Quintessentially California, this cantilevered glass box is designed for indoor/outdoor living.
ra50 architects tell us what they like best?and least?about practicing in their chosen field.
Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA, makes no bones about the steamy climate in Nausori, Fiji, where his firm, Studio Pali Fekete architects (SPF:a), is designing a pair of residential towers. Within this extreme environment, Culver City, Calif.-based Pali and his team created an evocative design that turns...
Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA, and Judit Méda Fekete, LEED AP, developed and designed the building of their dreams. And once they built it, people came.
Homes on skinny urban sites tend to have few opportunities for windows, resulting in dark interiors. But Mark Peters, AIA, came up with a light-gathering strategy for this Chicago residence.
“This house is almost John Pawson-like; it's so spare it sings,” said one judge. Another praised its “quiet celebration of connections” and the way it hits the ground.
Carney Architects, Jackson, Wyo. “Our clients were moving from a major city to Wyoming and came with a preconceived notion of a log cabin,” says Eric Logan, AIA.
David Jameson Architect, Alexandria, Va. A split-foyer fix often calls for drastic measures, and this project was no exception.
What impressed the judges most about this house was the way Zoltan E. Pali, FAIA, used public and private space to break up its long bar shape.
The orderly floor plan at this bold modern residence captured the judges’ attention. So did its restrained materials palette and spotless execution.
At once deeply practical and cleverly articulated, this house in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is designed to withstand earthquakes and the 12-foot snow loads that are standard in this part of the country.
Architect Chad Floyd’s house sits on the north cove of the Connecticut, River, in a colonial-era shipbuilding town.
The orderly floor plan at this bold modern residence captured the judges’ attention. So did its restrained materials palette and spotless execution. “It doesn’t have a flaw,” marveled one judge, speaking of the entire project.
Studio Pali Fekete Architects (SPF:a): Teak plywood.
Studio Pali Fekete Architects (SPF:a): Bar grating from BarnettBates Corp.
Studio Pali Fekete Architects (SPF:a): CaesarStone quartz surfacing from U.S. Quartz Products.