Table of Contents May-June 2010

from the editor

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  strength in numbers

  As of next year, residential architect, along with a handful of its sister publications, will be affiliated with the American Institute of Architects.

   

home front

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  AIA 2010 Housing Awards Announced

  The 18 winning projects represent the best in residential design across four housing types.

   

practice

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  saving costs

  In recessionary times, architects have to exercise their creativity and do more with less.

   

residential architect design awards

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  dark horse

  No other RADA entry in recent memory has divided a judging panel as emphatically as did Villa Metamorphosis.

   

project of the year

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  tea houses, silicon valley, calif.

  The jury rhapsodized about this trio of outbuildings in California's Silicon Valley, naming it Project of the Year.

   

custom / more than 3,000 square feet

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  black white residence, bethesda, md.

  Our judges were impressed by how this house by David Jameson, FAIA, pays homage to classical modernism.

   
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  yingst retreat, empire, mich.

  Surprising as it may seem, the requirements that gave rise to the Yingst Retreat were rather conventional: lots of light, room for guests, a view of the lake.

   
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  montecito residence, santa barbara, calif.

  Subdued and stunning are two adjectives not often uttered in the same sentence, but that's how the judges described this project.

   
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  LC Ranch, Three Forks, Mont.

  Lake|Flato Architects kept two regional precedents in mind when designing this Montana getaway.

   
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  Claremont House, Chicago

  The elegance of schematic plans typically frays a bit on the way from trace paper to bricks-and-mortar reality, but architect Brad Lynch's house in Chicago seems to have made the trip unscathed.

   

renovation

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  hollywood hills residence, los angeles

  Griffin Enright Architects choreographed a series of simple moves that brought space, light, and architectural interest to this ordinary California home.

   
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  residence e2, washington, d.c.

  The clients for this Washington, D.C., renovation have young children and a modern art collection—both of which tend to thrive in open floor plans.

   
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  addition to a historic cape on a coastal farm, little compton, r.i.

  The rudimentary beauty of cows, a weathered barn, and utilitarian stone walls inspired a minimalist response to this restored cape/guesthouse and separate kitchen addition, part of a larger farmstead.

   
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  pilates studio and carport, dallas

  Given a tight budget, Susan Appleton, AIA, LEED AP, produced an unfussy, yet elegant design for this pilates studio and carport.

   

restoration/preservation

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  bubeshko apartments, los angeles

  In restoring this two-building apartment complex by the Southern California modernist Rudolph Schindler, architect Eric Haas, AIA, drew two very lucky cards.

   
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  the spreter studio, gladwyne, pa.

  Designed in 1934 by architect William Lescaze, who is known for his work on the PSFS Building in Philadelphia, this studio was slated for demolition until a sympathetic patron came to its rescue.

   

multifamily

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  Formosa 1140, West Hollywood, Calif.

  With this West Hollywood, Calif., multifamily project, Lorcan O'Herlihy, FAIA, turns the concept of courtyard housing on its head—or, rather, on its side.

   
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  hancock mixed-use, west hollywood, calif.

  This West Hollywood, Calif., project combines an impressive mix of uses in less than an acre.

   
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  One Eleven Mixed-Use Development, Baton Rouge, La.

  Our judges roundly praised this mixed-use building as a truly urban insertion and a shining precedent for a downtown undergoing a renaissance.

   

single-family production / detached

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  Elm, Hidden Creek, Neb.

  Randy Brown, FAIA, LEED AP, is opposed to the typical suburban production home, so he designed the Elm model of the Hidden Creek 12-unit project to fly in the face of convention.

   

Affordable

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  step up on fifth, santa monica, calif.

  This affordable housing for homeless and mentally disabled residents impressed the jury with its artful blend of private and semi-public zones.

   
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  Lolomas, Clovis, N.M.

  Dan Rockhill's portfolio contains historic restoration projects, public art pieces, high-design custom homes, and not much affordable housing.

   

architectural design detail

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  claremont house, chicago

  A well-designed stair is seldom merely a means of moving from one floor to another.

   
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  Salt Spring Island Cabin, Salt Spring, British Columbia

  In Tom Kundig's hands, a weekend cabin isn't just a cabin, but a metaphor for something else.

   

on the boards

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  House 99, Houston

  Architects Gail Peter Borden, RA, AIA, and Brian Delford Andrews, RA, covered all the bases—affordability, sustainability, and energy efficiencyÑin this prototype Houston house.

   
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  Community | City: Between Building and Landscape: Affordable, Sustainable Infill for Smoketown, Louisville, Ky.

  Marilys R. Nepomechie's proposal for revitalizing Smoketown, a historic African-American neighborhood in Louisville, Ky., won wide praise from our judges.

   
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  Porchscapes, Fayetteville, Ark.

  Parks—not pipes. That was the rallying call behind Porchscapes, where a series of water treatment parks is the connective tissue for an entire low-income community.

   

Other Articles

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  2010 Residential Architect Design Awards

  We saw fewer RADA entries this year, but this may have been one of our toughest juries yet as you'll see just six Grand awards among the 26 RADA winners.

   
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  Mod Cott, Burnet, Texas

  The jury loved the way this Texas guesthouse and weekend retreat juxtaposes rough-edged elements and polished precision.

   
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  Coffou Cottage, Michigan City, Ind.

  Privacy was the primary objective for this weekend retreat.

   
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  L-Stack House, Fayetteville, Ark.

  Before purchasing this compact suburban lot, Marlon Blackwell, FAIA, and his family observed it for a year and a half from a rental next door.