Residential Architect Magazine: Iowa

322 Reinvented, Iowa City, Iowa

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:07:28 EST

A suburban remodel adds volume and vernacular associations.

Jirsa Loft, Des Moines, Iowa

Mon, 21 May 2012 01:02:22 EST

This bath takes elegant minimalism to new heights.

AP Lofts, Des Moines, Iowa

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:45:30 EST

This sensitive restoration revitalizes a defunct warehouse.

Iowa Prison Industries Outlet Building, Des Moines, Iowa

Tue, 8 May 2012 11:44:10 EST

A low-budget public building in Des Moines lives up to its high-profile site.

322 Reinvented, Iowa City, Iowa

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:14 EST

This 1941 house, covered in standing seam metal and tongue-and-groove fir, is now open to its large site.

logsdon restroom, des moines, iowa

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:32:06 EST

The wet spaces become a piece of sculpture ... something completely different ... it speaks to a broader view of what you can do in a bath," were some of the praises showered on the renovated bath (the only bathroom) in this 1,500-square-foot home.

substance

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:13:41 EST

The first time Paul Mankins, FAIA, LEED AP, saw his firm's future office space, he couldn't believe his luck. The former 1920s car dealership in Des Moines, Iowa, had 15-foot ceilings, beautifully preserved wood trusses, exposed brick walls, and views in three directions.

my own private iowa

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:22:17 EST

Paul Mankins, FAIA, LEED AP, connected artistically with the owner of this Des Moines, Iowa, loft right from the start. In fact, his first thought about how to approach the long, narrow shell and its panoramic skyline views resonated perfectly with the ow

moen pool and guesthouse, des moines, iowa

Tue, 2 Apr 2013 04:14:47 EST

This simple but elegant guesthouse gazes across a pool to the owner's eco-conscious house, designed in the 1970s by Ray D. Crites, FAIA, a well-known Iowa architect. The main house is about 120 feet lon