Residential Architect Magazine: Kansas

Shelter Lab: El Dorado's Habitat Prototype

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:40:18 EST

Outdoor rooms grace El Dorado's prototype for Heartland Habitat for Humanity.

Heavy Metal, Joplin, Mo.

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:45:27 EST

A glass-and-steel house interacts magically with light.

echo ridge duplexes, topeka, kan.

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 02:45:43 EST

El dorado applies a creative approach to a pair of affordable duplexes.

Tyler Residence, Leawood, Kan.

Tue, 8 May 2012 11:46:06 EST

Two unobtrusive interior renovations update a home’s exterior.

The Finn Lofts, Wichita, Kan.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:37 EST

In Wichita, Kan., el dorado infuses new life into an old warehouse.

Little Farmhouse Bath, Douglas County, Kan.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:29:49 EST

The porch-turned-bathroom of this farmhouse features floor-to-ceiling warehouse sash glazing.

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.

platform house, rural platte county, mo.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:12:16 EST

The young owners of this house wanted a flexible and hip building within a modest footprint and budget. Dan Rockhill willingly took on the challenge.

modular 3, kansas city, kan.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:19:36 EST

This modular residence by Studio 804, architect Dan Rockhill's student design/build program at the University of Kansas, barely touches the ground.

kansas longhouse, rural douglas county, kan.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:19:15 EST

This rural Kansas project reminded the jury of Australian architect Glenn Murcutt's work. “There's something about the strength, beauty, and simplicity of this house that is just wonderful,” said one judge.

modern speakeasy, lawrence, kan.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:04 EST

Dan Rockhill may be the only architect in the country who's designed a home restaurant. The zoning-be-damned outbuilding he fashioned for a Lawrence, Kan., chef serves as the dining room of a not-quite-legal establishment run by the owner and his wife.

overton retreat pavilion, mcminnville, tenn.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:05 EST

Chip Webster couldn’t stifle his inner geek.

modular 1 and modular 2, kansas city, kan.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:17:10 EST

The prefabricated nature of Modular 1 and Modular 2, which share residential architect's 2006 Project of the Year award, intrigued the judging panel.

216 alabama, lawrence, kan.

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 04:19:33 EST

Both of-the-moment and deferential to its humble surroundings, this house was designed and built by architecture students at the University of Kansas in a matter of five months.