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600
Tim Griffith
2010 rada
Tea Houses, Silicon Valley, Calif.
Project of the Year
Swatt | Miers Architects, Emeryville, Calif.
At this trio of outbuildings in Northern California, earthbound concrete towers let transparent glass boxes perch delicately above the site.
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600
Tim Griffith
2010 rada
Tea Houses, Silicon Valley, Calif.
Project of the Year
Swatt | Miers Architects, Emeryville, Calif.
Reused, unfinished floorboards make a rustic counterpart to a new cedar ceiling. The hillside project creates a rarefied atmosphere of calm and well-being.
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600
2007 CHDA
West Tisbury, Mass., Art Studio
Accessory Building / Merit Award
Hutker Architects, Vineyard Haven, Mass.
Hutker Architects and Paul Munafo Fine Woodworking converted this former horse barn into a 600-square-foot art studio.
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600
2007 CHDA
West Tisbury, Mass., Art Studio
Accessory Building / Merit Award
Hutker Architects, Vineyard Haven, Mass.
The project maintains the original building’s character, while adding modern-day amenities such as insulation, electricity, and plumbing.
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600
John Linden
2006 rada
Canyon View Office/Guesthouse, Los Angeles
Outbuilding / Merit Award
Kanner Architects, Santa Monica, Calif.
This angular, treehouselike office and guesthouse provides a sense of repose in the middle of Los Angeles.
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600
Tim Bies
2009 rada
The Rolling Huts, Mazama, Wash.
Outbuilding / Grand Award
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects (now Olson Kundig Architects ), Seattle
Local restrictions prohibited additional permanent buildings on the property, so Tom Kundig, FAIA, placed these guesthouses on rusted steel wheels.
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600
Tim Bies
2009 rada
The Rolling Huts, Mazama, Wash.
Outbuilding / Grand Award
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects (now Olson Kundig Architects ), Seattle
The six Rolling Huts measure about 200 square feet each, and each one faces a different mountain view.
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600
Tim Bies
2009 rada
The Rolling Huts, Mazama, Wash.
Outbuilding / Grand Award
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects (now Olson Kundig Architects ), Seattle
Woodburning fireplaces warm the simple plywood interiors.
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600
2010 CHDA
Floating Guest House, Portland, Ore.
Accessory Building / Merit Award
Studio Hamlet Architects, Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Cedar siding and a corrugated metal roof give this floating guest house the look of a Scandinavian fishing cottage.
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600
2010 CHDA
Floating Guest House, Portland, Ore.
Accessory Building / Merit Award
Studio Hamlet Architects, Bainbridge Island, Wash.
The 433-square-foot building uses birch plywood built-ins to conserve space.
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A 4-inch-thick wood entry door welcomes visitors to the pavilion, used as a tea house, meditation room, and stage for family musical performances.
600
Paul Warchol
2011 rada
Tea House, Bethesda, Md.
Outbuilding / Grand Award
David Jameson Architect, Alexandria, Va.
This bronze-and-glass tea house in a suburban backyard also serves as a meditation space and a family music stage.
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A folded steel origami stair is suspended in a poured concrete plinth.
600
Paul Warchol
2011 rada
Tea House, Bethesda, Md.
Outbuilding / Grand Award
David Jameson Architect, Alexandria, Va.
David Jameson Architect suspended the tea house from a steel armature. At night, the building becomes a glowing lantern.
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600
2011 CHDA
Sweetwater Farm Winery, Glen Mills, Pa.
Accessory Building / Grand Award
Peter Zimmerman Architects, Berwyn, Pa.
Peter Zimmerman Architects transformed its clients’ 1743 barn into a winemaking facility and reception/meeting venue. The architects kept as much of the original stone walls as they could, using painted board-and-batten siding for the new portions.
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600
2011 CHDA
Sweetwater Farm Winery, Glen Mills, Pa.
Accessory Building / Grand Award
Peter Zimmerman Architects, Berwyn, Pa.
A reception hall with a new post-and-beam frame provides a space for hosting weddings, parties, and corporate events.
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600
2011 CHDA
Cape Russell Retreat, Sharps Chapel, Tenn.
Accessory Building / Grand Award
Sanders Pace Architecture, Knoxville, Tenn.
A lakefront retreat uses simple 2-x-4s to create an intricate light pattern.
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600
2011 CHDA
Cape Russell Retreat, Sharps Chapel, Tenn.
Accessory Building / Grand Award
Sanders Pace Architecture, Knoxville, Tenn.
The building is elevated a few feet to let rainwater flow underneath.
