francisco
Joshua Aidlin, AIA, Aidlin Darling Design, San Francisco
Merit Award
Chuckanut Drive Residence, Bellingham, Wash.
Robert Hull, FAIA, The Miller|Hull Partnership, Seattle
Merit Award
Olympic Tower Residence, New York City
Wayne Turett, Turett Collaborative Architects, New York City
Merit Award
Piedmont Farm, Howard County, Md.
Stephen Muse, FAIA, Muse Architects, Bethesda, Md.
Outbuilding
Grand Award
The Rolling Huts, Mazama, Wash.
Tom Kundig, FAIA, Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, Seattle
Grand Award
The Shack at Hinkle Farm, Upper Tract, W.Va.
Jeffery Broadhurst, AIA, Broadhurst Architects, Rockville, Md.
Merit Award
Tower House, Leander, Texas
Arthur Andersson, AIA, and Chris Wise, AIA, Andersson•Wise Architects, Austin, Texas
Merit Award
Writer's Studio, Ghent, N.Y.
Wendy Evans Joseph, FAIA, LEED AP, Wendy Evans Joseph Architecture, New York City
KitchenMerit Award
Lava Living, Iceland
Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir, AIA, Assoc. IIDA, and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson, Assoc. AIA, Minarc, Santa Monica, Calif.
Merit Award
Live, Dine, Sleep, Reno, Nev.
Jack Hawkins, AIA, LEED AP, Hawkins & Associates, Reno
Merit Award
Riverbank Residence, Stamford, Conn.
Joeb Moore, AIA, Doug Patt, AIA, and Tania Ayoub, Joeb + Partners, Architects, Greenwich, Conn.
Architectural Design Detail
Grand Award
Kokoris Residence, San Francisco
Mark Jensen, AIA, Melissa Braisted, LEED AP, and Chris Kalos, Jensen Architects, San Francisco
Merit Award
Laidley Street Residence, San Francisco
Lise de Vito and Jim Zack, AIA, Zack / de Vito Architecture, San Francisco
On the Boards
Merit Award
Truro Dune House, Truro, Mass.
Bradford Walker, AIA, Ruhl Walker Architects, Boston
Merit Award
The Bayou District at Park City, New Orleans
Ronald E. Harwick, AIA, CSI, JHP Architecture / Urban Design, Dallas
